Last Sunday, the leaders of 10 South East Asian nations met at a two day long regional summit.  Some of the nations attending included Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, India, China and Japan.  They talked about a plan to form a European Union style trade bloc across Asia.  Read the full story

China will lead the world out of this economic slow down and the money to be made is beyond your wildest dreams.

Three reasons why they will explode out of this worldwide slow down; they have no debt and a three trillion dollar surplus, six-percent growth is considered a recession, and most importantly, a government that puts China first.

One more thing, the Fed just bought up a huge amount of our debt to guarantee the three trillion dollars the Chinese hold will be worth enough to keep them from selling it. Read the full story

The following comment and question comes in from reader “Justin”:

”Rusty, your info is excellent! You have an amazing ability to cut through the crap and see what is really going on. Since you are a dentist I was curious where you stand on mercury fillings and fluoridated water? Keep it up!”

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This entry is going to be short but not sweet. It’s about naked short sales of mostly small stocks. It’s a rampant problem. A recent article I wrote was entitled “Are You Being Yanked by the Shorts?”. There has been some great work done over the years by true patriots attempting to expose this ongoing fraud. Jim Pupla Read the full story

The gold and silver markets are "governed". Both metals represent an escape hatch from the world of fiat money and financial stocks and bonds. The same holds true to a degree with oil and other commodities. If you accept that premise it would behoove you to look backwards three months for an overview of what has happened since then. Read the full story

This editor labeled 2008 as the "year of the bailout" right at one year ago. That forecast has assumed life…in spades. Now that all these government (your) gifts are finding their way to elitist friends, I can barely bring myself to write about the bailout s Read the full story

The US is in a mess that will inevitably be seen as one for the ages. Comparisons will be made with the Great Depression of the 1930s but that one won't hold a candle to the presently unfolding one. How long is it going to take to get through this financial and economic disaster?

Three of my friends from dental school and I just got t Read the full story

We only go to two to three movies per year and just saw Slumdog Milionaire. It was excellent. I'm told the Indians don't like it but that's not too surprising. Not much is flattering about India in this film.

There is a heavy dose of reality in the film though it is based on a novel. It's a nice blend of fantasy and har Read the full story

Here are a few articles of interest I've read lately that help explain how the US has arrived at the present state of chaos. The first is by Chris Powell, an old friend who long ago helped initiate the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA). It relates to the ongoing federal efforts to suppress the gold price. http://www.gata.org/node7208 Read the full story

World and personal finances are dominating the landscape as another October panic has come our way. You’re living in a key historical moment. Opportunity is the flip side of crisis.

The following comments and questions come in from reader Ken:

With the mess we now have in our economy, it does seem logical that gold and silver are the only safe havens. Read the full story