The Room Special Alert: We have set the date and are hard at work on our next Casey Research Summit, this one dedicated to Energy and Special Situations (including rare earth elements, agriculture, and more). The summit will take place September 18 – 20 at the Westin Tabor Center in Denver . Mark the...
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06-12-2009
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Filed under: Health Care, Government, Gold, Casey Research, Obama, Automotive Industry, Chrysler, Executive Pay, California, Electric Vehicles, Capital Gains, GM, Colombia
A dose of sanity returned to the markets this week, starting with cracks beginning to show in the U.S. dollar. Consequently gold, the not-so-barbaric relic, seems to be attracting an awful lot of attention. Instead of falling, as so many pundits have been predicting it should, it has begun to string...
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05-22-2009
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Filed under: Government, Gold, Casey Research, Goverment Debt, Afghanistan, Cap-and-Trade, Global Warming, CSI, Bond Rating, United Kingdom, Credit Rating
Dear Reader, We’re going to be flying low and fast in this weekly scan of the landscape in the quest for items that are “important,” as opposed to “merely interesting.” At the top of the list of what we would consider important is the increasing likelihood that the wheels are about to come off the global...
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02-20-2009
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Filed under: Credit Crisis, Politics, Gold, Dollar, China, Casey Research, David Galland, Obama, Afghanistan, Stimulus, Scott Broderick, Deflation
January 30, 2009 Dear Reader, Like most people, I occasionally find myself overwhelmed by the tasks involved with everyday life. This week, I have been, to use the old adage, "working like a dog." Though, now that I think about it, I have a hard time imagining the origin of the term. Even in...
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01-30-2009
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Filed under: Interest Rates, Subprime Loans, Gold, Housing Crisis, Casey Research, David Galland, Obama, Foreclosures, Mortgages, FHA, Afghanistan, Stimulus
September 12, 2008 Dear Readers, In today’s “special” edition of the Room, I want to go somewhat beyond the latest news and observations on same. Instead, I want to discuss the big picture as it relates to the U.S. and global economy. I do so because it is growing more important with each passing day...