Sunday, March 31, 2013

WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Weekly Roundup From
Moneynews Insiders

Hans Parisis: Lesson From Cyprus: Proceed With Caution
We have been warned in time for what’s likely to happen in the future when banks in the eurozone will be obliged to reveal other “black holes,” which are surely out there. No, the crisis is not over . . . get the full story, click here.


Barry Elias: Global Reserve Currency Should Be Backed by Real Reserves
Sovereign currency manipulation can be severely curtailed if we require the currency to be backed by real reserve assets, such as gold and silver. The reserve requirement would be similar to that used by banks to guarantee they have adequate capital to cover future losses . . . get the full story, click here.


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Editor’s Note: CIA Adviser Warns of ‘A Financial War We Are Going to Lose’

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Ashish Advani: When Will the US Become the Next Cyprus?
The dominoes have begun to fall. Just when the euro thought it was safe to emerge from the three-year crisis (we saw the euro climb above 1.35 against the U.S. dollar), the world’s attention was seized by Cyprus . . . get the full story, click here.


Richard Rahn: How Government Steals Your Savings
There has been global outrage about the proposal from the Cyprus government to have a significant one-time tax on those who have deposits in Cypriot banks. It has been correctly called a theft of private capital . . . get the full story, click here.


Patrick Watson: Banking: Fundamentally Dishonest Business
The European eggheads who attempted last week to seize insured bank deposits in Cyprus did us all a favor. Their ham-handed money grab exposed a near-fatal flaw — a flaw present in every bank worldwide, and even here in the United States . . . get the full story, click here.



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