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[traderabc] 06/9/2011 09:50

Jim Rogers - Signs of the Next Sell-Off Are Here (August 26, 2011)

[traderabc] 05/9/2011 19:50

You can't buy a better agriculture

With the Earth's cropland quickly eroding, a shift to perennials is needed for a sustainable food supply.

Stan Cox Last Modified: 05 Sep 2011 12:13



To prevent soil degradation, perennials need to replace the annual grain crops that currently predominate [EPA]


The foundation of humanity's food supply is crumbling.The United Nations now estimates that more than 20 per cent of the Earth's cultivated soils have been significantly degraded, while in the United States, 28 per cent of cropland is eroding at an unsustainable rate. Research shows that of all human activities, agriculture is the biggest threat to biodiversity and ecosystems.

Solving agriculture's many problems is not impossible, but the issues involved are complex and the necessary transformations radical. To discuss them is to risk frightening or confusing people. On the other hand, everyone likes good food. So campaigns for more ecologically sound farming practices, especially in the wealthier nations, too often seem to suggest to consumers that with enough effort, we can simply eat our way to a sustainable future.

[traderabc] 05/9/2011 08:54

Jim Rogers Bloomberg Radio Interview - 19 Aug 2011

[traderabc] 05/9/2011 08:53

[179] Keiser Report: Greed of no Boundaries

[traderabc] 05/9/2011 08:52

[OTE121] On the Edge with Paul Craig Roberts

[traderabc] 03/9/2011 10:58

Jim Rogers and Glenn Beck - What the Average American Should Do (June 9, 2011)

[traderabc] 02/9/2011 11:51

Even Goldman Sachs Secretly Believes That An Economic Collapse Is Coming




The Economic Collapse
Friday, September 2, 2011

Goldman Sachs is doing it again. Goldman is telling the public that everything is going to be just fine, but meanwhile they are advising their top clients to bet on a huge financial collapse. On August 16th, a 54 page report authored by Goldman strategist Alan Brazil was distributed to institutional clients. The general public was not intended to see this report. Fortunately, some folks over at the Wall Street Journal got their hands on a copy and they have filled us in on some of the details.

It turns out that Goldman Sachs secretly believes that an economic collapse is coming, and they have some very interesting ideas about how to make money in the turbulent financial environment that we will soon be entering. In the report, Brazil says that the U.S. debt problem cannot be solved with more debt, that the European sovereign debt crisis is going to get even worse and that there are large numbers of financial institutions in Europe that are on the verge of collapse. If this is what people at the highest levels of the financial world are talking about, perhaps we should all start paying attention.

[traderabc] 02/9/2011 10:37

Dennis Cuddy on "The Master Plan"
A Global Currency and a Global Central Bank

Dennis Laurence Cuddy, historian and political analyst, received a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (major in American History, minor in political science). Dr. Cuddy has taught at the university level, has been a political and economic risk analyst for an international consulting firm, and has been a Senior Associate with the U.S. Department of Education. Cuddy has also testified before members of Congress on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice.

[traderabc] 02/9/2011 10:35

List of World's Largest Creditor and Debtor Nations
08/31/2011
By Leslie Cuadra08/31/2011


Since 2006 The International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payment statistics have been uploaded into a neat online database accessible through its website. Among country balance of payments figures, the database also features the "Net International Investment Position" of a country, which is defined as the difference between foreign assets that domestic residents own and domestic assets held by foreign entities. Here are the most recent (2010) rankings. Note that the 2011 rankings are still in the process of being calculated.

2010 Country NIIP (Net International Investment Position) statistics by the IMF. NIIP is defined by a country's total domestically owned assets minus its foreign owned assets. All figures have been adjusted to nominal US dollars.

[traderabc] 02/9/2011 10:21

I know the feeling balt, I've been banging on for years about the commodity super-cycle to anyone who'll listen, few do.


Peter Schiff: 'QE2 is the reason for recession'

[049balt] 01/9/2011 22:24

Thanks trader. I try to explain to my farming friends what is going on in the world of Agri. food but few believe or understand what i am talking about. Thanks to this thread I have seen the light!!

[traderabc] 01/9/2011 10:11

Agri-Food Thoughts
08/31/2011
By Ned W Schmidt C...08/31/2011



Unburdened by the failure of Keynesian socialism, China continues to grow. India, despite repeated self inflicted political wounds, is also likely to experience an expanding economy. With the EU suffering from another financial crisis, it is unlikely to have a positive economic experience in the next few years. In the U.S. job killing policies and regulations of Obama regime stand in the way of expanding employment.

Investors should seek out positive opportunities, and ignore failing economic sectors. Those markets and entities that serve the economic growth of China and India will expand. Those that serve Western economies, hamstrung by the ongoing failure of Keynesian economics, should be avoided. China and India over the next decade will create a middle class of consumers greater than the population on North America. Those middle class consumers will do as all others have, eat well.

[traderabc] 31/8/2011 12:24

"We can't have big global banks with balance sheets bigger than British GDP underwritten by the taxpayer; this can't go on and it has got to be dealt with."



Vince Cable Warns Banks He Won't Be Distracted From Reform




Vince Cable has warned banks it is "disingenuous in the extreme" to suggest reforms to the sector will damage Britain's economic recovery.

The business secretary's intervention came after CBI head John Cridland claimed it would be "barking" to implement the Independent Commission on Banking's (ICB) reforms now.

Angela Knight of the British Bankers' Association had also called for the reforms to be delayed saying "the UK's efforts must be focused on the economic recovery".

On Wednesday morning Cridland maintained businesses and banks still want to delay the reforms, adding there was "a real question mark still" over Sir John Vickers' ICB proposals.

[traderabc] 30/8/2011 16:06

Keiser Report: Redback vs Greenback (E177)

[traderabc] 30/8/2011 12:20

Monday, August 29, 2011
How do trend followers invest in turmoil

Jim Rogers : "There are plenty of reasons for the market to go down, nothing to do with S&P. If it does turn out into a selling climax I will cover some of my shorts or all of them because that sort of action usually leads to a reversal at some point".

[traderabc] 30/8/2011 12:19

Financial sense have an excellent track record going back over at least a decade. They have always done 'what it says on the tin', namely financial sense.
What does it tell you about the state of World affairs when a site like this do a 'conspiracy' series?

These people until recently rarely venture into this area, they usually stubbornly stick to the infinite 'coincidence'/'incompetence' view to explain geo political events and the actions of the elitists.
Just the fact that they're doing this illustrates how serious our situation is, undoubtedly this also reflects the views of many in their audience base.

Two more of these interviews coming in September

1
Aug/28/2011
Andrew Gavin Marshall on "The Bilderbergs: The Think Tank behind Global Government"
Marshall discusses "Bilderberg 2011"




2
Aug/27/2011
Paul Craig Roberts on "Conspiracy Theory and the Agenda for Control"
Roberts explains "What constitutes a conspiracy theory?"




3
Aug/26/2011
Carl Teichrib: One World–One Money
The quest for a single world currency

[traderabc] 29/8/2011 13:23

Market Barometer Turns Bearish
08/23/2011
By Richard Russell08/23/2011

The following is an excerpt from Richard Russell's Dow Theory newsletter

The story is in the charts. I'm trying to discover what's going on in the great American economy. After going through hundreds of charts, I think I may have found the answer in the five charts that are lined up below.

We have Apple, Ralph Lauren, Tiffany and Co., Nordstrom, Saks Inc., and XLY "consumer discretionary spending." These are all entities related to higher or deluxe spending. And they have all been hit hard as they are now probably discounting lower sales.

In general, the so-called "rich" get their information first, it's the rich who cut back when they see times getting tough. And that's what I think these five charts are telling us. The wealthy are cutting back on their spending for deluxe items, and it shows clearly in these charts.

[traderabc] 29/8/2011 11:26

Jim Rogers on Indian TV - Next 2 years

[traderabc] 27/8/2011 20:14

"I Am Jim Rogers And I Support Ron Paul"

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2011 13:24 -0400

[traderabc] 27/8/2011 20:13

[OTE120] On the Edge with Alex Jones

[traderabc] 27/8/2011 12:09

I laughed the incredulous voice of the BBC man, has he been living under a rock for the last decade or has the audience he speaks for?

World economy faces slow growth, says Jim Rogers

[traderabc] 26/8/2011 21:26

The Best Tweets From @GSElevator -- The Gossipy Twitter Account Goldman Wants To Shut Down

Goldman Sachs apparently thinks the tweets from the Twitter account @GSElevator are so good and so accurate, that it might be someone inside the bank.

[traderabc] 26/8/2011 10:09

13 videos uploaded last week here