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Article source : www.kitco.com Against a backdrop that included burning buildings and flying stun grenades in the streets of Athens, the Greek Parliament voted to pass a tough new round of austerity measures that might just make for a new definition of ‘Spartan.’ The image and video that accompany this story speak of anything but optimism on the partContinue Reading
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Article source : www.wealthwire.com There is an old saying: “Nobody rings a bell at the top or bottom of a market.” Having said that, anyone reading about the stampede for gold during last month’s Chinese New Year celebrations might have heard a faint ringing in their ears. Here are a few quotations from various press sources: “SomeContinue Reading
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Article source : www.bloomberg.com European officials ratcheted up the pressure on the Greek government to deliver budget cuts in exchange for a second bailout as they insisted that default is not an option. Finance ministers canceled a Brussels meeting slated for today and will hold a teleconference instead to prod Greece to do more to clinch anContinue Reading
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Article source: www.wealthwire.com Posted by Brittany Stepniak - Monday, January 30th, 2012 Due to the latest phenomena in China, some experts are calling this the “Gold Era”. The Chinese are buying gold in record numbers and the trend has been increasing exponentially within the past year as the race for wealth-guarding picks up pace. ItContinue Reading
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Article source: www.cnbc.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It’s hardly a huge surprise: those Federal Reserve officials that made careers in the financial sector are much wealthier than their colleagues, according to new disclosures on Tuesday. Four of the central bank’s 12 regional bank presidents, whose salaries range roughly between $300,000 and $400,000, had assets of $1Continue Reading