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Recently, the world's economic leaders, including economists at the European Central Bank, the European Union, the International Monetary Fund, and…
Read ArticleUnprecedented Presidential Posturing
Last week, responding to President Obama's latest populist assault on the wealthy, I issued a commentary in which I explained why his…
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It's not just the United States that will have a potentially major leadership shake up this fall. China is set…
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As this fall's presidential election takes shape as a contest between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the rhetoric out of…
Read ArticleBRICS Plan for the Future
Last week, the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa met in New Delhi for their fourth annual…
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by Neeraj Chaudhary, Investment Consultant with Euro Pacific Capital Unquestionably there has been a significant change in investor sentiment…
Read ArticleTrade Rains on the Jobs Parade
Earlier this month the Labor Department reported that 227,000 new jobs were added to the economy in February, marking the…
Read ArticleAmerica Mortgaged at an Adjustable Rate
The Federal Reserve ran another "stress test" on major financial institutions and has determined that 15 of the 19 tested…
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Last week the Greek government, with the heavy handed support of its larger friends in the Eurozone, succeeded in coercing…
Read ArticleBernanke Spooks Gold
This past week, gold and silver experienced one of their steeper drops in recent months. After gold had touched a…
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The communist revolutions in the 20th century sought to nationalize the wealth generated by privately held industries back to the…
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This month, as unleaded gasoline prices increased for 17 consecutive days (to a national average of $3.647 per gallon -…
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History has shown us time and again that out of control money supply expansion creates inflation. In light of the…
Read ArticleKeynesians Jump the Gun on Inflation
Advocates of government stimulus are running victory laps on recent developments that appear to vindicate their strategy. In particular, Paul…
Read ArticleWary Investors Give US Stocks Another Go
Recently, the stock market has been roaring, with the S&P 500 up a stunning 22% from October 3, 2011, which…
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