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In "A Watched Pot Never Boils; Look Abroad Instead", I versed the following opinions on currency fluctuations: Might the US dollar blow up? Yes it might. But so could the RMB if China

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In one of the previous essays, I drew readers’ attention to the fact that gold has now decisively broken above the $1,000 level, and that this profound action has important implications for all

The G-7 meeting has concluded and the only accomplishment was yapping about the need for a strong dollar. Consider G-7 Finance Chiefs Campaign for “Strong Dollar”.   Finance chief

Once again everyone is hyperventilating over "secret" moves to trade oil in currencies other than the US dollar. Please consider The Demise of the Dollar by Robert Fisk.  “In

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As every school child knows, water is formed by the two elements of hydrogen and oxygen in a very simple formula we all know as H2O. Today we start a series that starts with the question: What are th

Hey buddy, can you spare a wheel of Parmigiano-Reggiano? Italy is in the throes of its fourth recession since 2002, with the country’s economy expected to contract 5.3% this year. And, for many

We’ve avoided armageddon -- at least for now. The cost to the US taxpayer has been a few trillion. Some in the media are loudly announcing the end of the recession, but there are a few more bum