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Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdeog.com I have been telling you the economy is not in any kind of real recovery for more than a year. Sources I have been quoting have been proven right, and all the economic cheerleaders dead wrong. Reuters reported
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com I have been sour on real estate since I sold my home in Florida in 2006. Back then, I predicted home prices were headed for a crash. Many people thought I was crazy for saying it. Today,
I think banks are a necessary evil, but banks do not necessarily have to BE evil. There is a school of thought developing that banks should be more like public utilities and simply serve the public. There is a move underfoot
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com America went off the gold standard in 1971 when Richard Nixon closed the “gold window.” That meant the U.S. didn’t have to pay foreigners with gold, only dollars. President Nixon created the first world reserve currency that
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com New inflation figures were released by the government last week, and the news was not good. The headline inflation number was 3.2% in the 12 months that ended in April. That is more than a percent above
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com It seems every week in the mainstream media there are multiple references to the so-called economic recovery 2011. There has been some good news about profits at Ford, Chrysler and General Motors in recent weeks, and GM
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com The Federal Reserve held its first press conference in its 97 year history last week. In my mind, it did this because it recognizes the deep financial trouble the U.S. is in. It wants to put a
Gas prices 2011! Oil prices are on the rise. The price per barrel rose again yesterday, and so did gas prices. According to AAA, the national average price of unleaded gasoline added a penny, climbing to $3.879 per gallon. It is
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com More and more, I am finding stories produced by the mainstream media where the headline doesn’t jibe with the actual story that follows. A USA Today (newspaper) story from the “Money” section yesterday is a great example
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Gold hit an all-time high this week—again. The yellow metal briefly topped $1,500 an ounce before falling back down a few dollars. The world has become increasingly nervous about the size of the growing U.S. debt. Just
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Gold hit another all-time high yesterday, closing well over $1,450 per ounce. Silver’s closing price of more than $39 per ounce is the highest it has been in 31 years. Why the big jump in gold and
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Last Friday, I wrote a piece called “Could America be Pushed over the Economic Edge?” It was about how Libya, Japan or even covert economic warfare (from America’s enemies) could push the U.S. into another financial meltdown.
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com It’s official. The U.S. transferred command of the Libyan no-fly-zone to NATO yesterday, but don’t think that ends U.S. involvement. Crienglish.com is reporting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be heading to London next week to discuss
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Last Friday, the Federal Reserve announced it completed its so-called Fed stress test on 19 of the country’s largest banks. Improved financial health allows some banks to “increase or restart dividend payments, buy back shares, or repay
The world looked like a scary place yesterday for gold and silver investors. There was a lot of talk about a global economic slowdown. The price of oil dropped, and gold and silver sold off. In the grand scheme of things,
