Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The Great Depression- The Road To Rock Bottom
As economic collapse takes its toll on America, farmers protest; mortgages are called in by banks; robberies increase dramatically; and in the summer of 1932, the U.S. Army is called in to quell the Veterans' Bonus March on Washington DC.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Alex Jones Show: Tuesday (11-6-12) David Icke & Richard Belzer
Alex Jones Show: Tuesday (11-6-12) David Icke & Richard Belzer
In his last official act of business in 2011, President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act from his vacation rental in Kailua, Hawaii. In a statement, the president said he did so with reservations about key provisions in the law — including a controversial component that would allow the military to indefinitely detain terror suspects, including American citizens arrested in the United States, without charge
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Survivalism : Trapping around livestock and pets
Trapping around livestock and pets leaves you with basically 2 options. Sit up all night with your rifle and wait for the predator Purchase Live Catch Traps so if a pet or livestock is caught it is not harmed. Do not use biddy (Chicken) wire. Use rat wire, and cover the roof of chicken coupe w/rat wire as well, then place a pole extending 2 ft out of the center, place a fox trap at the top of the pole. No more Owl problems. For wolves, foxes, etc. use a wooden block and in bead a razor blade in the center of it, then pour some animal blood around the blade. Cruel, Or you could build a dog kennel (couple hunting dogs inside) around your Chicken coups and let them handle the poachers directly.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Jim Rogers ~ Capitalism is Dying in Most of the West
Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.Jim Rogers started trading the stock market with $600 in 1968.In 1973 he formed the Quantum Fund with the legendary investor George Soros before retiring, a multi millionaire at the age of 37. Rogers and Soros helped steer the fund to a miraculous 4,200% return over the 10 year span of the fund while the S&P 500 returned just 47%.
In this 26 minute interview, Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St interviews Jim Rogers about Capitalism and the state of Capitalism in the developed and Western world versus Capitalism in developing countries. Jim also talks about why politicians and governments love Keynesian Economics so much and why it's still the only economic theory taught at most universities globally. The world macroeconomic situation, the Japan/China conflict and other important topics are also discussed.
Survival Garden ~ This may save your life!
This technique makes a lot of sense... Try growing potatoes in stacked up truck tires... It works really well, best thing in my opinion, is to store seeds, many people don't know, but sprouts can give us enough nutrients to survive. You won't need any light just a little bit of water and seeds can be stored for years if done properly.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Taiwan’s Emerging Economy and its Currency the New Taiwan Dollar
Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, is an island located in East Asia in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of communist mainland China. The name Taiwan is also commonly used to refer to the Republic of China, which has almost all of its territory located on the island.
Historically, the Republic of China’s governance included mainland China until the communist takeover in 1949 left the ruling Kuomintang or KMT in charge only of Taiwan and some small islands. The mainland based People’s Republic of China still does not recognize Taiwan and claims its territory.
Taiwan was governed under the KMT after 1928, although a multi-party democratic system evolved in the 1980’s and 1990’s. The country’s constitution was established in late 1947. Taiwan’s head of state is the President and the country has a single house legislature known as the Legislative Yuan.
Most of the country’s population adheres to a combination of religions, including ancient Chinese polytheism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, although a minority of Christians and Muslims are represented.
Taiwan has little ethnic diversity, with the largest ethnic group consisting of Han (98%) that can be further broken down into Hoklo (70%), Hakla (14%) and Mainland Chinese (14%). An additional 2% are native Taiwanese. make up just over 28% of the population as of the 2000 census. The national language of the country is Filipino that is based on the Tagalog language.
Other ethnic groups present include the Cebuano (13%), Ilocano (9%), Bisaya/Binisaya (7.6%), Hiligaynon (7.5%), Bikol (6%) and Waray (3.4%), with the additional 25.3% being classified as Other.
Economic Overview of Taiwan
Taiwan is known as one of the Asian Tigers and has a developed capitalist economy that is predominantly market-based. The economy ranked 24th worldwide in 2010 in terms of its nominal GDP of $427.0 billion. The country also ranked 19th worldwide in 2010 in terms of purchasing power parity or PPP GDP that was then at $810.5 billion, and it showed an impressive annualized GDP growth of 10.5% in 2010.
Roughly 69.2% of the country’s GDP is produced by its services sector, with 29.2% from industry, and only 1.6% coming from agriculture as of 2009. Particularly important areas of industrial activity within the Taiwanese economy include: the manufacture of electronics, IT, arms, machinery, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, iron, steel, vehicles, cement and communications products, as well as food processing.
Inflation in Taiwan has recently been well below that seen in most industrialized nations, with its level measured at -0.87% in 2009. Furthermore, the unemployment rate among the Taiwanese population of roughly 23.1 million people in 2010 was measured at just 4.73% in late 2010.
Although Taiwan saw a reduction in growth in 2008 and 2009 during the global economic crisis, the country recovered well from this slowdown and continues to show considerable economic strength near the top of the more mature emerging markets countries.
The Taiwanese Currency – The New Taiwan Dollar
The currency used in Taiwan is known as the New Taiwan Dollar, and its ISO 4217 code is TWD. Each Dollar is further divided into 100 cents. The currency has been in use under that name as legal tender in Taiwan since 1949, when it replaced the depreciated Old Taiwanese Dollar in an attempt to quell hyperinflation that had troubled the country.
In terms of the Taiwanese currency’s availability to business loans, many online brokers do not yet accommodate offering the New Taiwan Dollar. Nevertheless, the currency is actively traded among the exotic currencies but tough to acquire small business loans using it.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Earthquake dents Japan economy
Japan's economy grew by nearly four per cent last year, its best performance in two decades.But the earthquake which hit the country on Friday is likely have a major detrimental effect on the country's finances.
Al Jazeera's Azhar Sukri reports.
Al Jazeera's Azhar Sukri reports.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Wall Street Dirty Little Secret
Wall Street Dirty Little Secret
Description: Wall Street is a very dangerous place. And in many ways, it is simply a glorified casino that is designed to enrich investment bankers while stripping you of your hard-earned wealth. In this special 90 minute online and interactive presentation, economist and best-selling author Jerry Robinson is joined by Barry James Dyke. Barry is a seasoned financial advisor and has authored an important book entitled: The Pirates of Manhattan.
Description: Wall Street is a very dangerous place. And in many ways, it is simply a glorified casino that is designed to enrich investment bankers while stripping you of your hard-earned wealth. In this special 90 minute online and interactive presentation, economist and best-selling author Jerry Robinson is joined by Barry James Dyke. Barry is a seasoned financial advisor and has authored an important book entitled: The Pirates of Manhattan.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
U.S. Trade Deficit Jumps 15.1% In January, Even As Exports Set Record
U.S. Trade Deficit Jumps 15.1% In January, Even As Exports Set Record
The U.S. trade deficit widened an unexpectedly large 15.1% in January, to $46.3 billion from a revised $40.3 billion in December, according to the Commerce Department's monthly statement on the U.S.'s trade balance.
The rise far out-stripped expectations for a January trade deficit of $41.5 billion. The increase was due to increased imports of petroleum products, automotive vehicles and parts, consumer goods, and capital goods, which reached a record monthly level, according to the statement.
Both U.S. exports of goods, at $120.5 billion, and services, at $47.5 billion, actually set monthly records, for a combined increase of 2.7% from December, a fact obscured by the surprisingly large deficit. It wasn't enough, however, to overcome the 5.2% increase in imports.
"The administration is focused on jumpstarting exports and helping U.S. businesses grow and create jobs through efforts like the National Export Initiative and tax credits for business investment," U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said. "We've now seen private-sector job growth for 12 straight months, and increasing U.S. exports plays a key role in that. We are committed to putting the necessary tools in the hands of America's businesses to help them out-innovate and out-compete the rest of the world and get the U.S. economy firing on all cylinders again."
The U.S. trade deficit widened an unexpectedly large 15.1% in January, to $46.3 billion from a revised $40.3 billion in December, according to the Commerce Department's monthly statement on the U.S.'s trade balance.
The rise far out-stripped expectations for a January trade deficit of $41.5 billion. The increase was due to increased imports of petroleum products, automotive vehicles and parts, consumer goods, and capital goods, which reached a record monthly level, according to the statement.
Both U.S. exports of goods, at $120.5 billion, and services, at $47.5 billion, actually set monthly records, for a combined increase of 2.7% from December, a fact obscured by the surprisingly large deficit. It wasn't enough, however, to overcome the 5.2% increase in imports.
"The administration is focused on jumpstarting exports and helping U.S. businesses grow and create jobs through efforts like the National Export Initiative and tax credits for business investment," U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said. "We've now seen private-sector job growth for 12 straight months, and increasing U.S. exports plays a key role in that. We are committed to putting the necessary tools in the hands of America's businesses to help them out-innovate and out-compete the rest of the world and get the U.S. economy firing on all cylinders again."
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Senior Economist on Food: We Could Certainly See Social Unrest in Parts of the Developed World
Senior Economist on Food: We Could Certainly See Social Unrest in Parts of the Developed World besides the middle east and north Africa ....
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
What Makes Gas Prices Soar? More Than Just Oil
It's one of the biggest unknowns in the petroleum industry. Just how do gas station owners decide how much you pay at the pump? A gas station owner near Atlanta offers some answers. (March 8)
Sunday, March 6, 2011
The Outlook for Fixed Income in 2011
What is The Outlook for Fixed Income in 2011 ?
within the fixed income space where do you see the greatest value for investors and what strategies do you suggest ?
what are the possible downside risks in fixed income ?
Doug Forsyth managing director and portfolio manager at AllianzGI Capital answers
within the fixed income space where do you see the greatest value for investors and what strategies do you suggest ?
what are the possible downside risks in fixed income ?
Doug Forsyth managing director and portfolio manager at AllianzGI Capital answers
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Bernanke Defends QE2 Amid Rising Food-Gas Prices, High Unemployment, Inflation, Uncertainty
END FED: Bernanke Defends QE2 Amid Rising Food-Gas Prices, High Unemployment, Inflation, Uncertainty
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Stefan-Karlsson-s-Blog/2010/1108/QE2-101-Ho...
QE2 101: How more money will stoke inflation
The new round of quantitative easing announce last week, dubbed 'QE2' by economist wonks, will generate higher inflation, everyone agrees. But how?
By Stefan Karlsson, Guest blogger / November 8, 2010
It is generally assumed, and rightly so, that the new round of "quantitative easing" will generate higher inflation in the United States. But it is rarely explained just why it will do so. After all, QE2 will not be conducted by dropping dollar bills from helicopters.
Well, there are essentially three mechanisms by which it happens: higher money supply, lower money demand and lower supply of goods and services.
1) Regarding money supply, it should be noted that by lowering interest rates, QE2 will boost demand for loans. Higher demand for loans will in a fractional reserve banking system generate a higher money supply. Given a certain level of money demand and supply of goods and services, a higher money supply will result in higher price inflation.
2) Regarding money demand, higher inflationary expectations will cause people to be less willing to hold money (as its real value is expected to drop), thus reducing money demand. And lower money demand has a very similar effect on prices as a higher money supply.
It should be noted though in this context that to the extent that QE2 lowers nominal interest rates, this will increase money demand as the opportunity cost of holding money drops.
So the net effect of Fed bond purchases on money demand depends on to what extent it raised inflationary expectations more than it lowers nominal interest rates.
And it seems that the increase in inflationary expectations is this time somewhat bigger than the drop in nominal yields.
As of this writing, the nominal 5-year yield has dropped 21 basis points since August 31 (from 1.33% to 1.12%) while the inflation indexed 5-year yield has dropped 72 basis (from 0.14% to -0.58%) points since August 31, implying that inflationary expectations has increased 51 basis points (from 1.19% to 1.70%) during that period.
Thus, QE2 has likely reduced money demand somewhat.
3) Regarding the issue of reduced supply of goods and services, it should be noted that to the extent that QE2 reduces the value of the dollar and to the extent that companies adjust prices, it will raise import and export prices, causing a reduction in the inflow of foreign goods and services and increase in the outflow, reducing the supply of goods and services available to Americans.
A lower supply of goods and services will given certain levels of money supply and demand increase the dollar price of goods and services.
In conclusion we can clearly see that by a combination of a higher money supply, a reduction in money demand and a reduced domestic supply of goods and services, QE2 will clearly increase price inflation. The only uncertainty is just how big this effect will be.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Stefan-Karlsson-s-Blog/2010/1108/QE2-101-Ho...
QE2 101: How more money will stoke inflation
The new round of quantitative easing announce last week, dubbed 'QE2' by economist wonks, will generate higher inflation, everyone agrees. But how?
By Stefan Karlsson, Guest blogger / November 8, 2010
It is generally assumed, and rightly so, that the new round of "quantitative easing" will generate higher inflation in the United States. But it is rarely explained just why it will do so. After all, QE2 will not be conducted by dropping dollar bills from helicopters.
Well, there are essentially three mechanisms by which it happens: higher money supply, lower money demand and lower supply of goods and services.
1) Regarding money supply, it should be noted that by lowering interest rates, QE2 will boost demand for loans. Higher demand for loans will in a fractional reserve banking system generate a higher money supply. Given a certain level of money demand and supply of goods and services, a higher money supply will result in higher price inflation.
2) Regarding money demand, higher inflationary expectations will cause people to be less willing to hold money (as its real value is expected to drop), thus reducing money demand. And lower money demand has a very similar effect on prices as a higher money supply.
It should be noted though in this context that to the extent that QE2 lowers nominal interest rates, this will increase money demand as the opportunity cost of holding money drops.
So the net effect of Fed bond purchases on money demand depends on to what extent it raised inflationary expectations more than it lowers nominal interest rates.
And it seems that the increase in inflationary expectations is this time somewhat bigger than the drop in nominal yields.
As of this writing, the nominal 5-year yield has dropped 21 basis points since August 31 (from 1.33% to 1.12%) while the inflation indexed 5-year yield has dropped 72 basis (from 0.14% to -0.58%) points since August 31, implying that inflationary expectations has increased 51 basis points (from 1.19% to 1.70%) during that period.
Thus, QE2 has likely reduced money demand somewhat.
3) Regarding the issue of reduced supply of goods and services, it should be noted that to the extent that QE2 reduces the value of the dollar and to the extent that companies adjust prices, it will raise import and export prices, causing a reduction in the inflow of foreign goods and services and increase in the outflow, reducing the supply of goods and services available to Americans.
A lower supply of goods and services will given certain levels of money supply and demand increase the dollar price of goods and services.
In conclusion we can clearly see that by a combination of a higher money supply, a reduction in money demand and a reduced domestic supply of goods and services, QE2 will clearly increase price inflation. The only uncertainty is just how big this effect will be.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Unemployment Dips to 8.9 Pct., 192K Jobs Added
Employers in February hired at the fastest pace in almost a year and the unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent _ a nearly two-year low. (March 4)
Shadowstats....site provides real statistics.
The real number is 20%+
These numbers are bogus....it only counts those receiving benefits - when that runs out - you fall off the stats.
Shadowstats....site provides real statistics.
The real number is 20%+
These numbers are bogus....it only counts those receiving benefits - when that runs out - you fall off the stats.
Financial Armageddon Coming Soon (2011)
Financial Armageddon Coming Soon (2011) What is the world moving toward quickly? What is coming in 2011? What do many financial experts agree on? What is happening to the U.S.?
Wanna fix the problem? Stop issuing debt as money!! End the Federal Reserve and destroy the financial tyrant. End the Fed and dismantle the international banking cartel thus ending the financial terrorism. Demand an audit of the Federal Reserve!!! The proof is in the books or lack thereof!
Amazing....They think the American people are to held responsible for the trillions swindled away by the banksters. And, all the while money is just made up out of the sky. Let it fall. The leaders of the country are to blame along with the greedy oligarchs. Hilarious that they can even find the audacity to utter the suggestion that the American people are responsible for the money they were robbed of.
Wanna fix the problem? Stop issuing debt as money!! End the Federal Reserve and destroy the financial tyrant. End the Fed and dismantle the international banking cartel thus ending the financial terrorism. Demand an audit of the Federal Reserve!!! The proof is in the books or lack thereof!
Amazing....They think the American people are to held responsible for the trillions swindled away by the banksters. And, all the while money is just made up out of the sky. Let it fall. The leaders of the country are to blame along with the greedy oligarchs. Hilarious that they can even find the audacity to utter the suggestion that the American people are responsible for the money they were robbed of.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Goldman Sachs Insider Trading: Yahoo Tech Ticker Mar 2. 2011
Rajat Gupta Former Goldman Sachs Dir. allegedly told Pal of Buffett's Goldman investment , he was charged for Insider Trading , the game is rigged
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Geithner on Mortgage Finance Reform
Mar. 1 2011 | Treasury Secretary gives his opening statement to the House Financial Services Committee on "Mortgage Finance Reform: An Examination of the Obama Administration's Report to Congress."
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