12 Warning Signs of U.S. Hyperinflation

One of the most frequently asked questions we receive at the National Inflation Association (NIA) is what warning signs will there be when hyperinflation is imminent. In our opinion, the ...

What to Look for in Next Week’s Release of U.S. Trade Statistics

On February 11, the U.S. Department of Commerce will release our country’s 2010 trade statistics. The following three principles will help in understanding what the numbers mean: Unlike the U.S. ...

Obama Misinforming Public About U.S. Dollar and the Yuan

President Obama’s comments on Wednesday in a joint press conference with Chinese President Hu Jintao, misinformed the public about potential changes in foreign exchange rates and their effects on U.S. ...

Currency Wars and Chinese Missiles

Almost two weeks ago an unidentified missile was launched from somewhere off the coast of Los Angeles, and wide speculation as to what the hell it was has followed. A ...

Bernanke’s Speech Made It Clear Sell The Dollar Right Now

Citi’s crack FX strategist Steve Englander reacts to Bernanke’s big speech where he slammed China, and concludes that Bernanke is committed to a lower dollar. Thus: You should be a ...

Bond Market Defies Fed

Bucking the Federal Reserve’s efforts to push interest rates lower, investors are selling off U.S. government debt, driving rates in many cases to their highest levels in more than three ...

Euro Under Siege as now Portugal Hits Panic Button

The euro is facing an unprecedented crisis after another country indicated on Monday night that it was at a “high risk” of requiring an international bail-out. Portugal became the latest ...

The World Is Abandoning the U.S Dollar

By: Forrest Jones The United States has piled on so much debt that world is going to abandon the dollar, says Jim Grant, founder and editor of “Grant’s Interest Rate ...

George Soros warns China of global ‘currency war’

By Rupert Neate- George Soros has warned that a global “currency war” pitting China versus the rest of the world could lead to the collapse of the world economy. Mr ...

China may switch to currency basket for forex rate

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — A top Chinese central bank official suggested switching away from the U.S. dollar as a benchmark for the yuan’s foreign-exchange rate, switching instead to a basket ...