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You could buy nothing with your paper money.” – "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/feeds/6360066386737129147/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d502356674750161309\u0026postID\u003d6360066386737129147","title":"47 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/6360066386737129147"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/6360066386737129147"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/10/funding-budget-deficits-through.html","title":"*****The Results Of Hyperinflation*****"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eric deCarbonnel"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16647247438234894981"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EZMGVwURo3M/StaRjC__1sI/AAAAAAAAByA/zyil9npRbjM/s72-c/empty-shelves-300x225-748175.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"47"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-6325031792083467898"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-01T05:17:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-01T07:57:42.432-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Background_Info"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wall_Street_Meltdown"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gold"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*****True Cause Of The Great Depression*****"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Below is an extract from the transcript of the hearings before the Committee on Banking and Currency about the Gold Reserve Act of 1934.\u003c?xml:namespace prefix \u003d o /\u003e(emphasis mine) [my comment]MONETARY DEMAND FOR GOLDThere appears to be no escape from the conclusion that prices in pro war gold currencies cannot be expected to be higher than pre-war unless this situation is brought about by some "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/feeds/6325031792083467898/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d502356674750161309\u0026postID\u003d6325031792083467898","title":"46 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/6325031792083467898"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/6325031792083467898"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/10/true-cause-of-great-depression.html","title":"*****True Cause Of The Great Depression*****"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eric deCarbonnel"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16647247438234894981"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"46"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-6657582458079889603"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-26T23:07:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-26T23:13:21.425-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Food_Crisis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Background_Info"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Market_Skepticism"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*****2009/10 World Wheat Production*****"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Below is a table showing production figures for wheat. The numbers where I disagree with USDA estimates are highlighted in red.\u003c?xml:namespace prefix \u003d o /\u003eCountryDate Created 9/11/2009 9:03:54 AM Production(Million metric tons)Conservative2007/08Prel.USDA2009/102008/092009/"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/feeds/6657582458079889603/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d502356674750161309\u0026postID\u003d6657582458079889603","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/6657582458079889603"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/6657582458079889603"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/09/200910-world-wheat-production.html","title":"*****2009/10 World Wheat Production*****"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eric deCarbonnel"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16647247438234894981"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-1828589269717386106"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-23T04:01:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-23T04:07:41.387-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Food_Crisis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Background_Info"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*****Soybean Export Sales Data Shows Food Crisis*****"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Below is the export sales data for US soybeans, straight from the USDA’s website. I highlighted in red the numbers that are worth noticing. Other things to consider when looking at this data:1) Notice how many soybean sales were left outstanding at the end of 2008/09. The US sold far more soybean than it could deliver (at least at today’s prices).2) Notice the huge number of new crop sales for "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/feeds/1828589269717386106/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d502356674750161309\u0026postID\u003d1828589269717386106","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/1828589269717386106"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/1828589269717386106"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/09/soybean-export-sales-data-shows-food.html","title":"*****Soybean Export Sales Data Shows Food Crisis*****"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eric deCarbonnel"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16647247438234894981"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-8317521396896808028"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-22T07:45:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-22T18:41:41.699-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Food_Crisis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Background_Info"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Time Table For 2009/10 Food Crisis"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Below is a time table for 2009/10 Food Crisis showing which months in 2010 shortages will be at their worst (Planting/Harvesting table is from Nogger’s blog).World Crop Year:\u003c?xml:namespace prefix \u003d o /\u003eWheat JFMAMJJASONDUS (Winter)HarvestsPlantsUS (Spring)"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/feeds/8317521396896808028/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d502356674750161309\u0026postID\u003d8317521396896808028","title":"14 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/8317521396896808028"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/8317521396896808028"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/09/time-table-for-200910-food-crisis.html","title":"Time Table For 2009/10 Food Crisis"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eric deCarbonnel"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16647247438234894981"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"14"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-787631531167175035"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-21T04:15:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-21T04:22:43.555-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Background_Info"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Financial_Wizardry"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wall_Street_Meltdown"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Treasury"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Currency_Collapse"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Federal_Reserve"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*****The Fed Was Abolished Back In 1934*****"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"If there is one single event that is responsible for the dollar’s demise, it is the Gold Reserve Act of 1934, which transferred control over the US currency from the Federal Reserve to the US treasury. The Gold Reserve Act of 1934 essentially abolished the Federal Reserve as an effective monetary authority, the results of which can be seen chart below.Below you will find extracts from the "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/feeds/787631531167175035/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d502356674750161309\u0026postID\u003d787631531167175035","title":"15 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/787631531167175035"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/787631531167175035"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/09/fed-was-abolished-back-in-1934.html","title":"*****The Fed Was Abolished Back In 1934*****"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eric deCarbonnel"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16647247438234894981"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EZMGVwURo3M/SrdguZS0HoI/AAAAAAAABug/P4RX1B7HDeQ/s72-c/4273_bv2-733767.gif","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"15"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-1581615367370288210"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-19T19:28:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-19T19:36:36.327-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Food_Crisis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Background_Info"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wall_Street_Meltdown"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*****Just-in-time Inventory System Facing Collapse*****"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Twocents.blogs.com reports about The Battle for Inventory.\u003c?xml:namespace prefix \u003d o /\u003e(emphasis mine) [my comment]January 31, 2008The Battle for Inventory...Since large-scale shifts in acreage do not appear to be in the offing and USDA projections show continued tightness in stocks for many commodities well into 2009, users of basic commodities may be increasingly forced to enter into a very "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/feeds/1581615367370288210/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d502356674750161309\u0026postID\u003d1581615367370288210","title":"11 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/1581615367370288210"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/1581615367370288210"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/09/global-just-in-time-inventory-system.html","title":"*****Just-in-time Inventory System Facing Collapse*****"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eric deCarbonnel"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16647247438234894981"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EZMGVwURo3M/SrWTwhx-69I/AAAAAAAABuI/DEiGc776IW8/s72-c/Open+Interest+of+Major+Commodities_v2v2-726168.PNG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"11"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-6401122750013142814"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-18T21:55:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-18T22:00:54.590-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Background_Info"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wall_Street_Meltdown"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Trade_Deficit"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*****Over 40 Years Of US Economic Self-destruction*****"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":" American Citizens Abroad reports about over 40 years of us economic self-destruction.\u003c?xml:namespace prefix \u003d o /\u003e(emphasis mine) [my comment]The worldwide tax system currently employed by the United States is the world's most unusual self-destructive economic weapon. The damage this export tax on U.S. citizens causes is immense and grows greater each year.The decision to introduce this new tax "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/feeds/6401122750013142814/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d502356674750161309\u0026postID\u003d6401122750013142814","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/6401122750013142814"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/6401122750013142814"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/09/over-40-years-of-us-economic-self.html","title":"*****Over 40 Years Of US Economic Self-destruction*****"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eric deCarbonnel"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16647247438234894981"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EZMGVwURo3M/SrRkmVZG8wI/AAAAAAAABt4/rmx0wIrc74s/s72-c/Mefaits_-_US_Trade_Balances_1960_2004%5B1%5D-717602.gif","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-7438267153532328078"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-10T14:46:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-12T01:52:31.757-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Background_Info"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Financial_Wizardry"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Normal and Abnormal Open Interest Patterns"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Open interest is the total number of contracts (promises to deliver something) in a futures market.Normal Open Interest PatternsBelow is open interest for South Africa’s SAFEX. Notice that, once open interest reaches its ideal size in 2002, it remains virtually unchanged through 2009 (in a mature futures market, open interest should remain more or less unchanged, fluctuating only because of "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/feeds/7438267153532328078/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d502356674750161309\u0026postID\u003d7438267153532328078","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/7438267153532328078"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/7438267153532328078"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/09/normal-and-abnormal-open-interest.html","title":"Normal and Abnormal Open Interest Patterns"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eric deCarbonnel"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16647247438234894981"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EZMGVwURo3M/Sql0KWfJoxI/AAAAAAAABs4/XwMqg4lggwk/s72-c/Open+Interest+on+SAFEX-705560.PNG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-6942992615482878409"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-07T14:05:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-07T14:08:16.200-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Background_Info"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Financial_Wizardry"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wall_Street_Meltdown"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"THE CHINA DERIVATIVES THREAT"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"The Fundamental View reports about the China derivatives threat.\u003c?xml:namespace prefix \u003d o /\u003e(emphasis mine)Monday, September 7, 2009THE CHINA DERIVATIVES THREAT…… UPDATED AND REAL…LAYMAN’S TERMSLet me put my layman hat on for a minute and see if I get this correct.In the spring of 2008 when oil was being run up, Goldman Sachs and other banks made price forecasts on oil.  These price forecasts "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/feeds/6942992615482878409/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d502356674750161309\u0026postID\u003d6942992615482878409","title":"39 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/6942992615482878409"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/6942992615482878409"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/09/china-derivatives-threat.html","title":"THE CHINA DERIVATIVES THREAT"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eric deCarbonnel"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16647247438234894981"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"39"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-4824350030864635728"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-01T18:18:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-01T18:22:23.815-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Background_Info"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wall_Street_Meltdown"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Treasury"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Federal_Reserve"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Plunge Protection Team"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"(This is the Article which coined the phrase “the Plunge Protection Team” or PPT)\u003c?xml:namespace prefix \u003d o /\u003eIn 1997, the Washington Post first reported about the Plunge Protection Team.(emphasis mine) [my comment]Plunge Protection TeamBy Brett D. FromsonWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, February 23, 1997; Page H01The Washington PostIt is 2 o'clock on a hypothetical Monday afternoon, and the "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/feeds/4824350030864635728/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d502356674750161309\u0026postID\u003d4824350030864635728","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/4824350030864635728"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/4824350030864635728"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/09/plunge-protection-team.html","title":"The Plunge Protection Team"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eric deCarbonnel"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16647247438234894981"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-4329389047614177591"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-29T11:50:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-31T01:21:10.231-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Background_Info"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Currency_Collapse"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gold"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"US Exported 5000 Metric Tonnes Of \"Gold Compounds\" Over Last Two Years"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"This is a three month old story which I have been meaning to get around to for a while.  Goldseek reports on the export of 5000 Metric Tonnes of “gold compounds”.\u003c?xml:namespace prefix \u003d o /\u003e(emphasis mine) [my comment]U.S. Gold, Going or Completely Gone?-- Posted Friday, 29 May 2009This past Tuesday evening I found myself reading a snippet from Enrico Orlandini’s, DTAnalysis [DT stands for “Dow "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/feeds/4329389047614177591/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d502356674750161309\u0026postID\u003d4329389047614177591","title":"15 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/4329389047614177591"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/4329389047614177591"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/08/us-exported-5000-metric-tonnes-of-gold.html","title":"US Exported 5000 Metric Tonnes Of \"Gold Compounds\" Over Last Two Years"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eric deCarbonnel"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16647247438234894981"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EZMGVwURo3M/Spl5LyMEPHI/AAAAAAAABoI/pjzlX8G-bO8/s72-c/1-715799.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"15"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-3908847261474247713"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-28T21:31:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-28T21:43:28.894-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Food_Crisis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Background_Info"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Financial_Wizardry"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wall_Street_Meltdown"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How Much Open Interest In Commodity Futures Is Backed By AIGFP?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"http://wapedia.mobi/en/AIG_Financial_Products\u003c?xml:namespace prefix \u003d o /\u003e (emphasis mine) [my comment]AIG Financial ProductsAIG Financial Products Corp. (AIGFP) is a subsidiary of American International Group, based in London. AIGFP is considered a key company in the global financial crisis of 2008-2009.1. HistoryJoseph Cassano and Howard Sosin helped start the group in 1987. AIGFP businesses "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/feeds/3908847261474247713/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d502356674750161309\u0026postID\u003d3908847261474247713","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/3908847261474247713"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/3908847261474247713"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/08/how-much-open-interest-in-commodity.html","title":"How Much Open Interest In Commodity Futures Is Backed By AIGFP?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eric deCarbonnel"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16647247438234894981"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EZMGVwURo3M/Spivp_zL3AI/AAAAAAAABm4/eDGAO9qug_k/s72-c/Open+Interest+of+Major+Commodities_v1v2-722868.PNG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-4014584685584103545"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-26T20:55:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-26T21:00:33.557-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Background_Info"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wall_Street_Meltdown"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Treasury"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Market_Skepticism"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How can anyone doubt stock market manipulation?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I was playing around with the open interest data for US futures markets when I noticed this:My first reaction to this huge spike in open interest in S\u0026P stock index futures was to check if there was some mistake with the data. My next reaction was to google “October 1997 stock market crash”. Below is the first entry which came up: the Wikipedia explanation of the October 27, 1997 mini-crash.\u003c?xml"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/feeds/4014584685584103545/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d502356674750161309\u0026postID\u003d4014584685584103545","title":"10 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/4014584685584103545"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/4014584685584103545"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/08/how-can-anyone-doubt-stock-market.html","title":"How can anyone doubt stock market manipulation?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eric deCarbonnel"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16647247438234894981"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EZMGVwURo3M/SpYEE3ozCJI/AAAAAAAABmw/3jjnQu1WxJw/s72-c/Open+Interest+for+S%26P+500+Stock+Index+Futures-727823.PNG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"10"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502356674750161309.post-2691402349201551914"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-23T19:43:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-23T20:01:52.175-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Background_Info"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Financial_Wizardry"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wall_Street_Meltdown"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Market_Skepticism"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Why is it always Goldman Sach?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":" I have just spent the last six of hours investigating a question:\u003c?xml:namespace prefix \u003d o /\u003eWhy did Heating Oil, Copper, and Cocoa miss the boat?If you look at open interest for these three commodities over the last ten years, it seems fairly normal. The 50 percent increase in open interest over ten years may be a little high, but nothing out of this world.Now look at open interest for other "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/feeds/2691402349201551914/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d502356674750161309\u0026postID\u003d2691402349201551914","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/2691402349201551914"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/502356674750161309/posts/default/2691402349201551914"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.marketskeptics.com/2009/08/why-is-it-always-goldman-sach.html","title":"Why is it always Goldman Sach?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Eric deCarbonnel"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08023745289801416061"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16647247438234894981"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EZMGVwURo3M/SpH_QliuV5I/AAAAAAAABmI/Q6NhHq2fdMs/s72-c/Copper_Cocoa_+and+Heating+oil-750856.PNG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"6"}}]}});