December 17, 2011
in 2012, ETF(s), FTSE, Greece, bailout, bankruptcy, collapse, debt, europe, forecasts, foreign investment, news and updates
We’re all waiting for the Greek collapse. It hasn’t happened yet, but that means it’s the perfect time for Global X to set up a new, first-ever dedicated Greece-only ETF (GREK). Why, you might ask, would anyone want to put all their chips on this nation that is either going to a) leave the Euro, [...]
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September 26, 2011
in Federal Reserve, Greece, September, banks, central banks, commodities, debt, economy, europe, foreign investment, gold, international economy, market reports, metals, news and updates, precious metals, sovereign debt
Over the past 24 hours, the price of gold has plunged as much as $104/ounce, or 10%, ahead of what looks to be an imminent Greek debt default. In fact, the past three days have seen the largest consecutive drop in gold prices in 28 years! The question is why, you might ask. Debt problems [...]
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August 3, 2011 · 1 comment
in 2011, August, S&P 500, US debt, US economy, debt, economy, employment, forecasts, fundamentals, gold, indicators, layoffs, market reports, recession, seasonal investing, summer, unemployment
Now that the debt ceiling has been raised and the media have already turned to the question of how Obama will be celebrating his 50th birthday, it behooves us to consider the new market slump that has sunk in following registration of the reality of America’s debt situation. Immediate crisis would seem to have been [...]
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With the U.S. debt ceiling becoming an ongoing economic issue for American politics, you may be confused about some of the terms you hear and read in the news – or worse, maybe you don’t even question them and you talk about “debt” and “deficits” interchangeably.
Taxes and spending sound equally bad too, but there are [...]
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May 4, 2011
in Timothy Geithner, US Treasury, US debt, USD, central banks, debt, financing, forecasts, money management, money supply, sovereign debt, special dates
The U.S. Treasury still expects it will hit its debt ceiling limit on May 16. This week, Congress continues to debate the terms of any potential increase in the debt ceiling, while Geithner has taken action to initiate emergency measures by Friday in order to maintain current government spending levels below the debt ceiling.
These emergency [...]
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February 9, 2011 · 3 comments
in Obama, Obama Effect, US economy, bailout, bankruptcy, debt, government, news and updates, politics, stimulus, unemployment
Now we know that a whopping 32 states are officially bankrupt, and that apparently, the US government has been engaged in shadow bailouts of these states, i.e., “giving them money under the table.”
In addition, all that money that states borrowed from the Federal government in order to continue to pay unemployment benefits? Now they won’t [...]
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February 9, 2011 · 1 comment
in 2011, US debt, US economy, bailout, bankruptcy, collapse, debt, living in US, market reports, moving to U.S., news and updates, unemployment
The Economic Policy Journal recently released a list of U.S. States that are officially bankrupt (i.e., insolvent). These states are receiving SHADOW BAILOUTS from the federal government. As Zero Hedge puts it, “one can only wonder how many other shadow programs are currently in operation to fund states under the table with federal money.” He [...]
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