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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 The President gave a speech on immigration reform yesterday. One of the most outrageous things the President said, “The southern border is more secure today than at any time in the past 20 years.” Please, Mr. President,
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com The much awaited financial reform bill was finished up in an overnight marathon House and Senate committee session last week. Now it appears there is a holdup in the Senate because of the $19 billion bank tax
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Respected banking analyst Meredith Whitney dropped a bomb on CNBC at the beginning of the week by saying, “Unequivocally, I see a double-dip in housing. There’s no doubt about it . . . prices are going down
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com The possibility of a BP bankruptcy because of the ongoing Gulf oil spill is very real. Since the oil spill disaster on April 20, the company’s share price has been cut in half. BP has lost $90 billion
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Last week, three stories acted as signposts for the direction of the U.S. Dollar value. The first is about a letter President Obama sent to members of the G20 (Group of 20 major industrial countries) in advance of
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com It’s not exactly the kind of audit Congressmen Ron Paul and Alan Grayson wanted in their original legislation, but it looks like their wish to peel away some of the Federal Reserve’s secret deals in lending and
Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com It seems everyday I watch mainstream media there is a discussion about the ongoing so- called “recovery.” Yesterday was no exception. I was watching an anchor on MSNBC ask a guest why the “recovery” is so uneven and
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke gave testimony to the U.S. House Budget Committee a couple of days ago. His preposterous statements seemed to go unquestioned by the Committee. So, I am going to tackle the highlights, ask a
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
