Monthly Archive: August 2011

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Fix the Banks!

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com   If there is one central theme to the ongoing financial crisis we face, it is an insolvent banking system.  It is so bad that the accounting rules were changed (after the financial meltdown in 2008) to allow

USAWatchdog.com Two Year Anniversary

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  In the internet world, it is said the two year mark is one of the most important milestones.  My internet consultant tells me, “nobody takes you seriously until after your second anniversary.”  I put USAWatchdog.com on line

Weekly News Wrap-Up 8.26.11

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  (Revised) Earthquakes have hit the U.S.   Thank goodness the quakes only caused minimal damage, although the Washington Monument is now cracked and leaning to the side.  Is it symbolic of the listing American economy?  Now, a hurricane is 

Libya’s Questionable Future

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Gaddafi’s reign is over.  I am happy for the people of Libya, but I am not as jubilant as the crowds I see partying in the streets.   I wonder if the country will go from a dictatorship

Where Are We?

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  Yesterday, the Dow was up more than 300 points, and gold hit another all-time high before dropping nearly $100 an ounce.  You would think the stock market was back and the gold trade was over.  Wall Street

Debt Downgrade part of Bigger Plan?

The debt downgrade of the U.S. debt has caused much calamity and confusion.  The stock market has sold off several hundred points since S&P took the action earlier this month.  Is it a big deal?  You bet, but it is not the

Good News in Libya Won’t Last

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  It looks like the end of power for tyrant Muammar Gaddafi.  He’s been in power 40 years, but what will take his place?  Remember when stories broke out a few months ago about Libyan rebel al-Qaeda links? 

Weekly News Wrap-Up 8/19/11

Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Another 400 point drop in the Dow yesterday and all I can say is here we go again!  Many are asking what’s going on?  It is two big things.  Nothing has been fixed since the financial meltdown of

Here We Go Again!

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  It was another 400 point loss on the Dow today.  Manufacturing is contracting according to the latest reports, and Europe is in very big trouble with sovereign debt (especially with Spain and Italy).  If the Euro falls

0% Interest Rates Lock in Inflation

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  The decision by the Fed, last week, to keep a key interest rate at near zero percent for 2 years is historic because the Fed has never done this before.  This action will have profound negative effect

What’s Going On with Silver?

Even though silver and gold are both up around 25% for the year, silver has been lagging gold’s recent spike.  Plenty of folks have been asking what’s going on.  In the big picture, what is happening is fiat money is in

Why Does Mainstream Media Disrespect Ron Paul?

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  Watching the Sunday talk shows and looking at the reporting from this weekend’s Republican  straw poll, you would not think that Congressman Ron Paul even participated in the event.  Paul came in a very close second to

Weekly News Wrap-Up 8/12/2011

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com The stock market had a wild ride this week.  It was more like a bucking bronco than a way to save and invest your hard earned money.  The market seems to have turned into a violent casino,

There’s A Lot Less Real Money Out There

A while back, I made a prediction that something bad was going to happen before the end of 2011.  I think the recent stock market plunge qualifies as “something bad.”  Where have all the trillions of dollars gone from the stock

Don’t Bet Against Gold or Silver

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  You have to respect the power of the Federal Reserve when just a statement can turn the entire stock market around in a day.  Yesterday, the Fed admitted the economy was not good and in a statement