Friday 4 June 2010

Germany: A Presidential ‘Gaffe’ & The Taxpayer ‘Rescuing Banks & Rich Greeks’

June 1st, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary:   German president forced to quit after accidentally telling the truth that war is about deranged economic ideology and then another headline about deranged economic ideologies.

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Hundreds Die in Indian Heatwave & in Tropical Storm in Latin America

June 1st, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary: Nothing to see here, just keep moving on.

The death toll is expected to rise with experts forecasting temperatures approaching 50C (122F) in coming weeks. More than 100 people are reported to have died in the state of Gujarat where the mercury topped at 48.5C last week. At least 90 died in Maharashtra, 35 in Rajasthan and 34 in Bihar.

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Janet Tavakoli & David Fry on Financial Reform & Goldman Lawsuit

June 1st, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary: Good morning. In case you are unable to view the embedded video below, here is a link to the vimeo page.

Janet Tavakoli & Dave Fry on Financial Reform & Goldman Sachs Lawsuit from David Fry on Vimeo.

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Wall Street’s War, France’s Worries and Second Waves

May 31st, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary: Some headlines from the financial world for tonight . . .

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“We Are The Best” Video From Best Party in Reyjkavik

May 31st, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary: Video from the Best Party that won local elections in Reyjkavik yesterday

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Flotilla Jibber Jabber [UPDATED]

May 31st, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary: I’ve been asked by a user of the site to remain silent on Israeli crimes for fear of dragging out the usual cast of ignorant, neanderthal nazis (half of whom I know are paid to be so). I believe it is exactly this silence for fear of the neanderthals (faux and real), however, that has resulted in this shocking impunity. So, please note, that ignorant f*%ks and provocateurs will be banned forever from commenting on this site. If you want freedom to speak your ignorance freely, then go create your own site where you can drag your knuckles freely. For others, this is a jibber jabber thread and a place to post links to news items as and when new information emerges about what has happened with this flotilla in international waters off Gaza.**UPDATE** – Did Twitter censor the #flotilla hashtag following the Israel attack? **UPDATE** – Nato ally, Turkey, threatens action ** UPDATE ** Turkey tries to invoke mutual defense doctrine, according to Faisal IslamMutual defense doctrine here, Articles 5 & 6.1

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[OTE56] On the Edge with Rick Ackerman

May 30th, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary: Max interviews Rick Ackerman about market making, high frequency trading, flash crashes, deflation and hyperinflation

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[1131] The Truth About Markets London – 29 May 2010

May 29th, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary:   The Truth About Markets London!!!

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“It’s Not About Killing People” – World’s Biggest Insulin Maker Pulls Out of Greece Following Nation’s Austerity Measures

May 29th, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary:    Just as the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill is a typical day in the Niger Delta where the likes of Chevron and Shell spill with impunity,  this story of  Novo Nordisk pulling insulin from Greece is a story similar to what has happened to other, mostly developing, nations that have had austerity forced upon them.   I guess this is part of the convergence that globalization demands . . . ?

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Guest Post: Central Banking vs. the Republic and the World

May 29th, 2010 byDamon Vrabel
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(please take the Bernanke survey below)

A couple days ago in Japan, Ben Bernanke said that the benefits of low interest rate policies that politicians want “are not sustainable and soon evaporate, leaving behind inflationary pressures that worsen the economy’s long-term prospects……thus political interference in monetary policy can generate undesirable boom-bust cycles that ultimately lead to both a less stable economy and higher inflation.”

[pause inserted so you have time to pick your jaw up off the floor] [Read more →]

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Existential Crisis at SocGen on Rumors of More Massive Derivatives Losses

June 4th, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary: ** UPDATE ** – The ECB has only 66 billion euros in reserve and . . . Rumors of more derivatives losses at Societe Generale drag shares down up to 6%. The continuing and controlled demolition of every last penny of savings, whether in your pension account or your savings account, continues. These ‘losses’ will not stop until, as was discussed in the latest Keiser Report interview with Edward Harrison, the people say they have had enough of paying 100 cents on the dollar on these fraudulent derivatives.

From MaxKeiser.com Images

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Gulf Coast Conservatives Seek Government Solution

June 4th, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary:  Too bad the US government is the same Big Business that caused the disaster and that, even with their high tech equipment (golf balls, tires and saws) is unable to fix the problem they created.

In coastal Mississippi, Republican state Rep. Steven Palazzo has been critical of the federal government, including what he sees as an intrusive role in a health care overhaul that he – like many conservatives – calls “Obamacare.”

As he runs for Congress in a district that relies on shipbuilding, tourism and the seafood industry, Palazzo says Washington should do all it can to protect the Gulf of Mexico. He said his stance does not contradict his advocacy of limited government.

“This is not only an economic nightmare but it’s an ecological one as well,” Palazzo said. “We cannot spare any resource.”

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[KR48] Flotilla Hashtag, Free Towels & Mini Max!

June 3rd, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary: We look at the scandals of “hashtag” propaganda; the revolution of free towels from the Best Party; and trillion dollar wars and security tabs beyond rational explanation. In the second half of the show, Max interviews Edward Harrison of CreditWritedowns.comabout China-US as the most worrisome global hotspot, social outrage and rising up in Europe and around the world, and whether or not there is a gold bubble.

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Seeking Collateral, Escaping Recourse

June 3rd, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary:   Well, you have savers vs speculators and you have speculators vs speculators.  This is a bit of both.  Looks like investors/lenders are trying to secure the collateral that allegedly backs the $600 trillion in debts they ‘own,’ while debtors are trying to escape the debts they ‘owe.’

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Silver Down 20 Cents, Now if You Could Only Find Somewhere to Buy It . . . [UPDATED]

June 2nd, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary:  Via Zerohedge, silver down as the US mint runs out of silver. Alas, and lol, I guess you can only buy paper silver at these knock down prices . . . .**UPDATE** – From DailyReckoning – US Mint Sold 190,000 one ounce gold American Eagles for May, most in any month since January 1999

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Max Keiser on Dutch Radio – 25 May 2010

June 2nd, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary: Took awhile to find this online, but here is a recent interview Max gave with Micha Kat for Dutch radio. It’s all a bunch of Dutch until about 20 minutes in when they begin speaking English with Max.  And here is an articlethe host wrote following the appearance (in Dutch).

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Jail Time for Tony? And, Who Stole My Virtual Sofa!?

June 2nd, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary: Alas, not the JP Morgan “consultant,” Tony Blair . . . but Tony Hayward, he of BP infamy.

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[KR47] Keiser Report on Toxic Twins – Oil Spill & Cash Crisis

June 1st, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary: This episode, we compare the BP offshore toxic oil spill crisis to the toxic derivatives spill polluting global financial system. In the second half of the show, Max interviews Heidi Moore of Slate’s TheBigMoney.com about movie futures, financial innovation and financial reform.


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BP Shares Plunging, U.S. Futures Tanking [UPDATED]

June 1st, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary: Another bellyflop (Tues)day.

5 day EUR/USD chart:

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A few hours later . . .

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[1132] Truth About Markets – Christchurch, NZ – 01 June 2010

June 1st, 2010 bystacyherbert
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Stacy Summary:  98.5 FM, Christchurch, New Zealand.  Chat time.

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