What would you do if you learned that your government had outsourced its central banking function to a private company? Furthermore that this company had only a loose affiliation to the government, and that the government have very little oversight into this entity both in terms of controlling its behavior and being able to see [...]
Archive for the ‘Currency’ Category
Unconstitutional Fed Makes International Banking Cartel Happy
Posted in Banking, Currency, Economic History, Economics, Misleading Financial Institutions, Videos, tagged Alan Grayson, CEPR.net, Goldman Sacks, Henry Paulson, Hoover Institute, Ron Paul, SEC on April 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
How Much Can Obama Do Before He Would Be Assasinated?
Posted in Currency, Deliberately False Financial Information, Depression, Economic Regulation, Mortgages, Political Responsiveness, Videos, tagged Goldman Sacks, Obama, Henry Paulson, Larry Summers, Citibank, Money Creation on April 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
There was a huge focus on change during the Obama presidential campaign. However, after being elected, Obama had the opportunity, or at least the perceived opportunity to bring in fresh blood into the senior posts. However, Obama decided to select the same people from previous administrations. This was extremely concerning, particularly for the cabinet positions [...]
Jim Rogers on the RMB
Posted in Currency, International Finance, Videos, tagged Jim Rogers on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There is a lot of reason for the Chinese currency, known as the RMB to appreciate vs. the US dollar. Here are a few of them. China continues to grow The US is actively attempting to devalue the dollar (both in terms of currency purchases and in terms of expanding they money supply in response [...]
History of the Federal Reserve Bank
Posted in Bailout, Currency, Economic Conspiracy, Economic History, Federal Reserve, Privatization, Videos, tagged Naomi Klein, Ron Paul, Alan Grayson on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This absolutely excellent video series proposes, and provides excellent evidence that banking crisis of 1907, 1920 and 1930 were created by the large banks which allowed them to concentrate banking power. The income tax was passed during the great depression. These actions fall into the category of Naomi Klein’s Shock Doctrine. That is concentrated power [...]
Stock Market Falling
Posted in Currency, Economic Bubbles, Monopoly, Stock Market on September 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Years of focus on the stock market and and the mechanization of how to increase it and invest it in have preventing many from asking what it is. This article is being written in September of 2008 when yet another series of financial mismanagement and corruption blunders have caused the stock market to swoon and [...]
Politics in Economics Writing
Posted in Currency, Economics, Media Corruption, tagged CEPR.net, Milton Friedman on January 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Abstract Economics portrays itself as an objective analytical framework. However, due to those that fund the work of economists this is far from the case. Economists receive funding from concentrated power which perverts the profession totally. In this post we describe these conflict and the shoddy propaganda that passes for economics that is generally practiced. [...]
Currency Speculation: Surprise! Everyone Does It
Posted in Currency, Reference Articles on January 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Abstract Currency speculation essentially means allocating funds from one currency towards another in anticipation of one of them going up more proportionately This article is important as it sets up the discussion regarding Global Asset Allocation Models. Currency speculation is one of the few investments that everyone participates in. However the vast majority of people [...]
Argentina’s Experience with Pension Privatization
Posted in Currency, Economic History, Economics, Pensions, tagged CEPR.net on January 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Abtract A lot has been made about the privatization of retirement funds. This includes both private investment accounts and government based retirement programs. The US has had experience with privatization of retirement with plans. Most notably with the 401k replacing defined pension benefits. Unknown to most, this has resulted in very negative implications for the [...]