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Part II All these many tens of billions of dollars spent around the globe have to come from somewhere, and the annual report of the World Bank makes it clear they came from the taxpayers of the West. Seventeen-and-a-half percent came from the U. S. taxpayer, while Germany, Japan, France, and...

He used to write great articles like the next one: You can find them at his beeland site but it's full of viruses so watch out. Unfortunately as the years went by he got manoeuvred into a mainstream media format where the only questions he gets is if he thinks markets and the dollar are...

Wrong. August 09, 2008 Marc Faber My view was that after 4 years of underperformance in the US compared to Europe, that the US would now outperform for 3-6 months and I still maintain that. The dollar can continue to rally somewhat as Europe will have to cut interest rates as well, and...

My concern about 2009 and the next few years is less about the performance of the economy and of asset markets but has more to do with dangerous developments in western democracies and in geopolitics. As Ed Crane observed, “the history of mankind is a history of the subjugation and...

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You guys think parity with the USD is in the cards or is that a stretch?

Can't believe this hasnt been posted yet. Asian central banks intervened heavily in the currency markets on Thursday to stem the appreciation of their currencies against the US dollar amid fears that their exports could be losing ground against China. The mainly south-east Asian countries...

Can we break resistance today? :D

History of Porsche 911 Prices in Gold 1965: 5275usd, 151 ounces of gold. 1966: 5525usd, 151 ounces of gold. 1978: 17950, 80 ounces of gold. 1979: 19500, 40 ounces of gold. 1980: 26800, 45 ounces of gold. 1981: 28365, 70 ounces of gold. 1982: 28950, 63 ounces of gold. 1983: 29950...

You touch an important issue here. Have governments and central banks over the years gained more control over the markets making it harder to predict future trends based on the past or do you believe no one Goldman Sachs et al included can conquer the laws of fysics? It's a though call.:)

Or perhaps it's like the seventies where goldstocks moved up 1000% to +10000% and more. Who knows right.

Then you should short the stockmarket.:)

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Can't watch it outside the US.:(

You sell when 1 ounce of Gold = Dow. :p

Has the world turned into one gigantic Iceland?:) 0% Yen loan, 15% Iceland Krona bond... Remember what happened to Iceland when the tide turned.

"When asked if he had anything positive to say about Marx, Murray Rothbard replied, "At least he wasn't a Keynesian!" :p

Nice rally.:) Can it go higher?

Getting closer every day.:) The miners still haven't gone parabolic though.

The numbers are just anecdotal really but the point is clear. Government has expanded considerably and undisputable over the last century both measured in nominal and real terms. Denying that would be just as much an insult to anyone's intelligence so let's not get into that shall we...