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June 17, 2010

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* Check out our new site under construction at www.financialsensebeta.com! * Market Observation All Along the Watchtower Chris Puplava June 16, 2010 The markets have clearly put in a short term bottom after the April to June correction. Whether this short term bottom will turn into a more pronounced intermediate bottom that leads to a multi week to multi month rally is too soon to tell. That said, what the markets have going against them this time around that they did not have to contend with in 2009 is a decline in the leading economic indicators (LEIs) that are forecasting lower economic growth ahead, something the market is likely discounting now. Full article | Contributor List Featured Article U.S. Debt Bomb Detonation Expedited by 5 Years Michael Pento June 16, 2010 A Treasury Department report to Congress last week stated that total U.S. debt will climb to $19.6 trillion by 2015, as opposed to the 2019 date previously estimated. Treasury also estimated that total U.S. debt will top 13.6 trillion this year and would rise to 102% of GDP by 2015 as well. And most astonishingly, the report projected that the publicly traded debt (debt excluding intragovernmental obligations) would rise to $14 trillion by 2015, up from last year’s debt of “just” $7.5 trillion. Full article FSO Staff Recommends: » Jim Chanos, Stephen Roach – Debate on China (Video) » Russia to Buy Canadian, Aussie Dollars for First Time » BP Cancels Dividend Payments, Plans to Sell Assets » Briefing.com: PPI Reveals Deflationary Pressures » Map: Where Americans Are Moving » S&P 500 Sector Weightings » Stronger Than Expected Capacity Utilization » Nuclear power could triple by 2050, says IEA » Iran raises stakes by announcing four new nuclear reactors » Experts Talk Housing Starts, Inflation » Producer prices fall 0.3% in May; core up 0.2% » U.S. industrial production rises 1.2% » Wednesday's biggest gaining and declining stocks » Fed on hold until mid-2011, bank analysts say » Soros: European recession next year 'almost inevitable' FSO Editorials: » "The Secret to Finding Winning Energy Stocks" by Marin Katusa » "Financial Reform Bill Now in Conference" by Michael Nystrom » "Is There Really a Debt Crisis?" by Clif Droke » "Th*nk*ng (Oil)" by Fred Cederholm » "Unraveling the Rally" by Paul Nolte CFA » "Gold: Where to from here?" by Christopher Galakoutis » "Gold Stock Fundamentals Now versus 2008" by Jordan Roy-Byrne » "Hidden Gold Taxes" by Daniel R. Amerman » "World Spotlight on South Africa" by Frank Holmes » "Communism on the March" by J. R. Nyquist » "Prechter Called the Uptrend 'Out' in April" by EWI » "Bernanke Fails His Own ‘Two Lessons Learned’ from the Great Depression" by Paul Lamont  Read more FSO editorials Financial Sense Newshour WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010 FSN In Depth: Bud Conrad, Profiting From the World's Economic Crisis   RealPlayer WinAmp Windows Media MP3  Bud Conrad Chief Economist, The Casey ReportCasey Research Profiting From the World's Economic Crisis: Finding Investment Opportunities by Tracking Global Market Trends PFS Group Client Only Meeting Excerpt 9 Segment 9: Unresolved Issues: Supply Scarcity In this segment I address how population growth, developing world economies, and energy supply problems are interrelated. Previous Segments: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Archive Financial Sense Online Editorials 06/16 The New Economic Reality, Part 3  by Monty Guild & Tony Danaher 06/16 Cap & Tax by Mark Rasmussen 06/16 Pricing Deflation in Aussies Per Oz  by Adrian Ash 06/16 Redesign of Super Tax by Neil Charnock 06/16 U.S. Equity Markets Pare Gains Ahead of Economic Reports  by Brewer Futures 06/16 U.S. Debt Bomb Detonation Expedited by 5 Years  by Michael Pento 06/15 End Game - Gold Investors Destroyed  by Shelby Moore 06/15 The “Richest” Natural Gas Stocks Now Made Public  by Keith Schaefer 06/15 The Secret to Finding Winning Energy Stocks  by Marin Katusa 06/15 Financial Reform Bill Now in Conference  by Michael Nystrom 06/15 Gold: Opportunities + Threats = Opportunities  by Deepcaster 06/14 Hydroelectric Revolution: A River Runs Through It  by Marin Katusa 06/14 Deflation Scare Dead Ahead by Captain Hook 06/14 T-Waves outlook for the week of 06-14-2010  by Stephen Tetreault 06/14 To Be Or Not To Be... In The Markets  by Warren Bevan 06/14 Deflation? A summer overview  by Bob Clark 06/14 Gold, Oil & SPX Trading at Key Pivot Points  by Chris Vermeulen 06/14 Authoritarianism is Bad for Your Health  by Ron Paul 06/14 Gold Going to Parabolic Top of $10,000 by 2012 –  For Good Reasons by Arnold Bock 06/14 Agri-Food Thoughts by Ned Schmidt 06/14 Two Decades of Greed - The Unraveling  by James Quinn 06/14 Is There Really a Debt Crisis?  by Clif Droke 06/14 Th*nk*ng (Oil) by Fred Cederholm 06/14 Unraveling the Rally by Paul Nolte 06/11 In-Disposable Income and The Long Road out of Debt  by David & Eric Coffin 06/11 Retail Sales in U.S. Fall as Consumers Boost Savings by Tony Cherniawski 06/11 But Go Away for How Long? by Sy Harding 06/11 Recipe for Economic Catastrophes by Ty Andros 06/11 Possible Head and Shoulders by Carl Swenlin 06/11 Why is China promoting Gold Investments,  if the Yuan is going to appreciate? by Julian Phillips 06/11 Why Won't You Die by David Galland 06/11 Gold: Where to from here? by Christopher Galakoutis 06/11 Gold Stock Fundamentals Now versus 2008 by Trendsman 06/11 Hidden Gold Taxes: The Secret Weapon Of Bankrupt Governments  by Daniel Amerman 06/11 World Spotlight on South Africa by Frank Holmes 06/11 Communism on the March by J. R. Nyquist 06/10 Energy, Dow & Gold: Technicals & Tactics by Stewart Thomson 06/10 ECB Inflexibly Flexible - A Turning Point for the Euro?  by Axel Merk 06/10 Getting Gold: Seasonal Price Trends are Favorable for Summer Purchases  by Kosares & Strauss 06/10 Gulf Oil Spill ‘Could Go Years’ If Not Dealt With  by F. William Engdahl 06/10 Tarbanes by Richard Loomis 06/10 Stocks: Risk/Reward From Current Levels  by Chris Ciovacco 06/10 Extend & Pretend: A Guide to the Road Ahead  by Gordon T Long 06/10 Riding the Palladium Roller Coaster  by Jennifer Barry 06/09 Prechter Called the Uptrend 'Out' in April  by Elliott Wave Int. 06/09 The “Secret” – and More Profitable –  Sector of Natural Gas Stocks by Keith Schaefer 06/09 Misreading Indicators Leads to Bad Policy by Tim Iacono 06/09 Bernanke Fails His Own ‘Two Lessons Learned’ from  the Great Depression by Paul Lamont 06/09 New Financial world 2012 and the End of Days  by Christopher Laird 06/09 Gold & Silver: Market Wrap Week Ending June 3  by Doug Gnazzo 06/09 S&P 500 Stock Market Trends - June 2010  by Hans Wagner