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Written by Ralph J. Benko
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Saturday, January 28, 2012 |
 Will Global Slowing (of the world economy) supplant Global Warming as the danger that arrests popular attention?
A perfect storm of news articles on January 24th suggest that the global monetary paradigm may be transforming.
Photo Courtesy of the Lunar and Planetary Institute.
On January 24th, the Washington Post alerted its online subscribers that
The global economy is slowing sharply and is at far greater risk of recession than was thought just months ago, with Europe’s debt crisis creating “fer Read more |
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Written by Zain Raza
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
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When Pakistan gained independence, it entered a financial system in which the odds were stacked against it. As the financial system changes almost every 40 years, it is vital to analyse its history and mechanism in order to understand the dynamics that influence Pakistan.
During the classical gold standard (1817-1914) currencies were pegged to gold, and the elasticity of the currency was determined through it. A gold standard impels governments to be responsible: Investors that hold bonds can redeem gold if politicians Read more |
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Written by Kathleen Packard
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011 |
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As heard on Lou Dobbs Tonight, the evening of May 24, 2011:
Lewis E Lehrman stated:
"...this problem of eliminating the budget deficit of a trillion and a half dollars is something that cannot be done overnight. The proposal by Paul Ryan was very dramatic, one Republican called it radical, (was) not happily received. The solution of course is to design an American program for prosperity, because you can solve these entitlement problems with a growing economy."
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Written by Christopher K. Potter
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Tuesday, May 03, 2011 |
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Recently a New York Times article screamed “Prices Surge as Investors Rush to Safety of Gold.” In reality there was no rush and the gold price did not surge. Gold was up less than 0.5% on the day in question and is up only 6% in 2011, less than the increase in the S&P 500. For 10 years, the gold price has edged quietly higher, rarely moving more than 1% up or down on any given day. Along the way, the media argued that each new high was driven by panicked investors who were fleeing Read more |
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Written by Ralph J. Benko
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Monday, May 02, 2011 |
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The Roosevelt Institute, a leading Progressive policy institute, is preparing a reprise of William Jennings Bryan's famous 1896 critique of gold: "you shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns."
Mike Konczal, a Roosevelt Institute Fellow and influential liberal blogger, in announcing "The Future of the Federal Reserve Event," writes:
Conservatives are organizing against a full employment mandate and rallying around the gold standard wing of their party, and I believe it is time progressives Read more |
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