The U.S. must address the massive amounts of “monetary medicine” that have been pumped into the financial system and now pose threats to the world’s largest economy and its currency, billionaire Warren Buffett said... [full story]

A lot of base metals that China imports is being stockpiled in government warehouses. But not all of it. Hog producers and others are buying physical nickel and copper as an investment... [full story]

With everyone (well, almost everyone - I am one of the lonely skeptics) convinced that we have stepped back from the "edge of the abyss", the title of this article may be viewed as laughable. When you connect the... [full story]

Deflation one. Inflation nil. While the U.S. Federal Reserve, moved gingerly towards a more optimistic view of the U.S. economy Wednesday, saying "activity is levelling out," it is clear that deflation rather than... [full story]

The foreclosure plague continued to devastate last month. There were more than 360,000 properties with foreclosure filings -- including default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions -- an increase of 7% from... [full story]

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it appears that the U.S. economy has halted the longest period of decline since the Great Depression, although it cautioned that economic activity is likely to remain weak in the near term.... [full story]

“Treasury‘s choice to pursue direct capital purchases resulted in a notable stabilization of the financial system, and it allowed the write-down of billions of dollars of troubled assets and reserve building.... [full story]

The economy will take longer to recover from this recession than it did in previous economic slumps and it will take “several years” before banks are lending normally to households and businesses, Mr King said. The... [full story]

Investec Global Gold Fund's portfolio manager Daniel Sacks said a combination of safe-haven buying of gold as an alternative to paper currencies, inflation, and a dearth of fresh mine supply in response to rising prices are... [full story]

China's insatiable hunger for natural resources has officially turned hostile.... [full story]