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The views here come from traditional mainstream sources and also from the alternative media. Interviews will come from people who manage money, former government officials and financial analysts. Some of the people in this section who have been interviewed include former Assistant Treasury Secretary Paul Craig Roberts, Nobel Prize winning economist Professor Robert Shiller, Professor Laurence Kotlikoff, $8 billion fund manager Eric Sprott, Professor William Black, gold expert Jim Sinclair, best-selling authors Nomi Prins, James Rickards and many more experts.
The interviews and information provided here are usually in direct opposition of the views in the mainstream media. Oftentimes, market analysis and political analysis overlap. The content and interviews here are for information purposes only and should not be considered investment advice.
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com People ask me on a consistent basis if I think the government will confiscate their gold and silver coins if times get rough. I feel there is little chance of this happening, and here’s why. Gold and
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com There was good news for the car industry today. Just about every car company sales in March were up and in double digits. The car industry hasn’t seen this kind of monthly performance in nearly four years.
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com The folks at Reachwest News Networks (RNN) had some really interesting cartoons, this week, explaining the words and actions of Fed Chief Ben Bernanke. Bernanke hinted this week at more money printing (QE3). There is also a
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Watching the financial channels yesterday, I could not tell you how many times the word “recovery” was used. Sure, the stock market is up, but that is compliments of the Federal Reserve. Since the 2008 financial meltdown,
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com There are plenty of reasons why the U.S. dollar is under downward pressure. There have been massive bailouts of the global banking system by the Federal Reserve, exploding deficits and a movement globally to move away from
Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Buying gasoline these days has turned into a horror show. I filled up my car and handed the attendant a $50 bill to turn the pump on. I had a little more than a quarter of a tank.
Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com If you listen to the mainstream media, you would think that we are in a recovery and the future of the U.S. dollar’s reign as world reserve currency is not in jeopardy. But a look on alternative news
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Plenty of financial news was made last week which gave us lots of questions for Karl Denninger. It seems almost every week, there is a major story coming out of Wall Street, Washington D.C. or from the
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Yesterday, a short but ominous press release was issued at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. It said, “At the request of CME Clearing Europe Limited (CMECEL), pursuant to Section 7 of the Commodity Exchange Act, the Commodity
Monday’s post closed with, “. . . The nonpartisan agency projected the government will run a deficit of $229 billion in February, the highest monthly figure ever.” (Click here for the complete report from the Washington Times.) That means the government
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Revised) The way the latest unemployment numbers were reported by the mainstream media (MSM), you would think the Great Recession was over and the United States was solidly on the road to recovery. The Associated Press reported
In my mind, ever since Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) allowed the banks to value things like mortgage-backed securities and real estate at whatever they think they will be worth in the future, the system was insolvent. The banking insolvency problem in America is
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com There are more ways for the world economy to get much worse than there are ways for it to get better. One landmine waiting to be stepped on is the Greek sovereign debt. The IMF and the
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Revised) Subprime lending is back, and it is creating headlines like: “February auto sales rise to highest level in 4 years.” That comes from a story last week from Reuters. Reuters goes on to say, “U.S. auto sales
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Countries around the world have been actively seeking ways to not do business in dollars for the past few years. The U.S. dollar is the so-called world reserve currency, but the big question is for how long?
