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Germany Set to Invest $260 Billion in a Renewable Revolution

{ Posted on Mar 21 2012 by Dr. Kent Moors }
The moment Germany announced its highly publicized decision to phase out nuclear energy in the wake of the Japanese triple disaster; observers began to ask one very important question. Just what energy source would replace ...Read More »

Crisis in the Eurozone: The Reality of the European Downgrades

{ Posted on Jan 20 2012 by Jack Barnes }
It turned out to be a ruinous Friday the 13th for Europe last week. After the close, Standard & Poor's downgraded nine of the sovereign states in the European Union (EU). That included dropping Austria ...Read More »

Prepare for Iran’s Energy Market Chaos with the United States Oil Fund LP (NYSE: USO)

{ Posted on Jan 04 2012 by Jack Barnes }
Iran kicked off the New Year with aggressive messages for the Western world, setting the stage for heightened political tensions and a huge oil price push in 2012. Oil futures finished at their highest level in eight months ...Read More »

What Kim Jong Il’s Death Means for the Global Economy

{ Posted on Dec 20 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
All eyes are on North Korea and its repressed economic system this week after the country announced early Monday that Kim Jong Il, the ruling dictator for 17 years, died Saturday. The political instability to follow Kim ...Read More »

Those "New" E.U. Fiscal Rules Aren’t So New

{ Posted on Dec 14 2011 by Shah Gilani }
Very soon we will see if the old market adage "Buy the rumor, sell the news" is true. While rumors of Europe's impending demise were momentarily shot down by an array of silver bullets, the actual news out of Brussels ...Read More »

Latest Eurozone Debt Crisis Plan "Another Grand Illusion"

{ Posted on Dec 12 2011 by David Zeiler }
As European leaders celebrated a tentative agreement to accept tougher budgetary rules among its members, critics expressed doubts the plan would cure the two-year-old Eurozone debt crisis. Last week's highly anticipated two-day summit resulted in 26 of the ...Read More »

China Returns to Growth Mode with Major Policy Shift

{ Posted on Dec 01 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
The damaging global economic effects that Europe's unfolding debt crisis pose have caused a sharp reversal in China's monetary policy - one that will lead to a greater expansion of the Red Dragon's economy. The People's Bank of ...Read More »

Europe Headed for a ‘Lehman Moment’

{ Posted on Nov 30 2011 by David Zeiler }
With credit drying up across Europe we may finally see the Eurozone experience its "Lehman moment" - a replay investment banking collapse that triggered the 2008 financial crisis. Indeed, European banks are having a harder time getting money ...Read More »

China Changing the Global Gold Market

{ Posted on Nov 22 2011 by Larry D. Spears }
While many investors have been distracted by the goings on in Europe, China has been making a dent in the global gold market by making it easier for investors to buy and invest in the yellow metal. The ...Read More »

Three Doomsday Scenarios: What Happens If the Eurozone Breaks Up?

{ Posted on Nov 22 2011 by Martin Hutchinson }
The time has come to confront an ugly truth: The possibility that the Eurozone will break up, or rather fall apart, is growing increasingly likely. In fact, I'd say given recent developments in Italy the probability of ...Read More »