Money & Markets – Week of 1.18.09
What Companies Are Actually Doing Well?
NY Times (20 Jan 2009)
The Economy Gets Top Billing, but Congress May Also Try to Revamp 401(k) and IRA Plans
Yahoo Finance (22 Jan 2009)
Treasury Nominee Gei…
Geopolitical – Week of 1.18.09
Intelligence Agencies’ Databases Set to Be Linked
Wall Street Journal (22 Jan 2009)
Henry Kissinger: The World Must Forge a New Order or Retreat to Chaos
The Independent (20 Jan 2009)
Clinton Confir…
Precious Metals – Week of 1.18.09
Gold Is Shifting From West to East – Along With The Balance of Power
Money Week (21 Jan 2009)
GATA’s Tenth Anniversary: Gold Manipulation Evidence Mounts
goldseek.com (19 Jan 2009)
Thinking the …
Food & Health – Week of 1.18.09
Counterfeit Foods Enter the U.S. Market
USA Today (19 Jan 2009)
Six Reasons Why Appointing Monsanto’s Buddy Vilsack for USDA Head Would be a Terrible Idea
Organic Consumers Association
Study Shows ‘…
Life – Week of 1.18.09
Back on Tracks
Washington Monthly (Jan 2009)
2008 Global Temperature
NASA (21 Jan 2009)
Vatican To Get Own YouTube Channel
Reuters (19 Jan 2009)
Money R' Us: We Break It, We Fix It
Larry Summers, engineer of the housing bubble and gold price suppression, is returning to power on Monday. Ditto, the folks who lost $3.3 trillion at the Pentagon.
Now Paul Volcker, former Fed Chai…
Quote du Jour
The key to recovery is jobs and income. Real income must increase across a broad cross-section of the country – unlike the past decade or so when income and wealth became concentrated to record lev…
Financial Coup d’Etat & Your 401k
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The Solari Report – 15 Jan 2009
In 1997, I had approximately $500,000 of assets sitting in a 401(k) at T. Rowe Price. The funds represented a portion of the mon…
The Real Price of Gold is Less Than the Real Price of Fiat Currency
by Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee
National Geographic’s January issue has what has been the usual “global” sort of article about gold mining, written by Brook Larmer, accompan…
Money & Markets – Week of 1.11.09
Chaos & Order – A Breakpoint for the Global Monetary System
dollardaze.org (12 Jan 2009)
Wall Street Powerhouses Invested Alongside Madoff
Pam Martens / counterpunch.org (15 Jan 2009)
Bank of Americ…
The Pump and Dump
The financial fraud known as “pump and dump” involves artificially inflating the price of a stock or other security through promotion, in order to sell at the inflated price. This practice is il…
Geopolitical – Week of 1.11.09
Chávez Lets West Make Oil Bids as Prices Plunge
NY Times (14 Jan 2009)
U.S. Military Report Warns ‘Sudden Collapse’ of Mexico is Possible
El Paso Times (13 Jan 2009)
More Than a Good Feeling
Slate …
Precious Metals – Week of 1.11.09
Jim Willie – New World Currency Coming Soon Backed by Gold!
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Food & Health – Week of 1.11.09
An Interview with Albert Bates
Hen & Harvest (14 Jan 2009)
Mississippi Family Uses ‘Permaculture’ Methods for Sustainable Food Source
commercialappeal.com (16 Jan 2009)
The Non-GMO Project Product V…
Life – Week of 1.11.09
Williard Wigan, Micro Sculpter, Sells Life Work for $20MM
youtube.com
Never Speak to a Policeman Without Your Lawyer Present
Gary North
Californians Look for the Exit
Yahoo News (12 Jan 2009)
Study…
Biggest Full Moon of the Year
Biggest Full Moon of the Year: Take 2
NASA (08 Jan 2009)
This Saturday night, Jan. 10th, a perigee Moon is coming — the biggest full Moon of 2009. Johannes Kepler explained the phenomenon 400 year…
I.O.U.S.A. Documentary
CNN is running the documentary ‘I.O.U.S.A.’ this weekend. We thought you might find our commentary from this summer regarding ‘I.O.U.S.A.’ of interest.
Citigroup says Rubin Has Retired from Bank
Citigroup Inc. said Robert Rubin has retired from the bank. According to a spokesman, “Rubin did not anticipate the ‘extreme circumstances’ that the financial system now faces.”
Robert Rubin Quits …
Will Defense Run the "Real" Stimulus Package?
In fiscal 1999, the Department of Defense was “missing” $2.3 trillion dollars. To put that amount of money in perspective, it is approximately 3X what President-elect Obama is .
In fiscal 2000, the…
Red Brocade
The Arabs used to say, When a stranger appears at your door, feed him for three days before asking who he is, where he’s from, where he’s headed. That way, he’ll have strength enough to answer. Or, by…
Financial Fraud: The Tip-Off
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The Solari Report – 08 Jan 2009
“Tell me why I’m so lucky!” This was the challenge hurled by the head of Capital Markets of my former Wall S…
The Fix Is In
There appears to be a chorus of people with very good resumes predicting that the dollar is about to fall. While the economic fundamentals for the U.S. dollar are dreadful, they have been so for qui…
Panetta Picked to Head CIA
Obama Picks Leon Panetta to Head CIA
Yahoo News (05 Jan 2009)
Leon Panetta on Wikipedia
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Central Intelligence Agency on Wikipedia
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Money & Markets – Week of 1.04.09
Bank of England Says Interest Rate Cuts Won’t Be Enough
The Telegraph (8 Jan 2009)
State Unemployment Claim Systems Overwhelmed
Yahoo News (6 Jan 2009)
Great Depression Jobs Parallel May Not be Far …
Geopolitical – Week of 1.04.09
Sarkozy, Merkel, Blair Call for New Capitalism
Yahoo News (8 Jan 2008)
Obama’s Black Widow
truthout.org (23 December 2008)
Time to Stop Being Afraid of Israel
Progressive Review
Russian Gas Flow to…
Precious Metals – Week of 1.04.09
Merrill Lynch Says Rich Are Turning to Gold Bars for Safety
The Telegraph (08 Jan 2009)
Former Fed Governor Hints at Big Upward Revaluation of Gold
GATA (12 Dec 2008)
Gold Glitters, But Some Bugs Ar…
Food & Health – Week of 1.04.09
The Outcry is Muted, but the Food Crisis is Getting Worse
The Guardian (9 Jan 2009)
A 50-Year Farm Bill
NY Times (4 Jan 2009)
The World’s Simplest Cure for Cancer – The Beautiful Truth Movie
The Bea…
Life – Week of 1.04.09
Powerful Solar Storm Could Shut Down U.S. for Months
Fox News (9 Jan 2009)
Philips Illuminates World’s First LED Nation
colorkinetics.com
Pelicans Fall Out of Sky From Mexico to Oregon
Seattle Times…
Quote du Jour
This government has lost the capacity to govern because a shadow government has taken over. The narco-mafia state is now completely consolidated.
— Ashraf Ghani, former Afghan finance minister on cor…
2008: The Year in Markets
The following snapshot from MarketWatch reveals that 2008 was, indeed, a difficult year for many investors.
Putting Madoff in Perspective
These days I am wondering if Madoff’s biggest problem is that he stole from the rich. Feels to me like when you steal from ordinary people, particularly when it makes the rich much richer, it is cal…
The Lewis County Herald
One of the things that makes a town wonderful is a great local newspaper. Hohenwald, Tennessee (of financial permaculture fame) has the Lewis County Herald, which is the finest local newspaper I hav…
Ivy League Endowments
The housing and derivatives bubble sure was good for retired Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and wife NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell. They just turned up in the University …
A Boycott by Any Other Name …
by James Bowen, National Chairperson of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/848045.html
In the late 19th century, changes in Ottoman law created a new cla…
Eartha Kitt: An Anti-War Patriot
Forty years ago, America’s cultural icons expressed the frustratation of the American people with the failure of then-President Lyndon Johnson to end this country’s undeclared war in Vietnam by bold…
The Red Button Problem
By Catherine Austin Fitts
In the summer of 2000, I asked a group of 100 people at a conference of spiritually committed people who would push a red button if it would immediately stop all narcotics…
Money & Markets – Week of 12.28.08
IMF Agrees $2.5bn For Belarus
Telegraph.co.uk (01 Jan 2009)
Japan’s Bonds May Post First Loss Since 2003 as Debt Sales Rise
Bloomberg (02 Jan 2009)
Money Flows Out Of Hedge Funds At Record Rate
F…
Money & Markets – Week of 12.28.08
IMF Agrees $2.5bn For Belarus
Telegraph.co.uk (01 Jan 2009)
Japan’s Bonds May Post First Loss Since 2003 as Debt Sales Rise
Bloomberg (02 Jan 2009)
Money Flows Out Of Hedge Funds At Record Rate
F…
Geopolitical – Week of 12.28.08
Russia-Ukraine Gas Row Heats Up
News.bbc.co.uk (31 Dec 2008)
Bush Signs Pension Relief Bill Into Law
Reuters (30 Dec 2008)
Pakistan Moves Troops To Indian Border
Financial Times (30 Dec 2008)
IDF …
Food & Health – Week of 12.28.08
Chinese Drywall Causes Problems on Florida’s Treasure Coast
TCPalm.com (24 Dec 2008)
Food & Health – Week of 12.28.08
Chinese Drywall Causes Problems on Florida’s Treasure Coast
TCPalm.com (24 Dec 2008)
Life – Week of 12.28.08
How We Went From $42,000 To $6,500 And Lived To Tell About It!
CountrySide (31 Dec 2008)
Gallup: Americans See Religious Influence Waning
USA Today (29 Dec 2008)
Helen Fisher: The Science of Love, a…
Money & Markets – Week of 12.21.08
Using Your Credit Cards and Other Depression Survival Tactics
lewrockwell.com (17 Dec 2008)
Ecuador Defaults, Says to Fight “Monster” Creditors
Reuters (12 Dec 2008)
America’s Total Debt Report: $53…
Money & Markets – Week of 12.21.08
Using Your Credit Cards and Other Depression Survival Tactics
lewrockwell.com (17 Dec 2008)
Ecuador Defaults, Says to Fight “Monster” Creditors
Reuters (12 Dec 2008)
America’s Total Debt Report: $53…
Geopolitical – Week of 12.21.08
Israel Strikes Demolish Hamas Compounds, Kill 192
Truthout (27 Dec 2008)
Internet Overtakes Newspapers as News Source in 2008
PewResearchCenter (23 Dec 08)
CIA Using Viagra to Bribe Afghan Warlords
…
2008: Looking Back
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The Solari Report – 26 Dec 2008
The global financial bubble burst in 2008 — and that’s a good thing. It means that the bubble economy will …
Life – Week of 12.21.08
Electric Drag Racing
Oregon Public Broadcasting
No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in ‘Passive Houses’
NY Times (26 Dec 2008)
Mortgage Markets – Week of 12.21.08
Home Foreclosures and Taxes
kiplinger.com (18 Dec 2008)
New Rules on Home-Sale Profits
kiplinger.com (17 Dec 2008)
New Tax Breaks for Homeowners
kiplinger.com (15 Dec 2008)
Precious Metals – Week Of 12.21.08
Venezuela to Seize Gold Concessions as Oil Falls
Yahoo Finance (27 Dec 2008)
Positive Carry
Kitco.com (09 Dec 2008)
GoldDrivers 2009 – Extraordinary Bullish Outlook for Gold
Goldseek.com (23 Dec 2…
In Hoc Anno Domini
Vermont Royster’s Christmas message of 1949 has been republished by the Wall Street Journal every Christmas since. As I can not think of a more beautiful way to celebrate the birth and life of Christ…
Food & Health – Week Of 12.21.08
Dam Breach in Tennessee Releases Tsunami of Toxic Coal Sludge
Solve Climate (23 Dec 2008)
Food & Health – Week Of 12.21.08
Dam Breach in Tennessee Releases Tsunami of Toxic Coal Sludge
Solve Climate (23 Dec 2008)
This Week’s Solari Report: Traditional Portfolio Strategy
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The Solari Report – 18 Dec 2008
It is difficult for me to express how upset I am …
Quote du Jour
What we’re witnessing isn’t finance or investment as usual. We’re watching a shift to a managed economic structure, where government officials determine who will live and who will die. It’s a shift fr…
Look Out Below?
The U.S. Dollar just took a nose dive….
Monsanto’s Destruction of Seed Cleaners
Monsanto’s Destruction of Seed Cleaners and the Immense Threat to Human Access to Seeds
Monsanto's Destruction of Seed Cleaners
Monsanto’s Destruction of Seed Cleaners and the Immense Threat to Human Access to Seeds
Would You Invest With Someone Named “Made-Off?”
Bernie Madoff on the Modern Stock Market
I have started and managed several small businesses. It is hard to run one set of books for a small business. There are other people involved — not just the…
Would You Invest With Someone Named "Made-Off?"
Bernie Madoff on the Modern Stock Market
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I have started and managed several small businesses. It is hard to run one set of books for a small business. There are other people involved — not…
Money & Markets – Week of 12.14.08
UAW Busting, Southern Style
Truthout (18 Dec 2008)
Obama Names Insider to Commodities Post
The New York Times (18 Dec 2008
Toronto Stock Exchange Suffers Daylong Trading Halt (Update3)
Bloomberg (1…
Money & Markets – Week of 12.14.08
UAW Busting, Southern Style
Truthout (18 Dec 2008)
Obama Names Insider to Commodities Post
The New York Times (18 Dec 2008
Toronto Stock Exchange Suffers Daylong Trading Halt (Update3)
Bloomberg (1…
Geopolitical – Week of 12.14.08
US Army Special Operations Forces Unconventional Warfare, FM3-05.130
wikileaks.org
Jesse Ventura: CIA Embedded in Every State Government
Grand Jury Probes Richardson Donor’s New Mexico Financing F…
Precious Metals – Week of 12.14.08
People Used to Buy Certificates — Now They Want Physical Gold
GATA / Reuters (17 Dec 2008)
More on Gold Backwardation
James Turk (12 Dec 2008)
Food & Health – Week of 12.14.08
FDA Stuns Scientists, Declares Mercury in Fish to be Safe for Infants, Children, Expectant Mothers!
Natural News (17 Dec 2008)
Horrifying New Disease Contains Identical Material to GM “Food”
sott.net…
Food & Health – Week of 12.14.08
FDA Stuns Scientists, Declares Mercury in Fish to be Safe for Infants, Children, Expectant Mothers!
Natural News (17 Dec 2008)
Horrifying New Disease Contains Identical Material to GM “Food”
sott.net…
Life – Week Of 12.14.08
A Giant Breach in Earth’s Magnetic Field
NASA (16 Dec 2008)
World’s First Refrigerated Beach To Be Built Next To Luxury Hotel In Dubai
Mail Online (17 Dec 2008)
Bloomberg v. The Fed
I have been searching for updates on Bloomberg’s lawsuit seeking disclosure of collateral held by the Fed in exchange for a trillion plus in loans. Kudo’s to Bloomberg’s Mark Pittman for his coverage …
The Solari Report: Dec. 11 Resources
In our December 11 Solari Report, we discussed several of these resources:
The Shock Doctrine
Naomi Klein’s outstanding book explaining the intentional use of violence and torture as part of the ec…
Quotes du Jour
In the 1930s, it was not obvious to people living through debt deflation that their world was coming apart. The crisis came in pulses, each followed by months of apparent normality – like today. The…
Slow Burn or Crash?
One of the most important financial questions on my mind these days is “What is the end game for the ‘strong dollar policy’?”
As members of the economics team who engineered this policy in the mid-…
Firefighters and Sheriffs v. Bob Rubin et. al.
The Minneapolis Firefighters and the Southern Louisiana Sheriffs have taken on CitiGroup and the Citi board and underwriters. It’s one thing to put up with the New World Order bankrupting your local c…
Quote du Jour
“Why does Goldman Sachs run your government? What’s wrong with America is that it’s run by investment bankers, mostly from the same bank. How can Americans stand for it? Is Barack Obama from Goldman…
Bank of America to Politicians: Your Deposits or Else!
So the Governor of Illinois decides to pull the plug on Bank of America:
Illinois Governor Cuts off Bank of America After Chicago Factory-Worker Sit-In
And look what happens:
Illinois Governor Ar…
Money & Markets – Week of 12.07.08
‘Broken Strategy’: The Fall of Legendary Investor Bill Miller
Yahoo Finance (11 Dec 2008)
Swiss May Have to Print Money to Stave Off Deflation
GATA / The Telegraph (11 Dec 2008)
Is the Fed Taking th…
Money & Markets – Week of 12.07.08
‘Broken Strategy’: The Fall of Legendary Investor Bill Miller
Yahoo Finance (11 Dec 2008)
Swiss May Have to Print Money to Stave Off Deflation
GATA / The Telegraph (11 Dec 2008)
Is the Fed Taking th…
Precious Metals – Week of 12.07.08
Backwardation: Facts From Fiction
Goldseek.com (08 Dec 2008)
Fear Triggers Gold Shortage, Drives Treasury Yields Below Zero
gata.org (10 Dec 2008)
Commodity Crash Tests Faith in Supercycle
The Teleg…
Geopolitical – Week of 12.07.08
The Case for Fraud: All-American Business Enterprise
It’s My Take (21 Nov 2008)
The Case for Fraud: Our “Prison Industry”
It’s My Take (26 Nov 2008)
The Case for Fraud: “HUD is a Sewer”
It’s My …
Food & Health – Week of 12.07.08
Urban Farming Food Chain
urbanfarming.org
The Famine Of 2009
silverbearcafe.com
Last Minute Rulemaking by Bush USDA Threatens Organic Farmers
MarketWatch (03 Dec 2008)
Swat Team Conducts Food Raid …
Food & Health – Week of 12.07.08
Urban Farming Food Chain
urbanfarming.org
The Famine Of 2009
silverbearcafe.com
Last Minute Rulemaking by Bush USDA Threatens Organic Farmers
MarketWatch (03 Dec 2008)
Swat Team Conducts Food Raid …
Life – Week of 12.07.08
In Lean Times, SoCal Residents Trade Guns For Food
The Washington Post (08 Dec 2008)
How to Unplug From The Grid
newscientist.com (03 Dec 2008)
The Solari Report: Dec. 11
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The Solari Report – 11 Dec 2008
As I mentioned in an e-mail to the Solari network, I’ve been struck by the questions I’m getting from friends,…
Critical Issues Not Addressed in the Bailout
On December 2, the US Congress’ investigative arm — the GAO — criticized the Treasury Department’s handling of the $700 billion bailout program:
Read the story on truthout.org
We Ask Your Prayers
This photograph shows me being sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Housing by Jack Kemp in 1989. My dear friend, Georgie LaRue, is holding the Bible.
Today, I am sitting with Georgie in Pennyslvania…
Money & Markets – Week of 11.30.08
‘Ponzi Scheme’ at Citi: Suit Slams Rubin
NY Post (4 Dec 2008)
ECB Cuts Rates to 2.5% and Mulls ‘Printing Money’
GATA / The Telegraph (4 Dec 2008)
China Urges U.S. to Counter Crisis, Prepares for ‘…
Money & Markets – Week of 11.30.08
‘Ponzi Scheme’ at Citi: Suit Slams Rubin
NY Post (4 Dec 2008)
ECB Cuts Rates to 2.5% and Mulls ‘Printing Money’
GATA / The Telegraph (4 Dec 2008)
China Urges U.S. to Counter Crisis, Prepares for ‘…
Give Mint Oil for Xmas
I just got my box of mint oil drams from Crosby Mint Farm. It is excellent. In fact, I sent the planned presents out to the Solari team, so I am out and ordering more today. These make great presents …
Geopolitical – Week of 11.30.08
Darwinian Struggle To Find Ticket Out Of Thailand
Scoop Independent News (1 Dec 2008)
F2C: Freedom to Connect 2009
freedom-to-connect.net
Spectacular Conjunction
At the end of the day, when the horizon is turning red and the zenith is cobalt-blue, step outside and look southwest. You’ll see Venus and Jupiter beaming side-by-side through the twilight. Glitter…
Cheney Indicted for Prison Profiteering
I decided to search out the reported indictment of Vice President Richard Cheney…
Texas DA Reveals Evidence Against Cheney
The Raw Story (27 November 2008)
Hearing Set for Monday to Oust Judge i…
The Big Lie
Here is a must-see video: 137 pages of foreclosure notices in the Detroit Free Press BEFORE the bailout and resulting layoffs from the big three auto makers:
In 1989, while I was serving as Assista…
Follow-Up to My G20 “Translation”
Following my recent interpretation of the G20 communique, the editor of Expresso wrote back: “Catherine, can you elaborate a little more about this printing euphoria?”
The Chairman of the Federal R…
Follow-Up to My G20 "Translation"
Following my recent interpretation of the G20 communique, the editor of Expresso wrote back: “Catherine, can you elaborate a little more about this printing euphoria?”
The Chairman of the Federal R…
Happy Thanksgiving
A young man named John received a parrot as an early Christmas gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird’s mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with…
Coast to Coast “Curriculum”
I was interviewed on Coast to Coast Am Radio last night. As is sometimes the case, we were unable to publicize this interview — I was flying home when they called me.
I discussed several of my earl…
Coast to Coast "Curriculum"
I was interviewed on Coast to Coast Am Radio last night. As is sometimes the case, we were unable to publicize this interview — I was flying home when they called me.
I discussed several of my earl…
A GATA Gathering in Estonia
Before I left for Estonia, GATA Treasurer Chris Powell sent a message out on the GATA wire, Meet GATA Board Member Austin Fitts in Estonia, inviting members of the global GATA network to have lunch wi…
Money & Markets – Week of 11.23.08
‘Shadow ECB’ Calls for Immediate and Drastic Rates Cuts
The Telegraph (28 Nov 2008)
Germany Gives Chilly Welcome to EU Calls for €200Bn Fiscal Boost
The Telegraph (27 Nov 2008)
China’s Banks to Pu…
Money & Markets – Week of 11.23.08
‘Shadow ECB’ Calls for Immediate and Drastic Rates Cuts
The Telegraph (28 Nov 2008)
Germany Gives Chilly Welcome to EU Calls for €200Bn Fiscal Boost
The Telegraph (27 Nov 2008)
China’s Banks to Pu…
Precious Metals – Week of 11.23.08
Maybe Citi Can Save Itself by Heeding Its New Advice
GATA (26 November 2008)
CBGA member and China Said to be Buying Gold
GATA (27 November 2008)
Peter Brimelow: Gold bugs, Grinches Finally Agree on…
Food & Health – Week of 11.23.08
Land Grab for Food Security: Corporatising Agriculture
Deccan Herald (13 Nov 2008)
Breast Cancer Rates Soar after Mammograms and Some Cancers may Heal Naturally
Natural News
Thousands Pick Up Free V…