Money & Markets – Week of 9.22.08
China Asks Local Lenders Not To Lend to U.S. Banks: Report
By V. Phani Kumar – MarketWatch (24 Sep 2008)
China Stops Its Banks From Lending to U.S. Banks
By Jane Cai and Adam Chen – South China Morni…
Precious Metals – Week of 9.22.08
CFTC Relents and Probes Silver Market
By Carolyn Cui – Wall Street Journal (25 Sep 2008)
Mortgage Markets – Week of 9.22.08
Freddie and Fannie Bank Losses Grow
By Saskia Scholtes – Financial Times (23 Sep 2008)
Life – Week of 9.22.08
The Story of a Sign
A video at adnstream.tv
Food & Health – Week of 9.22.08
FTC Launches Operation False Cures to Suppress Natural Cancer Remedies
At NaturalNews.com (18 Sep 2008)
Stressed Plants Release Aspirin-Like Chemical
Reuters.uk (23 Sep 2008)
Food & Health – Week of 9.22.08
FTC Launches Operation False Cures to Suppress Natural Cancer Remedies
At NaturalNews.com (18 Sep 2008)
Stressed Plants Release Aspirin-Like Chemical
Reuters.uk (23 Sep 2008)
Geopolitical – Week of 9.22.08
Time For A Gold Ruble?
By John Laughland – Russia News & Information Agency (24 Sep 2008)
October 1st Military Starts Martial Law Mission
YouTube Video
MikeandJake.com – The Fire Team for Freedo…
Project Censored Top 25 Stories for 2009
# 1 Over One Million Iraqi Deaths Caused by US Occupation
# 2 Security and Prosperity Partnership: Militarized NAFTA
# 3 InfraGard: The FBI Deputizes Business
# 4 ILEA: Is the US Restarting Dirty Wars…
Fannie and Freddie Become Penny Stocks – Part VI
~ Click here to view the full Freddie and Fannie Become Penny Stocks article.
Oh, boy. The Solari network does it again.
It turns out that David Hisey, the Chief Financial Officer of Fannie Mae appo…
Proposed Bail Out Bill
The New York Times has posted a draft copy of the U.S. Treasury bail out bill.
As a practical matter, this bill gives the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury – the former chairman of one of the Wall Stree…
Fellowship Opportunity at Spikenard Farm & Apiary
Note from Catherine:
I think biodynamic farming is an area with a great past, present and future. So when a network member told me that Spikenard Farm was looking for someone to help them with fundr…
Fellowship Opportunity at Spikenard Farm & Apiary
Note from Catherine:
I think biodynamic farming is an area with a great past, present and future. So when a network member told me that Spikenard Farm was looking for someone to help them with fundr…
Quote du Jour
“Driving through New Jersey, Nitze [asked] Dillon if he thought the market decline an omen of hard times ahead . . . Dillon thought for a few minutes and replied, “I think it presages the end of an …
How to Find a Local Bank
In response to questions from listeners about how to find a local bank, we are reproducing below Catherine’s article on this topic. The full article may also be accessed at the Solari website.
Plea…
Fannie and Freddie Become Penny Stocks – Part VII
~ Click here to view the full Freddie and Fannie Become Penny Stocks article.
Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied
Everybody got this broken feeling
Like the…
The Way To Santiago Compostella – My Pilgrimage
From our friend Alastair Thompson (Scoop Independent News co-editor)
In the month of May this year my wife Wendy and I went on a pilgrimage across Northern Spain, walking 810kms from the village of …
Fannie and Freddie Become Penny Stocks – Part V
~ Click here to view the full Freddie and Fannie Become Penny Stocks article.
The financial press this morning reports that Daniel Mudd, the retiring CEO of Fannie Mae, is leaving with a severance pa…
Catherine on Coast-to-Coast 9.15.08
Listen via archived audio (requires subscription.)
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Slow Burn Capital Controls
A broker reported to me today that their clearing agent is requiring them to mark purchases of AAA sovereign bonds denominated in foreign currencies as “speculative” investments.
Pressure to do this …
Lehman Bankrupt, AIG Next? – Please Position ASAP!
As the leaders of the mortgage bubble continue to hit the wall, the importance of repositioning your assets into the “real” economy and out of a “bubble” economy is urgent.
In Frantic Day, Wall Stree…
Scoop’s Ad Campaign for U.S. Electronic Election Integrity
I am writing to ask for your help and support for someone and something of great importance to me.
Alastair Thompson, General Manager of Scoop Independent News, has just announced the launch of a…
Scoop's Ad Campaign for U.S. Electronic Election Integrity
I am writing to ask for your help and support for someone and something of great importance to me.
Alastair Thompson, General Manager of Scoop Independent News, has just announced the launch of a…
Why Is Scoop And Their Campaign So Important To Me?
(Continuation of previous blog post: Scoop’s Ad Campaign for US Electronic Election Integrity)
In January 2002, I sent an e-mail to the Solari network list posing 20 questions designed to illuminate …
Money & Markets – Week of 9.15.08
SEC Bans Naked Shorting For All Securities
Press Release (17 Sep 2008)
Treasury Announces Debt Auctions for Fed
By Martin Crutsinger – Associated Press (17 Sep 2008)
The administration to consider w…
Money & Markets – Week of 9.15.08
SEC Bans Naked Shorting For All Securities
Press Release (17 Sep 2008)
Treasury Announces Debt Auctions for Fed
By Martin Crutsinger – Associated Press (17 Sep 2008)
The administration to consider w…
Precious Metals – Week of 9.15.08
The Law of Supply and Demand is Dead for Gold and Silver
By J.S. Kim – Seeking Alpha (15 Sep 2008)
Gold Starts to Look Good to Commodities Guru Rogers
By Christ Powell – GATA (12 Sep 2008)
Gold Bar …
Geopolitical – Week of 9.15.08
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC): A “Doorway” to The New World Order?
By Paul Bondarovski – WarIsCrime.com (10 Sep 2008)
City Uses DNA to Fight Dog Poop
By Avida Landau – Reuters.uk (16 Sep 2008)
Ron…
Life – Week of 9.15.08
Help To Save The World, Pope Tells Australia
By Paola Totaro – Sydney Morning Herald (14 Jul 2008)
Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Hits Northern Japan
Yahoo News (10 Sep 2008)
Possible First Photo of Plane…
Food & Health – Week of 9.15.08
Be As Healthy As The Wealthy
By Laurence Roy Stains – MensHealth.com
Food & Health – Week of 9.15.08
Be As Healthy As The Wealthy
By Laurence Roy Stains – MensHealth.com
Popsicle Index Down, Harvard Endowment Up, Again!
Did you ever notice that there is an inverse relationship between the health of people and the environment and the Harvard endowment’s profits?
Return of 8% for Harvard Endowment
By Geraldine Fabrika…
The Bank Index
A network member points out that Don Coxe of BMO Financial Group, one of our favorite market analysts, has commented that we have now deleveraged everything that was doing well to help prop up the ban…
Freddie and Fannie Become Penny Stocks – Part IV
~ Click here to view the full Freddie and Fannie Become Penny Stocks article.
Whether you want to attribute the Federal Reserve and US Treasury’s success to the deflationary effects of globalization …
Fannie and Freddie Become Penny Stocks – Part III
~ Click here to view the full Freddie and Fannie Become Penny Stocks article.
On July 23, when I and my Community Business segment were spiked from KPFA radio, Fannie Mae stock was trading at $15 and…
An Anniversary Prayer — September 11, 2008
An Anniversary Prayer — September 11, 2008
Lord, we gather in prayer on the seventh anniversary of 9-11;
We thank you for the many blessings you have given us,
among them the gift of life;
Let our …
Fannie and Freddie Become Penny Stocks – Part II
~ Click here to view the full Freddie and Fannie Become Penny Stocks article.
Who were the lobbyists on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s payroll? Who were the politicians who enjoyed their financial supp…
Comments to Catherine on Coast-to-Coast
Dear Readers:
If you have comments to Catherine’s talk on Coast-to-Coast radio last night, please place them as a comment to this post.
Thanks!
Anais
Solari Web
Orwellian Markets
Doug Casey’s newsletter reports that the Dow Jones Index companies had consolidated losses in the second quarter. However, the Dow Jones is holding and gold is falling.
Meanwhile, it took 232 years t…
The Farm Blog Up
thefarmblog.org
News and views from The Farm in Summertown, Tennessee
Event – October 2008: “Financial Permaculture”
Financial Permaculture: Greening a Rural American Community
October 24-28, 2008
Hohenwald, Tennessee
Attend this 5-day regenerative business and community development course and design simulation wi…
Event – October 2008: "Financial Permaculture"
Financial Permaculture: Greening a Rural American Community
October 24-28, 2008
Hohenwald, Tennessee
Attend this 5-day regenerative business and community development course and design simulation wi…
Fannie and Freddie Become Penny Stocks – Part I
~ Click here to view the full Freddie and Fannie Become Penny Stocks article.
Overwhelming American communities with mortgage, auto and credit card debt as we shift manufacturing and research capacit…
Erie, Pennsylvania Sues JP Morgan Chase
Facing Federal Probe, JPMorgan Exits Municipal Swaps
Business Standard (5 Sep 2008)
“JPMorgan Chase & Co will stop selling interest-rate swaps to government borrowers in the $2.6 trillion US munic…
Welcome to the Solari Invention Room!
At Solari, the invention room is a place in our imagination where we go to collaborate on creating and developing great ideas. There are several protocols that apply in the invention room.
1. We st…
Money & Markets – Week of 9.08.08
Computer Glitch Derails London Stock Exchange
By Julia Werdigier – International Herald Tribune (8 Sep 2008)
FTSE Rally Supported By Banks
By Simon Falush – Reuters.uk (8 Sep 2008)
China’s Central B…
Money & Markets – Week of 9.08.08
Computer Glitch Derails London Stock Exchange
By Julia Werdigier – International Herald Tribune (8 Sep 2008)
FTSE Rally Supported By Banks
By Simon Falush – Reuters.uk (8 Sep 2008)
China’s Central B…
Precious Metals – Week of 9.08.08
U.S. Must Buy More Assets To Prevent ‘Tsunami,’ Bond Manager Gross Says
By Jody Shenn – Bloomberg News (4 Sep 2008)
Rosen Special Update
By Ronald Rosen & Alistair Gilbert – Kitco (4 Sep 2008)
D…
A Comment On Our Election Coverage
My focus during the presidential elections — as it has been for the last three elections — is on helping you understand what you can do to protect your assets before, during and after the election, …
Geopolitical – Week of 9.08.08
America’s Best Days
Rasmussen Report (28 Aug 2008)
Early Security Issues Tarnish Google’s Chrome Browser
By Nancy Gohring – ITWorld.com (3 Sep 2008)
Rense.com Now Under Severe, Routine Attack
At Ren…
Mortgage Markets – Week of 9.08.08
U.S. Takeover of Fannie, Freddie Offers ‘Stopgap’
By Rebecca Christie & John Brinsley – Bloomberg.com (8 Sep 2008)
Treasury Statement on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Reuters (7 Sep 2008)
In Rescue to…
Food & Health – Week of 9.08.08
Huge Rise In The Price of Food in Britain
By Jon Swaine – London Telegraph (5 Sep 2008)
Food & Health – Week of 9.08.08
Huge Rise In The Price of Food in Britain
By Jon Swaine – London Telegraph (5 Sep 2008)
Life – Week of 9.08.08
The Genetic Early Adopters
By Emily Singer – Technology Review (8 Sep 2008)
Turner Adds New Concert Dates To Tour
By Mitchell Peters – Reuters (4 Sep 2008)
Microwave News
A Report on Non-Ionizing Ra…
A List of the 20 Funniest Movies – Help!
I have a terrific friend who is coming home from the hospital tomorrow to recuperate from heart surgery. Her doctors say that this kind of surgery triggers feelings of sadness and depression. So I w…
Going Green First Class
“Eco-Iconic”
At trendwatching.com
Bahrain World Trade Center
Dubai Wave Tower
The 10 Most Affordable Housing Markets
Affordable Housing Exists, If You Know Where to Look
By Prashant Gopal – BusinessWeek (4 Sep 2008)
1. Indianapolis-Carmel, Ind.
Median home price: $108,000
Median household income: $65,100
Share of h…
September Slow Burn
If it is bothering you that the price of everything that is losing value is up and the price of everything that is increasing in value is down, Eric Sprott’s latest may help you stay grounded.
The Ph…
Thank Heavens For Honest Judges
Fighting Foreclosure: Subprime Borrowers Battle (and Beat) Lenders in Court
By Amanda Stutt – Village Voice (3 Sep 2008)
Excerpt: “If the paperwork is garbage I deny it”
More and more Judges have dem…
Quote du Jour
Thanks to Bill Murphy and his Midas Report at LeMetropole Café for this one.
Money & Markets – Week of 9.01.08
Judge Considers Pretrial Release in Tax-Fraud Case
By Sanne Spect – MailTribune.com (3 Sep 2008)
BP Loosens TNK-BP Grip to End Fight With Oligarchs
By Tom Bergin & Melissa Akin – Reuters.uk (4 Se…
Money & Markets – Week of 9.01.08
Judge Considers Pretrial Release in Tax-Fraud Case
By Sanne Spect – MailTribune.com (3 Sep 2008)
BP Loosens TNK-BP Grip to End Fight With Oligarchs
By Tom Bergin & Melissa Akin – Reuters.uk (4 Se…
Mortgage Markets – Week of 9.01.08
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Bailout Near
TheStreet.com (5 Sep 2008)
Freddie, Fannie Shareholders To Be Wiped Out
U.S. Rescue Seen at Hand for 2 Mortgage Giants
By Stephen Labaton & Andrew Ross Sorkin…
Geopolitical – Week of 9.01.08
Amy Goodman Arrested at RNC
A YouTube Video (1 Sep 2008)
Supercomputer Weather: Super Hurricane Gustav
By Alastair Thompson & David Mclellan – Scoop Independent News (31 Aug 2008)
Oil, Gas Fall …
Life – Week of 9.01.08
The Weekend Wake-up
A series of FREE multi-generational community events
Sun Makes History: First Spotless Month in a Century
By Michael Asher – DailyTech.com (1 Sep 2008)
All Swiss Animals Are Equa…
Food & Health – Week of 9.01.08
Scientists Use Particle Accelerator to Date Wine
By Claude Canellas – Reuters.uk (3 Sep 2008)
Qatar and Vietnam Set Up Agriculture Fund
Reuters.uk (3 Sep 2008)
Food & Health – Week of 9.01.08
Scientists Use Particle Accelerator to Date Wine
By Claude Canellas – Reuters.uk (3 Sep 2008)
Qatar and Vietnam Set Up Agriculture Fund
Reuters.uk (3 Sep 2008)
Precious Metals – Week of 9.01.08
Uptrends Continue for Gold and Silver
By James Turk – GoldMoney.com (1 Sep 2008)
Deja Vu View
“Deja Vu View” is our title to revive things we have written in the past that are worth revisiting given current events.
The federal government having to assume another $5 trillion in liabilities fo…
A Solari Report – Independent Media Sustainability: A Review of Existing Media Capital Structures
Independent Media Sustainability: A Review of Existing Media Capital Structures
By Carolyn Betts, MBA/JD
Anyone who is focused on building wealth—whether personal financial wealth or community …
Simmons International
In our discussion on “Recommended,” there were several comments on Matt Simmons’ role in promoting the Peak Oil scenario. I thought it would be useful to point out that when Halliburton sold KBR stock…
Deja Vu View 2
Only Convenient Caring Please
A YouTube video by Catherine Austin Fitts
Recommended
I just finished James Norman’s new book: The Oil Card: Global Economic Warfare in the 21st Century.
Norman makes the case that a suppressed oil price was the most important strategic variable in brin…
September 16-18 in Portland
Our very special ally Paul Levy is sponsoring his very special teachers, Tibetan Buddhist masters Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche, to teach three workshops in Portl…
Freddie and Fannie Hammer Regional and Small Banks
Moody’s ratings downgrades of Freddie and Fannie preferred last week are going to be bad news for insurance companies and regional and small banks who are believed to have large holdings in approximat…
Money & Markets – Week of 8.25.08
Dollar Rescue Plan Was Drawn in March, Japanese Paper Says
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss – Reuters (27 Aug 2008)
ECB Slammed by Nobel Economist as European Slump Deepens
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – Lo…
Money & Markets – Week of 8.25.08
Dollar Rescue Plan Was Drawn in March, Japanese Paper Says
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss – Reuters (27 Aug 2008)
ECB Slammed by Nobel Economist as European Slump Deepens
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – Lo…
Precious Metals – Week of 8.25.08
U.S. Appeals Court Validates Gold Clause in Rental Contract
By Lisa Cornwell – Associated Press (28 Aug 2008)
Let Them Mint Paper: Now They’re Out of Krugerrands Too
By Claudia Carpenter – Bloomberg …
Mortgage Markets – Week of 8.25.08
Three Fannie Mae Execs Out, Shares Rally Earlier
By Al Yon – Reuters (27 Aug 2008)
Fannie, Freddie Capital Can Absorb Losses: Report
By Al Yoon – Reuters.uk (26 Aug 2008)
China Warns U.S. Against Fa…
Geopolitical – Week of 8.25.08
Russia May Cut Off Oil and Gas to Europe
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – London Telegraph (28 Aug 2008)
Steve Jobs Obituary Published by Bloomberg
By Matthew Moore – London Telegraph (28 Aug 2008)
Tran…
Food & Health – Week of 8.25.08
FDA Unleashes Mass Irradiation of Spinach, Lettuce and Other Vegetables
NaturalNews.com (22 Aug 2008)
Food & Health – Week of 8.25.08
FDA Unleashes Mass Irradiation of Spinach, Lettuce and Other Vegetables
NaturalNews.com (22 Aug 2008)
Life – Week of 8.25.08
Where Cell Phones Go To Die
By Kate Greene – TechnologyReview.com (Sept/Oct 2008)
Virus-Assembled Microbatteries
By Lauren Rugani – TechnologyReview.com (21 Aug 2008)
Cosmic Blast 7.5 Billion Years …
The Financial Permaculture Blog Launches
Financial Permaculture Blog:
a resource for gathering information and conversations about financial permaculture
Also see: The Farm Blog
From Sam Smith at Prorev.com
DRINKING AGES IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Albania—No minimum age
Austria—14
Denmark—No minimum drinking age
Finland—No minimum drinking age
France—16 (beer, wine)
Germany—16 (beer, wine)
H…
A New Word From Franklin Sanders
LUNATICKLE – noun. The thrill of fear, laughter, and incredulity that convulses your body when you read the financial news in the morning and realize that the lunatics have taken over not only the asy…
Financial Permaculture
In 1989, I was serving as Assistant Secretary of Housing. The housing bubble of the 1980’s had burst, and foreclosures were rising. The mortgage insurance funds of the Federal Housing Administration…
Gold and Deflation
Now is a time when there is much discussion regarding the performance of gold in periods of deflation. A fine piece addressing some of these issues was written in 2005 by Bob Landis, Chairman of Amari…
Pebble Mine
The financial permaculture conversation continues . . .
Pebble Mine
At Gaiapoiesis – 19 Aug 2008)
Pebble Mine – at Wikipedia
Money & Markets – Week of 8.18.08
Eat the Rich: Investment Banks Can’t Afford to Bail Out Wealthy Clients
By Heidi N. Moore – Wall Street Journal (22 Aug 2008)
A Few Speculators Dominate Vast Market for Oil Trading
By David Cho – Was…
Money & Markets – Week of 8.18.08
Eat the Rich: Investment Banks Can’t Afford to Bail Out Wealthy Clients
By Heidi N. Moore – Wall Street Journal (22 Aug 2008)
A Few Speculators Dominate Vast Market for Oil Trading
By David Cho – Was…
Precious Metals – Week of 8.18.08
Congressman Extracts Statement From Mint on Gold Coin Shortage
By Chris Powell – GATA
Gold Derivatives: Moving Up Again
Goldsextant.com Commentary (1 Jun 2008)
Paper Prices No Longer Rule The Precio…
Mortgage Markets – Week of 8.18.08
Still Bleeding – Fannie, Freddie and Lehman Ensure August is Anything But Quiet
From The Economist (20 Aug 2008)
Russia Will Not Dump Fannie, Freddie Debt: FinMin
By Toni Vorobyova – Reuters.uk (21 A…
Geopolitical – Week of 8.18.08
Who Started Cold War II?
By Patrick J. Buchanan – AntiWar.com (19 Aug 2008)
Scott Forbes 9/11 Power Down: The Elephant in The Room
A YouTube video
There’s A Law That Takes Away Money If You Leave U….
Life – Week of 8.18.08
Lucid Dreaming
By Paul Levy – awakeinthedream.com (Aug 2008)
A Blueprint to Regenerate Limbs
By Emily Singer – Technology Review (18 Aug 2008)
Liver Problems? Paging Dr. Cuervo!
By Alexis Madrigal -…
Fannie and Freddie 1-Year Chart
This weekend, Barrons published a piece on Fannie and Freddie indicating the chances for nationalization were rising. Today, the stocks dropped like a stone.
Bailout Concerns Slam Freddie, Fannie Sha…
Food & Health – Week of 8.18.08
The Smell of Cancer
By Corinna Wu – TechnologyReview.com (20 Aug 2008)
Food & Health – Week of 8.18.08
The Smell of Cancer
By Corinna Wu – TechnologyReview.com (20 Aug 2008)
The Oxygen Crisis by Peter Tatchell
Guardian | 13 August 2008
Knock-on effects…
Let’s Help the Next President Make Real Financial Choices for the People
I have been asked the question, “Why are you coming to Mill Valley, California to give such a significant speech and workshop in August on a Labor Day weekend?”
Here is why.
The 2008 Democratic Na…