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The Big Threat to the Dollar Isn’t a Cliff – It's a Swamp

alass@taipangroup.com (Adam Lass, Senior Editor, WaveStrength Options Weekly) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0000

It isn’t the Russians or Chinese who Dollar Holders should worry about… China wants a new world reserve currency. It is sick and tired of being forced to peg its currency to the perilous U.S....

Crime and (Interest Rate) Punishment: Readers Respond

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Inflation, Interest Rates and Financial Armageddon! What could be more fun? Your thoughts get aired (and questions get answered) as we dip into the mailbag... "Actions are sometimes performed in a...

Honduran Coup Pits Democracy Against Rule of Law

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:07:40 +0000

The first Central American military coup in 16 years leaves no winners, except perhaps Hugo Chávez. It also highlights the hidden tensions between democracy and rule of law... On Sunday...

Waiting For Washington’s Bark

alass@taipangroup.com (Adam Lass, Senior Editor, WaveStrength Options Weekly) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Wondering where all the inflation is? Bottled up in Washington, but not for long. “Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?” “To the curious incident of the dog in...

Double-Digit Interest Rates Just Don't Make Sense

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000

A newly popular argument says the return of inflation will bring about double-digit interest rates – and that the natural play is to short long bonds posthaste. But does this really make...

Boeing's Flight Delayed – or Canceled?

alass@taipangroup.com (Adam Lass, Senior Editor, WaveStrength Options Weekly) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000

BA obviously can’t land its 2009 numbers. So when does arrogance become fraud? Anyone who has ever flown on most any commercial airline is familiar with this scenario: Your plane is supposed to...

Commodity Bulls Snared by China Stimulus Snafu

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Some of China’s stockpiling may well have been due to speculative excess, rather than any rational plan on the ground. That realization played a role in the market carnage seen this week. As...

A Raging Bull Market in Organized Crime

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000

The most profitable business in the world isn’t big oil. It’s organized crime. And the global financial crisis has unleashed more opportunity for the kings of crime than ever...

Stealing the Crown's Prerogative

alass@taipangroup.com (Adam Lass, Senior Editor, WaveStrength Options Weekly) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000

The counterfeiters that were caught on the Italian border can’t hold a candle to the pros in Washington. As regular readers of this column know, I am an avid reader of history. An episode of...

Are China and Russia Attacking the Dollar Too Soon?

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000

At a recent gathering of the BRIC leaders in Yekaterinburg, Russia, anti-dollar rhetoric reached a fever pitch. But are China and Russia attacking the dollar too soon? The man most credited for...