Unemployment Map
This is kind of exciting, in a bad way.
Jim Sinclair interviewed by James Turk
This is the best video I have ever watched explaining what is going on in the gold market. It is a Youtube interview with Jim Sinclair by James Turk. It is a must watch. In a nutshell, the magic number per Jim Sinclair is $1764 per ounce of gold. At that point gold (and […]
Hyperinflation and the Two Economies
According to the Financial Times the United States has just crossed another milestone. China is no longer the largest holder of US debt. That honor now belongs to the US Fed with holdings of $1,108 billion as of February 1, 2011. Why is this significant? With my intended purpose of holding things down on this […]
Visualizing Obama’s budget cuts.
I liked this, so I decided to post it.
Clayton
CIA Officer Explains New World Order’s Demise
Congress Fails to Pass 30-day Unemployment Extension
I belong to a group called the National Employment Law Project. They sent out an email yesterday telling the membership that Congress has gone into recess without passing the 30-day extension of the UI and COBRA programs. It appears extremely unlikely that the Senate will be called back into session for a vote before April […]
Obama signs Jobs bill
All I can say is it’s about time!
“On Thursday afternoon, President Barack Obama signed the $17.6 billion jobs stimulus bill passed by the Senate the day before. Officially known as the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, the bill is meant to encourage private sector hiring, in part, through a series of tax incentives.
“Since […]
One in Three Detroit Homes Vacant
From: www.clickondetroit.com
“The Detroit Data Collaborative on Saturday released the results of the block-by-block survey of Detroit’s about 343,850 residential parcels. It found about 64 percent contained occupied housing.”
This is an amazing statistic.
Clayton
Food Prices Summary for February, 2010 – No Serious Rise
I wanted to do my own check on inflation of food prices. So I went through all my cash register receipts for the last 20 months and summarized it based on 15 items I buy regularly. This includes such foodstuffs as eggs (large), flour, sugar, bread and so on. I buy all of these goods […]
The Baltic Dry Index has collapsed by 40% over the last 10 weeks
The Baltic Dry Index has collapsed by 40% over the last 10 weeks. This is an index showing international shipments by sea. A second index showing US rail transports is also dropping. Both of these indexes are good leading indicators of economic activity.
“The Baltic Dry Index as well as US Railroad Freight demand is weakening, […]