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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.
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 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 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
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com There are plenty of folks flocking to the internet these days to tell the world why gold and, particularly, silver are finished as an investment and wealth protection opportunity. Some are even screaming to sell now before
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
