ECB Bank President Draghi’s Rate Cuts Fail to Boost Confidence

Italy dodges an economic bullet as their Dow Italy Stock Index coils in a continuation triangle to rise or fall depending upon the news January 27, or from the meeting in mid-March signaling the down trend for Europe. Will ECB credit levitate and strain on-ward, or crash and burn like Greece?

American And Global Corruption Expands Beyond Comprehension

Boss Tweed political era reminds us of our modern situation today…wide-open law-breaking, theft, and destruction of our US Constitution and Bill of Rights What goes around comes around. Its coming.

Global Wealth In A Rush For Hard Assets

While this is extreme even by the very wealthy standards as up-keep is mammoth, anyone with the big bucks can see inflation-hyperinflation on the horizon. They are converting paper assets to hard assets and paying all cash. The really good stuff in London has been picked-over and bought-up.

Straits Of Hormuz By-Pass Oil Pipeline Is Delayed

The Straits of Hormuz oil pipeline construction has been delayed but it could be ready for operations in the spring. The Alaskan Pipeline (Photo) is still operating after many years but the flow has slowed down. New wells need to be approved for drilling on the North Slope to speed-up production. Politics has stopped most of this for now, but recent permit approvals give some hope.

The markets are rising above moving averages. How long will it continue? A look at the markets by the numbers.

Copper And Precious Metals Could See Some Heavier Buying End Of January, 2012

“Funds cut their bearish bets on copper by -50% to a net-short position of 2,011 contracts. That’s the least bearish since week ending November 8. Barclay’s raised its forecast for this year’s shortage in copper supply on January, citing import demand from China, the world’s biggest user of the metal, and mine disruptions.”

We Like Call Options On October Cotton When Prices Bottom In March

Copper Buyers Are Back And Soybeans Are Strongly Up On 1-9-11.

Gold And Silver Are Now Running In Three Year Cycle Corrections

The current selling is mostly over. Near the end of January, the next bull begins to rise. This should be the first of three rallies in the first half of 2012.

Energy And War. Stuck Together Like Twins.

Crude oil and gas as well as some other kinds of energy are critical to the life-blood of nations. FDR goaded Japan into attacking Pearl Harbor by cutting-off their crude oil supply. Japan had no choice but to fight. Now, we are seeing Iran being squeezed with frozen bank accounts. Next, an economic embargo on their exports of crude oil will squeeze that export vise even tighter.

Greece Faces Disorderly Default by March

“Greece’s new PM is now openly threatening a disorderly Greek default by March if they are not given better terms on their (next) bailout.”