Posted in economy, government, human rights, politics, tagged biofuel, congress, economic pressure, economy, election, food price, fund, gas prices, George Bush, inflation, social unrest, stability, switchgrass, third world, United Nations on May 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
While the United States has been frolicking with election antics and high gas prices, much of the third-world is battling the high price of food and inflationary economic pressures that are putting pressure on governmental stability in countries around the world.
The United Nations has wisely planned to establish a task force to tackle the global [...]
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Posted in banking, business, capitalism, jobs, labor, politics, tagged banking, Bernanke, greed, inflation, job, labor, part-time, stimulus, tax rebate, underemployment, unemployment, wages on April 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In times of old, you could tell the tough times in the job market by the lines running outside the doors of employment offices and rooms full of people seeking employment. In later times, state employees were employed to to assist with your job search on a one to one basis. A certain measure of [...]
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Posted in banking, capitalism, economy, jobs, labor, politics, tagged agriculture, economist, economy, energy, food, food prices, hyperinflation, inflation, NAIRU, price stability, USDA on April 1, 2008 | No Comments »
“Consumer food prices are expected to rise 3.0% to 4.0% this year after a 4.0% gain in 2007”, said USDA Chief Economist Joseph Glauber at the U.S. Agriculture Department’s annual outlook conference. This statement sounds somewhat ominous, especially to a person that is already scratching to make ends meet in this economy. However, if you [...]
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Posted in banking, commentary, economy, election, tagged economy, fed, federal reserve, inflation, mortgage, prices, stagflation on March 22, 2008 | No Comments »
What is the Federal Reserve is doing to reduce foreclosures, to protect aspiring homeowners from unfair and deceptive practices, and to equip them to choose wisely from among the often confusing array of mortgage options? To hear the Fed, plenty is being done. They’ve proposed more regulations under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act [...]
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Posted in banking, business, economy, tagged deflation, dollar, economy, fed, federal reserve, finance, inflation, slowdown, stagflation, stall, storm on March 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Over the last two years the dollar has weakened continuously as the printing presses of the Federal Reserve have roared into the night to produce money for two war fronts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The last year has exposed continuing weaknesses against other currencies like the Pound and the Euro. Today, the U.S. dollar hit [...]
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Posted in banking, business, capitalism, economy, government, tagged dollar, economy, hyperinflation, inflation, Middle East, Muslim, petrodollar, slowdown, stagflation on March 11, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Yesterday, TNTalk covered the secret inflation rate of the United States economy in brief. Another major money machine, the Middle Eastern economy is just as important a force in the global economy as the Chinese. Look to the banking community bailout by the Saudis as proof of that. Yet, even the likes of Morgan [...]
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Posted in business, economy, government, tagged business, cost, food, inflation, oil prices, producer price index, slowdown, stagflation on March 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
What is it with high oil prices? The economic sages say that what really matters is the average price the refineries had to pay for the whole month. Fair enough. Back in 1980, the oil market bore a price of $38 a barrel. Then the sages work their magic. They quickly seek to justify a [...]
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Posted in banking, business, economy, government, jobs, politics, tagged Afghanistan, bank, dollar, federal reserve, inflation, Iraq, liquidity, mortgage, stagflation, Stiglitz, stimulus, war on March 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The United States economy has steadily lost steam and appears to be stalled. Prices have shot upwards at the fastest pace in thirty years. Energy prices further threaten the equilibrium of an already shaky national platform along with unprecedented spending on the Iraq and Afghanistan fronts.
The Fed doesn’t readily admit it, but the United States [...]
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Posted in banking, business, commentary, economy, tagged bank, credit, debt, devaluation, federal reserve, fiat, global economy, inflation, labor, loan, money, money-creation, productivity, us-news, usury on January 21, 2008 | No Comments »
To most people, money is what gives them a warm and fuzzy feeling. The illusion of money is that as long as you think you have plenty of it, you are just fine. People have been conditioned to think that money is prosperity. In the 1950s, a millionaire was something special and enjoyed notoriety in [...]
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Posted in banking, business, capitalism, economy, tagged accounting, asset, bank, banking, bilderberger, business, capital, dollar, federal reserve, finance, fractional reserve, inflation, interest, ledger entry, lending, loan, money, monopoly, mortgage, note, risk on January 4, 2008 | No Comments »
This is an mp3 on the basics of the Federal Reserve Bank for those of you that want to listen instead of read. This is basic information, hence the title:
THE FEDERAL RESERVE YOU HAVEN’T HEARD ABOUT
“A License to Steal”
Host: Eddie Sachs
Interview with Larry Bates
Audio Time: 26:13, Broadband recommended, 4.6 mb
Copyright 2005 by End Time
This audio [...]
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