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Germany Faces Political Isolation

By John Browne (May 17, 2012)

One month ago it appeared that Germany held the whip hand in its titanic struggle against those seeking to cure all economic ills with the snake oil of currency debasement.... more

Germany's Mixed Signals

By John Browne (May 12, 2012)

Last week's media headlines focused on how the election results in France and Greece reflected a wave of rising public resistance across Europe to the austerity programs... more

Austerity Fires Voter Vengeance Against Euro

By John Browne (May 03, 2012)

Over the last few years, as the debt crisis has engulfed Europe, the risk that has most concerned economists has been the possibility that the so-called 'olive growing... more

Spanish Flu May Send EU to Bed

By John Browne (Apr 18, 2012)

Recently, the world's economic leaders, including economists at the European Central Bank, the European Union, the International Monetary Fund, and the U.S. Federal Reserve,... more

BRICS Challenge to West

By John Browne (Apr 05, 2012)

Last week, the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa met in New Delhi for their fourth annual "BRICS" summit. The meeting brought together five countries... more

Central Banks Beat Up on Private Creditors

By John Browne (Mar 14, 2012)

Last week the Greek government, with the heavy handed support of its larger friends in the Eurozone, succeeded in coercing some 85.8 percent of private sector bondholders to... more

Bernanke Spooks Gold

By John Browne (Mar 08, 2012)

This past week, gold and silver experienced one of their steeper drops in recent months. After gold had touched a four month high, and silver came close to a six month high,... more

Inflation Held in Check by Fear

By John Browne (Feb 22, 2012)

History has shown us time and again that out of control money supply expansion creates inflation. In light of the trillions of synthetic dollars that have been injected into... more

Wary Investors Give US Stocks Another Go

By John Browne (Feb 07, 2012)

Recently, the stock market has been roaring, with the S&P 500 up a stunning 22% from October 3, 2011, which was the low of last year. In fact, the first month of 2012 has... more

Keep Blowing a Big, Fat Bubble

By John Browne (Jan 17, 2012)

The world was taken by surprise recently by the Federal Reserve Board's announcement that it would publish some of its economic forecasting that forms the basis for its... more

2012 Offers Few Reasons for Optimism

By John Browne (Jan 01, 2012)

As the year draws to a close, understandable confusion reigns in the minds of many investors. While short-term indicators, such as consumer confidence, appear to beckon... more