Jim Rickards……”A Must Listen To” Interview About The Economy And More

thestatedtruth.com | September 4, 2010

A must listen to interview with Jim Rickards about our economy and more.   We all need to be aware of the direction of things to come.   This interview from Jim Rickards will help in understanding these things better.   Click on the following link or paste into your browser:     http://www.kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/Broadcast/Entries/2010/9/4_Jim_Rickards.html   Biography of James G. Rickards…..James G. Rickards is [...]

Storm Watch…. Hurricane Earl

thestatedtruth.com | August 31, 2010

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China Cutting Back 72% Of Its Exports Of Rare Earth Metals

thestatedtruth.com | August 29, 2010

Interesting to say the least….rare earth elemnts are used in almost everything that is high tech……. Bloomberg reports that China is cutting back 72% of its exports of Rare Earth metals.  China has said that environmental issues are the reason for the cutbacks. 72% drop in availability of any commodity is important. RE’s are important. Japan [...]

George Friedman Of STRATFOR: China “Will Have A Collapse” In The Coming Decade And America Will Be The Primary Beneficiary

thestatedtruth.com | August 29, 2010

Some food for thought from George Friedman, CEO of STRATFOR, who believes China “will have a collapse” in the coming decade due to internal striff, an export based economy, and low internal rates of return,  It will set America up as the primary beneficiary in a new Golden Era. Mr. Friedman’s views are controversial but well worth listening [...]

Just How Important Are Labor Costs…..Answer: Very!

thestatedtruth.com | August 26, 2010

One reason of many for a tough road ahead…..        From JPM……The latest profit recovery (the three red dots) is reliant on declining labor costs like none before it. A profit recovery whose foundation is so reliant on sustained high productivity and low real wage growth should not command a very high P/E multiple.   A recent JPM [...]

Yra Harris On CNBC

thestatedtruth.com | August 25, 2010

 Yra Harris. ……..Listen carefully, he knows what is coming! CNBC-CME Trader Sounds Off August 25, 2010 at 9:19 am More at: www.jsmineset.com/  

China’s Crude Oil Imports

thestatedtruth.com | August 18, 2010

  This chart from Deutsche Bank, which appeared in U.S. Global’s weekly Investor Alert, shows the progression of China’s crude oil imports going back to 2002. As you can see, the trend—represented by the red annual average lines—shows that China is importing three times more crude than eight years ago to support its economic growth. [...]

August 2010 HAPPENS Once Every 823 Years

thestatedtruth.com | August 14, 2010

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THIS AUGUST This August has 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays, 5 Tuesdays  It happens once in 823 years

Cumberland….More On The Oil Spill And Its Effects

thestatedtruth.com | August 12, 2010

The Oil  Spill August 12, 2010 It has been over three months since the beginning of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  Since then it has cost billions of dollars in terms of lost jobs, tourism, and the battering that local fishing industries have had to endure. At Cumberland Advisors, we have written [...]

The Deficit Is Gowing And Growing And Growing And……..

thestatedtruth.com | August 12, 2010

Jim Sinclair’s Commentary This is simply not going away. There is no practical means by which it can be drained ever! It is growing in a way that is unsustainable by any measure. Rather than being contained we are on the threshold of another round of unprecedented paper money creation. The reason it is happening [...]

The Devel’s In The Details

thestatedtruth.com | August 10, 2010

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Stratfor……Drought, Fire and Grain in Russia

thestatedtruth.com | August 10, 2010

Drought, Fire and Grain in Russia August 10, 2010 By Lauren Goodrich Three interlocking crises are striking Russia simultaneously: the highest recorded temperatures Russia has seen in 130 years of recordkeeping; the most widespread drought in more than three decades; and massive wildfires that have stretched across seven regions, including Moscow. The crises threaten the [...]

Here In Lies A Big Problem In Our Economy Until After The 2012-2013 Time Period

thestatedtruth.com | August 4, 2010

  Source:  CREonline Does the above chart look daunting?  It should.  The peak won’t hit until 2012 when nearly $350 billion in CRE loans will come due.  And just look at the amount held by banks and thrifts.  This is why predicting another 1,000 bank failures (at least) is within the cards.  The connections between [...]

British Petroleum Says Blown-Out Gulf Well Is in ‘Static Condition’!

thestatedtruth.com | August 4, 2010

Well plugged…..Let’s hope so.  ON THE GULF OF MEXICO — In a significant step toward stopping the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, BP said Wednesday mud that was forced down its blown-out well was holding back the flow of crude in the Gulf of Mexico and it was in a “static condition.” There is [...]

Sultans Of Swap……Gordon T Long

thestatedtruth.com | August 2, 2010

SULTANS OF SWAP: Gold Swaps Signal the Roadmap Ahead BIS – The Super SIV Solution The news rocked the global gold market when an almost obscure line item in the back of a 216 page document released by an equally obscure organization was recently unearthed. Thrust into the unwanted glare of the spotlight, the little [...]

Jimmy Rogers Expects New Recession Around 2012

thestatedtruth.com | July 27, 2010

Just a reminder…… Jim Rogers was George Soro’s original partner for the Quantum Fund.  Both are now billionaires!  Robert Shiller, co-creator of the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller house price index, also warned that the next downturn may come, maybe even sooner. By James Quinn, US Business Editor Published 27 Jul 2010 Mr Rogers, the respected currency trader and hedge [...]

Storm Bonnie Weakens

thestatedtruth.com | July 24, 2010

  About 31 percent of U.S. oil output and about 10 percent of gas production, comes from the Gulf of Mexico according to the Energy Department By Dan Hart – Jul 24, 2010 Bonnie has degenerated to a “disorganized area of low pressure” near the U.S. Gulf Coast, hours after the National Hurricane Center lifted [...]

Some Thoughts on Deflation

thestatedtruth.com | July 24, 2010

By John Mauldin July 24, 2010   The Elements of Deflation Just as every school child knows that water is formed by the two elements of hydrogen and oxygen in a very simple combination we all know as H2O, so deflation has its own elements of composition. Let’s look at some of them (in no [...]

Tropical Storm Bonnie Set To Hit Sunday…..Louisiana Declares State Of Emergency

thestatedtruth.com | July 22, 2010

  * Louisiana declares state of emergency   * U.S. officials evaluating whether to evacuate area   Thu Jul 22, 2010 By Kristen Hays and Anna Driver HOUSTON, July 22 (Reuters) – BP Plc (BP.L) (BP.N) oil spill workers in the Gulf of Mexico prepared for a possible evacuation on Thursday as a tropical storm threatened [...]

Kansas Heat Wave Has Killed 2,000 Cattle

thestatedtruth.com | July 21, 2010

  Posted July 21, 2010 CHICAGO (Reuters) – The intense heat and humidity that blanketed central Kansas since late last week have killed more than 2,000 cattle and one state official called the heat-related losses the worst in his 17 years on the job. However, conditions for the cattle improved somewhat on Tuesday as the [...]

Potential Computer Projected Storm Paths

thestatedtruth.com | July 20, 2010

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Gulf Of Mexico Oil News Out Of The U.K.

thestatedtruth.com | July 20, 2010

Interesting happenings between U.S. government and BP………….A standoff between BP and the US government over the handling of the stricken Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico continued with a sharp exchange of words over the best way to keep the oil contained .    At the heart of the dispute is anxiety about what is [...]

Byron Wein…..”The Smartest Man In Europe”

thestatedtruth.com | July 20, 2010

Write up from Byron Wein…………”The Smartest Man In Europe”                    Commentary courtesy of www.fmxconnect.com We recently came across an interesting piece from Blackstone on the European Stimulus and the road to recovery. Bryon Wein is a well known strategist. The most salient points are outlined below: No clear way out of the enormous debt burden [...]

Update And Generally Good News Out Of The Gulf Of Mexico

thestatedtruth.com | July 17, 2010

Generally very good news out of the Gulf of Mexico….Bloomberg says the well is capped successfully,     AP says looking much better, but still puzzling readings from busted well.  BP Says Cracks in Well Head Still Possible As Cap Test Goes On But Are Encouraged.      Bloomberg         07-17-2010   BP Plc said tests on its Macondo well show no [...]

Russia In A Swelter

thestatedtruth.com | July 16, 2010

One, but not the only reason the commodity grain markets have been going bananas lately.   An emergency drought situation has been declared in 19 of Russia’s 83 regions with crops dying on an estimated 9.6 million hectares of fields.  The drought-struck areas were suffering “colossal destruction,” Agriculture Minister Yelena Skrynnik said.     July 16, 2010 [...]

U.S. Consumer Prices Dipped Slightly In June

thestatedtruth.com | July 16, 2010

U.S. consumer prices dipped slightly in June, but the core measure that strips volatile food and energy prices posted its largest gain since October 2009. The Labor Department said in a report Friday that the seasonally-adjusted consumer price index slid 0.1% last month, knocked down by a decline in energy prices. In May, consumer prices were down [...]

Matt Simmons Latest Interview About British Petroleum’s Gulf Well

thestatedtruth.com | July 15, 2010

Interesting comments from Matt Simmons…..must hear interview from msnbc today Thursday,  July 15, 2010…….so what’s really going on in the Gulf of Mexico?     Matthew Simmons, founder and chairman emeritus of Simmons & Company International, is a prominent oil-industry insider and one of the world’s leading experts on the topic of peak oil. Simmons was [...]

Economic Deterioration Confirmed

thestatedtruth.com | July 15, 2010

Surveyed firms reported a decline in new orders this month compared with June. Employment showed a slight improvement this month. The survey’s broad indicators of future activity continue to suggest that the region’s manufacturing executives expect growth in business over the next six months, but optimism has waned notably in recent months.The survey’s broadest measure [...]

So Far, So Good For British Petroleum In The Gulf

thestatedtruth.com | July 15, 2010

From→ Washington’s Blog        7-15-2010 BP has succeeded in capping the well and stopping oil from flowing into the Gulf of Mexico … at least temporarily. The official Deepwater Horizon Response Twitter feed noted as of a couple of minutes ago: Update:         NO OIL FLOWING INTO THE GULF   As of this writing, Skandi ROV 2′s [...]

This Out Of China… Dagong Global Credit Rating Co. Cuts Sovereign Debt Rating Of TheUnited States

thestatedtruth.com | July 14, 2010

Speaking of credit, or the lack thereof, the U.S. has been stripped of its AAA credit rating. So have Britain, France and Germany… This morning, the Dagong Global Credit Rating Co., China’s first real attempt at a ratings agency, initiated coverage on the sovereign debt of 50 different countries. “Dagong’s sovereign credit ratings are based [...]

British Petroleum Cap Going Well….No Pun Intended

thestatedtruth.com | July 13, 2010

By Jim Polson and Jessica Resnick-Ault Jul 13, 2010 BP Plc plans to start testing today on a new cap over its leaking Gulf of Mexico well to determine whether it can stop the largest U.S. oil spill in history while continuing work on a permanent plug. Starting about noon local time, a 40-foot (12-meter) [...]

The Diminishing Marginal Productivity Of Debt In The U.S. Economy

thestatedtruth.com | July 8, 2010

  The problem is actually pretty simple. We have more debt than productive growth can support. Debt has been losing its marginal productivity for years now and it no longer increases GDP. Rather, we abruptly reached debt saturation and now growth in debt reduces GDP. We have such levels of mal-investment and excess balance sheet [...]

Consumer Credit In U.S. Fell Unexpectedly By $9.1 Billion In May, Fed Says

thestatedtruth.com | July 8, 2010

By Vincent Del Giudice        Jul 8, 2010   Consumer borrowing in the U.S. dropped in May more than forecast, a sign Americans are less willing to take on debt without an improvement in the labor market. The $9.1 billion decrease followed a revised $14.9 billion slump in April that was initially estimated as a $1 billion [...]

New Find….Antibody That Kills 91% of HIV Strains, But Must Be Perfected First

thestatedtruth.com | July 8, 2010

July 08,2010 In a significant step toward an AIDS vaccine, U.S. government scientists have discovered three powerful antibodies, the strongest of which neutralizes 91% of HIV strains, more than any AIDS antibody yet discovered.  Looking closely at the strongest antibody, they have detailed exactly what part of the virus it targets and how it attacks [...]

IMF Warns Over US Housing, Unemployment, Consumer And Strong Dollar Risks

thestatedtruth.com | July 8, 2010

Nice of the IMF to warn us………. By Tyler Durden    07/08/2010 The IMF has issued a less than stellar outlook of the US economy after consultations with US government authorities, in which it cautions that even as the outlook has generally improved, major downside risks remain: “On the downside, the backlog of foreclosures and high [...]

This Just About Sums Things Up

thestatedtruth.com | July 7, 2010

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IMPACT: Gulf Awash In 27, 000 Abandoned Oil And Gas Wells

thestatedtruth.com | July 7, 2010

Wednesday   Jul. 07, 2010 By JEFF DONN and MITCH WEISS – Associated Press Writers Leading environmental groups and a U.S. senator on Wednesday called on the government to pay closer attention to more than 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico and take action to keep them from leaking even more [...]

Benzene….A Dangerous Chemical To Be Using In The Gulf Of Mexico

thestatedtruth.com | July 7, 2010

Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. It is sometimes abbreviated Ph–H. Benzene is a colorless and highly flammable liquid with a sweet smell and a relatively high melting point. Because it is a known carcinogen, its use as an additive in gasoline is now limited, but it is an important [...]

Baltic Dry Freight Index Down 26th Day In Succession

thestatedtruth.com | July 5, 2010

Baltic Dry Freight Index down nearly 3% today and for the 26th week in successuion! By Definition: The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) is a number issued daily by the London-based Baltic Exchange. Not restricted to Baltic Sea countries, the Index tracks worldwide international shipping prices of various dry bulk cargoes.   The index provides “an assessment [...]

Is This Really Starting To Feel Like 1932 All Over Again?

thestatedtruth.com | July 5, 2010

The U.S. workforce shrank by 652,000 in June, one of the sharpest contractions ever. The rate of hourly earnings fell 0.1pc. Wages are flirting with deflation.  So, can things get much worse?  Yes! By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Published: 9:33PM BST 04 Jul 2010 Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Comment   “Home sales are down. Retail sales are down. Factory [...]

OIL Slickonomics – Part 9 From Cumberland Associates

thestatedtruth.com | July 4, 2010

President Obama looks like, well, you get the picture!  And you can stick a fork in BP, its done. ………..Here are some interesting comments from Cumberland.     The Sarasota fishmonger on Lemon St. now gets his shrimp from Sanibel.  Louisiana is dead for years, he said.  It will not come back in my lifetime.   $20 billion is too [...]

Wall Street Stocks And Margin……What It Means!

thestatedtruth.com | July 2, 2010

Marginal Behavior We haven’t seen any discussions of leverage recently but clearly, this is a matter that requires exposure once again.  There have been three huge market tops in the last 23 years accompanied by extreme leverage and apparently, a fourth is now in the process of unfolding.  Ironically, as illustrated by our chart at [...]

Baltic Dry Shipping Index Approaching Just Above 1 Year Lows

thestatedtruth.com | July 2, 2010

By Tyler Durden on 07/02/2010    Zero hedge The decoupling theorists are about to experience a second smack down in 3 years. After the biggest bubble of 2008 blew up spectacularly and made beggars out of the Greek CEOs of various dry bulk shippers, only to see their fortunes go back to unchanged again, it looks [...]

Gold Sentiment Negative……Hulbert Says Sets Up Contrarian Pattern

thestatedtruth.com | July 2, 2010

Gold and gold stocks look absolutly terrible, so this makes a lot of sense!  The Hulbert Financial Digest has been tracking this kind of thing for over 30 years.   Friday July 2, 2010 ANNANDALE, Va. (MarketWatch) — Gold’s huge drop on Thursday is not the beginning of a new major leg down for the [...]

The Free Lunch……Home Default Time It Takes To Evict

thestatedtruth.com | June 29, 2010

‘The Whole Casing System Is Deteriorating’…..Shell Oil Ex-CEO

thestatedtruth.com | June 24, 2010

  Sounds like the same thing Matt Simmons said a week ago!    Quotes – Former Shell CEO John Hoffmesiter  June 23, 2010… If you really want to stop a blowout the fastest way the most efficient way is you blow it in, you use explosives.   1:00 Hoffmesiter: Now the problem with that, that is [...]

U.S. Strikes Back: Interior Secretary To Issue New Moratorium On Offshore Drilling In More Than 500 Feet…….

thestatedtruth.com | June 23, 2010

From Reuters: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will offer testimony later on Wednesday on why the government will appeal that ruling and seek to renew the ban. The ban was imposed after a well operated by British oil company BP exploded on April 20 and began spewing crude into the sea. “We see clear evidence every [...]

Statfor…….Germany and Russia Move Closer

thestatedtruth.com | June 22, 2010

  Germany and Russia Move Closer     By George Friedman | June 22, 2010 German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will brief French and Polish officials on a joint proposal for Russian-European “cooperation on security,” according to a statement from Westerwelle’s spokesman on Monday. The proposal emerged out of talks between German Chancellor Angela Merkel [...]

British Petroleum…….. Gulf Oil Well Update……..Concerns About The Potential For Blowout In The Underground Portion Of The Well

thestatedtruth.com | June 20, 2010

  By oilflorida,         June 20th, 2010 Bill Gale, an engineer specializing in fires and explosions on oil rigs who is part of Bea’s Deepwater Horizon Study Group, said the 16-inch wide casing contains disks that are designed to relieve pressure if necessary. If any of those disks popped, it could create undesirable new avenues for [...]

BP Internal Document To Congress….Internal BP Document Confirms Matt Simmons’ Worst Case Prediction Of Spill Rate Of 100,000+ Barrels Per Day

thestatedtruth.com | June 20, 2010

    BP document…. “If BOP and wellhead are removed and if we have incorrectly modeled the restrictions  the rate could be as high as 100,000 barrels per day up the casing or 55,000 barrels per day up the annulus (low probability worst cases).” ….. “This number is in sharp contrast to BP’s initial claim [...]

Cumberland Advisors – Oil Slickonomics Part 8

thestatedtruth.com | June 20, 2010

 Everyone should read this!   Cumberland Advisors   Oil Slickonomics   Part 8 – Chemotherapy in the Gulf of Mexico   June 20, 2010 “Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser was out on Terrebone Bay at the break of dawn with his new industrial strength, compressed air-powered vac.  Within 15 minutes, he said his crews had [...]

California School Launches Cell Tower Study About Electromagnetic Effects On Health As Cancer Rates Skyrocket

thestatedtruth.com | June 19, 2010

By JENN SAVEDGE   Mother Nature Network (mnn.com) Five years ago, Sprint erected an 85-foot cell phone tower in the middle of California’s Vista Del Monte Elementary school. At the time, Sprint studied the tower’s structural safety and an initial power reading, but since then teachers and students have become increasingly concerned about the tower’s [...]

In The Gulf Of Mexico, The EverGreen Burner, $700,000 Worth Of Petroleum Goes Up In Smoke Every Day But Is Seen As The “Safest Option”

thestatedtruth.com | June 19, 2010

Can burning oil be ‘environmentally friendly’? At current crude-oil prices, that burn rate suggests that $700,000 worth of petroleum is going up in smoke every day. Admittedly, it’s not your usual “smoke.” BP is using in a smokeless atomizing burner that is supposed to be more environmentally friendly than the usual equipment. However, the EverGreen [...]

Gulf Of Mexico Oil-Suckers Running At Full Tilt

thestatedtruth.com | June 19, 2010

Greenpeace via Reuters A ship sprays water on a burner that disposes of oil and natural gas brought up from a leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico. The good news is that more than a million gallons of leaking oil are now being captured every day from the broken Gulf of Mexico well. The [...]

16 Burning Questions About The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill That

thestatedtruth.com | June 17, 2010

#1) Barack Obama has authorized the deployment of more than 17,000 National Guard members along the Gulf coast to be used “as needed” by state governors.  So what are all of these National Guard troops going to be doing exactly?  Are the troops going to be used to stop the oil or to control the [...]

Hmm….From Washington’s Blog, Did the BP Oil Well Really Blow Out in February, Instead of April?

thestatedtruth.com | June 17, 2010

Submitted by George Washington    06/17/2010   → Washington’s Blog The Deepwater Horizon blew up on April 20th, and sank a couple of days later. BP has been criticized for failing to report on the seriousness of the blow out for several weeks. However, as a whistleblower previously told 60 Minutes, there was an accident [...]

BP’s Oil Leak In The Gulf Of Mexico….. Matt Simmons, Of The Ocean Energy Institute Says That The Use Of A “Small-Bore Nuclear Device” Is Now The “Only Option” To Stop The Flow Of Oil.

thestatedtruth.com | June 16, 2010

Bloomberg — Matthew Simmons, founder of the Ocean Energy Institute, talks with Bloomberg’s Lori Rothman about BP Plc’s oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and his view that the use of a “small-bore nuclear device” is now the “only option” to stop the flow of oil. Listen to this news interview……unbelievable.   Click below: http://video.godlikeproductions.com/video/Simmons_Says_Nuclear_Device_Only_Option_to_Stop_Oil_Flow

More On The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Well Blow Out…..You Won’t Read About This Just Anywhere

thestatedtruth.com | June 16, 2010

From Jeff Rense.com ……………… The magnitude and impact of this disaster will eclipse anything we have known in our life times if the worst or even near worst happens… Contrary to what most of us would think as logical to stop the oil mess, actually opening up the gushing well and making it gush more [...]

It Just Keeps Getting Bigger and Bigger…..U.S. Ups Estimates And Potential Damages…BP Gulf Well Gushing As Much As 60,000 Barrels A Day.

thestatedtruth.com | June 16, 2010

So much for PEAK oil, we scooped this days ago, now the U.S. government is raising its numbers, it may well be the largest oil well in the history of the world, who would have thunk it!      “This is a phenomenal formation that they drilled into.”          said Ian MacDonald, an oceanographer at Florida State University….Exceptional Gulf of Mexico [...]

High Default Rate Seen For Modified Mortgages

thestatedtruth.com | June 15, 2010

Among those who have loans that aren’t backed by any federal agency, the re-default rate within 12 months is likely to be 65% to 75% under the Obama administration’s Home Affordable Modification Program, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.

U.S. Identifies Vast Mineral Riches In Afghanistan

thestatedtruth.com | June 15, 2010

A bleak Ghazni Province seems to offer little, but a Pentagon study says it may have among the world’s largest deposits of lithium. By JAMES RISEN Published: June 13, 2010 WASHINGTON — The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to [...]

Mexico Puts Restrictions On Bank Deposits In U.S. Dollars

thestatedtruth.com | June 15, 2010

Mexico on Tuesday put a limit of 4,000 US dollars per month on bank deposits by individuals, a move meant to thwart drug traffickers who use the US currency to stash away their illicit profits. Officials also imposed a limit of 7,000 US dollars for deposits by Mexican businesses making deposits in greenbacks. Meanwhile foreigners [...]

Oh My God If True……Gulf Oil Spill ‘Could Go Years’ If Not Dealt With

thestatedtruth.com | June 14, 2010

 Woha……..This is heavy reading on the Gulf of Mexico oil blowout if  TRUE!  The disaster has a real potential cost of at least $1,000 billion ($1 trillion).  According to the Washington report of Madsen, BP statements that one of the leaks has been contained, are pure public relations disinformation designed to avoid panic and demands [...]

Seabed Fissures And The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Disaster

thestatedtruth.com | June 14, 2010

Rick’s Picks  Monday, June 14, 2010 “Phenomenally accurate forecasts” We’ve railed at traders and speculators recently for their arrogant and sometimes breathtaking stupidity in failing to discount an onslaught of world-shattering news. If the dolts, rubes, bozos and mountebanks who have kept stocks afloat even remotely understood what has been going on in this world, we wrote here recently, [...]

Here It Comes….Obama Pushes for $50 Billion in State Aid

thestatedtruth.com | June 13, 2010

The State and local governments are broke.  This will amount to an endless amount of state aid.  It will end when, not if…..foreigners flee our bonds and then interest rates explode because of it! Obama Pushes for $50 Billion in State Aid by CalculatedRisk on 6/13/2010 From Jackie Calmes and Sheryl Gay Stolberg at the NY Times: Obama [...]

9 Of The 10 Largest Occupations In The U.S. Have Median Wages Between $8 Per Hour And $14 Per Hour

thestatedtruth.com | June 11, 2010

The financial raid against the middle class – 9 of the 10 largest occupations in the U.S. have median wages between $8 per hour and $14per hour. The middle class is inheriting a new serfdom drowning in mountains of debt. The new two income trap. Posted: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:02:10 +0000 The war against [...]

SEC Approves Market Circuit Breaker Rules

thestatedtruth.com | June 10, 2010

These rule changes will just be blowing in the wind……If you  get our drift.   We will explain in an upcoming essay……… By editor    Jun 10, 2010 The Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] said on Thursday it approved rules that will require the exchanges and FINRA to pause trading in certain stocks if the price moves 10% [...]

Arizona Sells Supreme Court Building $300 Million Leaseback Bond Deal

thestatedtruth.com | June 10, 2010

Arizona Sells Supreme Court Building in $300 Million Bond Deal           By Allison Bennett and Brendan A. McGrail June 8 (Bloomberg) — Arizona, which sold state prisons and offices to raise cash six months ago, plans to borrow $300 million by marketing its Supreme Court building and about a dozen more properties through leaseback bonds [...]

Oil Guru: The Real Nightmare Will Be When A Hurricane Picks Up The Oil And Paints The Gulf Coast Black

thestatedtruth.com | June 10, 2010

We have (2) options according to Oil expert Matthew Simmons.  British Petroleum could be bankrupt over one bad drill hole!  Everyone should click on the link below and listen to this informative CNBC video interview of Matthew Simmons!  He says that this is the worst oil disaster ever.   Joe Weisenthal The Houston energy banker [...]

Bernanke Warns Of ‘Unsustainable’ U.S. Debt

thestatedtruth.com | June 9, 2010

WASHINGTON — When it comes to the deficit, Ben S. Bernanke has a story, and he’s sticking to it. Mr. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, warned on Wednesday that “the federal budget appears to be on an unsustainable path,” but also recognized that an “exceptional increase” in the deficit had been necessary to ease the [...]

Rick Ackerman With Some Somber Thoughts About The World Economies

thestatedtruth.com | June 9, 2010

Rick’s Picks Wednesday, June 9, 2010 “Phenomenally accurate forecasts”   [Over the last three years, the Federal Reserve has conjured up trillions of dollars of funny money in an attempt to breathe some inflation back into the economy. The attempt has cleared failed. Now, it would appear, Britain has become the first country to throw in [...]

A World In Trouble…..Fitch Warns Britain About Deficit

thestatedtruth.com | June 8, 2010

Fitch Ratings agency warned Tuesday that Britain faces a “formidable” fiscal challenge and must cut its budget deficit faster to maintain its top credit rating. In a special report ahead of an emergency budget planned by the new coalition government, Fitch noted that the rise in public debt ratios since 2008 is faster than any [...]

Tid Bits From Art Cashin On The Floor Of The New York Stock Exchange

thestatedtruth.com | June 8, 2010

 From Art Cashin on the floor of The New York Stock Exchange today! Fedspeak – Chairman Bernanke gave a speech last night.  It wasn’t exactly a barn burner but he did suggest that while the recovery will be slow and joyless, it will not produce a double dip.   Janet Yellen, in her Monday speech did [...]

Consumer Credit Slightly Higher After Major Prior Downward Revision, Commercial Banks Withdraw $6 Billion In Credit

thestatedtruth.com | June 7, 2010

By Tyler Durden on 06/07/2010   April consumer credit came in slightly above expectations, at $2,423 billion in April, compared to $2,421.8 billion in March. The March number was interesting as it was revised notably lower from +$2 billion to -$5.4 billion, a revision the likes of which we can probably expect for April once [...]

Yep, It’s The Pepsi Generation! Then Again, Maybe Not!

thestatedtruth.com | June 7, 2010