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By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  If the debt ceiling deal wasn’t complicated enough, Friday’s terrible unemployment report poured sand into the gears that ground negotiations to a halt.  Nothing came out of Sunday’s meeting of Congressional leaders at the White House on

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  (Updated and revised) It is amazing that so few people know or want to know about the debt ceiling negotiations going on in Washington D.C. this weekend.  It has been reported the raise is in the neighborhood

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com    Thank goodness the Casey Anthony case is over!  The jury thinks she is not guilty of murder.  I don’t know if they got right or wrong, but I do know many dollars and much air time was

Towards the end of June, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced a plan to release 60 million barrels of oil to combat the high prices brought on by the Libyan crisis.  That’s about 2 million barrels a day since June 23. 

Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Greece is back in the news again because it voted for tax hikes and government cuts to pay back the greedy bankers.  It has been widely reported that this simply buys time.  Many experts say Greece will default in time because

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com The entire crisis in Greece (and the rest of the world) all comes down to bankers vs. the people.  The bankers made crazy, reckless loans to this tiny country.  If you look back to when the loans

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com The Federal Reserve has been a clandestine organization since its inception.  It is not really part of the federal government; it is merely a subcontractor for monetary policy.  The Fed is basically a cartel of both U.S.

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com From Greek debt to U.S. debt the world is struggling to pay it’s bills.  In Greece it is really a battle between bankers who made reckless loans and people to become debt slaves to pay them back. 

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com The situation in Greece is bleak.   Sure, the Prime Minister, George Papandreou survived a confidence vote yesterday, but he is a long way from solving the debt crisis in his tiny country.  The public debt totals $500

I have consistently said since this site went on line that the only thing you can count on when it comes to the economy is inflation.  Economist John Williams of Shadowstats.com says inflation is now running at 11.2%.  To get that

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com There is a lot to cover in the Weekly Real News Wrap-up this week.  First off, Greek debt problems look like they are going to get ugly, and this could spell problems for Europe and the world.  Looks like Greece will

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com The second round of quantitative easing (QE2) is scheduled to end June 30, and already there are calls for more financial stimulus to keep the economy from falling off a cliff.  The latest call came from Larry

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com It seems the mainstream media (MSM) is waking up from its long sleep.  The dream world of “green shoots” and “recovery” is fading into staggering unemployment and plunging home prices.  Most of us in the real word

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com I am going to be putting a new segment on the site called  the Weekly News Wrap-up.  I will  be highlighting the important news you need to be watching.  I will not be covering things such as Anthony Weiner and his lewd

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com I have been saying repeatedly that the one thing you can count on is inflation.  If you take housing out of the picture, that is exactly what we have been getting.  The Fed wants inflation and loathes