Market Analysis Archive

This News section gives analysis of all the markets including stocks, bonds, gold, silver, housing, interest rates, inflation and overall health of the general economy. The Federal Reserve, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Comptroller of the Currency, Bank of International Settlements, derivatives, deficits, demographics, financial calamity, and even the dollar are a few of the things we will incorporate into the conversation.

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.

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Gold’s Flashing Warning Sign

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  Gold hit another all-time high yesterday!  According to gold website Kitco.com, “. . . investors continue to seek out the precious yellow metal as a safe-haven asset amid heightened financial, economic and geopolitical uncertainty. One market watcher

Downturn Coming, Not Recovery

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  A buddy of mine, who is a business broker, recently told me, “I have never in my life seen more broke people.”  I told that little quote to a car salesman I was talking with over the

The Job Picture Is Not Improving as Much as You Think (Updated)

By Greg Hunter’s   USAWatchdog.com    There was a lot of talk this week about an improving job market.  It seems everybody is talking up a turnaround in the labor market.  Some CNBC anchors, yesterday, put their usual optimistic spin on the topic

Too Big to Fail Means Too Big to Exist

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com    Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have passed their versions of financial reform legislation.  Now, the process of reconciliation takes place between both bodies of Congress to iron out a final bill the President can

FDIC Insurance Fund Still $20 Billion in the Hole

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com    While the stock market was beginning its 376 point plunge yesterday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was quietly putting the best face it could on a banking system in serious trouble. 

The Same Big Fat Greek Problems are Coming to America

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com   We would all like to think the U.S. will not suffer the same problems as Greece.  I am talking about drastic spending cuts to just about everything.  Teachers, police pensions and social programs are all going

Gold Is Money

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  The Western financial world is officially in full panic mode.  A nearly $1 trillion bailout of Greece confirms that fact.  Our very own Federal Reserve is providing billions to the effort, but this is much more than

The Canary is Dead

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com    In the early days of coal mining, canaries acted as a warning that odorless poisonous gas was present.  If there was a dangerous gas build-up, the canary would be the first to keel over.  You can use

Inflation and Bailouts Go Hand in Hand

 By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  Pick a financial fire and you can be sure the U.S. government will hose it down with gallons of money.  AIG, General Motors, Chrysler, insolvent states, FDIC, Fannie, Freddie and all the banks are just a few

Gulf Oil Spill Spells Higher Prices

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  A little more than a month ago, President Obama took a big step toward weaning the country off foreign oil.   His bold plan, announced at the end of March, included opening up 167 million acres along the

Inflation Is Going To Get Worse

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com   One of my consistent views on this site is “real” inflation is much higher than what the government is telling us.  For example, recently the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced February’s inflation number (CPI) was “unchanged” at

The Taxpayer Club

By Gene Tunney  Guest Writer for Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com   You and I are in the Taxpayer Club. We are the working class of America; you know, the part that has to pay for the stimulus programs and Wall Street bailouts. We are

Perspective On A Long and Deep Real Estate Downturn

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  Many people I talk to and hear from are having a really hard time grasping how severe the real estate crisis is in America.  Let me sum up how bad the problem  is in one simple  sentence. 

Chile Quake Has Waves of Financial Implications

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com  It looks like the Haiti quake in January was just the warm-up act to the giant 8.8 magnitude shaker that hit Chile.   It one of the largest quakes on record.   This could not come at a worse time

Saving Money By Spending Money

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com     Have you ever heard someone say they saved money by buying something on sale?  An example would be saving $200 by spending $400 dollars on a new set of golf clubs that were on sale for 33%