The 'debt' that is mentioned is government debt. Join discussion...

This article is good for understanding what foreign debt is. But it is essentially weak (turkey thinking). However, the last sentence in Ross Gittin's article is "Of course, the conventional wisdom among economists could be wrong. It has been known." Join discussion...

Because a lot of US government spending are indexed to price inflation rate. Join discussion...

It'll be interesting to watch what happens to house price in the months ahead. Join discussion...

If true, there could be more erratic policies from China in the next 2 years. Join discussion...

"COMMONWEALTH Bank has moved to rein in some parts of its home lending business by tightening lending criteria for investment borrowers. The bank has written to mortgage brokers advising them that loan to value ratios will be reduced to 80 per cent from 90 per cent on a range of investment home loans." ---What will this to do speculators? Not sure. But it is certainly a sign of tighter credit, and 'probably' the end of the bubble. Join discussion...

Maybe there should be a new unemployment statistic based on the number of hours work? Join discussion...

Oh oh... China is acting today to forestall a fiscal/banking crisis in the years to come. Join discussion...

Some old info that may be of interest... Join discussion...

(from GoldChat BLOG): Some interesting info, and also mentions some other methods to assay bars, such as "The 1090 Flaw Detector". Join discussion...