Monthly Archives: June 2011

Dead Money …

Looking over some of the thousands of articles written about the current euro- area crisis and the impending Greek default some items are notably absent from the conversation: The countries which carry the greatest debt burdens and have the least … Continue reading

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Radioactive Bits and Pieces …

Right about now — the 23d of June — the Japanese are in the process of attempting to remove the in-vessel transfer machine from the fast reactor at Monju. According to the reactor operator by way of Estimable Ex- SKF, … Continue reading

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Monju Mania …

Those who think the end of the world is going to take place in 2012 may be onto something. It may be the end of the world for the nuclear power industry, which has been taking the international kicking. I … Continue reading

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Ass Clowns of Austerity …

From the ‘Be careful of what you wish for, you might get it’ department: Disappointed with the failure of ‘free- money’ to revive the Waste- based economy’, the Establishment now turns its hopes toward a well- tempered austerity to save … Continue reading

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What Happens Next? Who Knows?

The past year or so has been kind to dollar bears and commodities’ traders. The trade has been to short dollars and use the proceeds to buy gold/PMs, copper, euros, equities in emerging/developing countries. The Fed has cooperated with zero- … Continue reading

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