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Economics and Investing:

Laura H. suggested this Wall Street Journal piece: From Bubble to Depression? [1], by Steven Gjerstad and Vernon L. Smith

Kevin A. sent us this: Geithner’s Stress Test “A Complete Sham,” Former Federal Bank Regulator Says [2]

Items from The Economatrix:

West Must Deal with $600 Trillion in Derivatives [3]

Bernanke’s Financial Rescue Plan: The Growing Prospect of a US Default [4]. Here are two keyquotes: “It is impossible to know what the long-term effects of Bernanke’s excessive spending will be, but his plan has the potential to trigger hyperinflation or spark a run on the dollar.”, and: “The recent 22 percent uptick in the stock market is a sign that Bernanke’s monetary stimulus is beginning to kick in. Oil rose from $33 per barrel to over $50 in little more than a month. Other raw materials have followed oil. The dollar has plunged every time the stock market has gone up. These are all signs of nascent inflation which is likely to accelerate after the current period of deleveraging ends. Food and energy prices will rise sharply and the dollar will come under greater and greater pressure. This is Bernanke’s nightmare scenario; a surge in inflation that forces him to raise rates and kill the recovery before it ever begins.”

75 US Towns Now Have Barter Currency [5]

Swiss Deflation Next Chapter in World Crisis [6]

Larry Summers, Tim Geithner and Wall Street’s Ownership of Government [7]

No Return to Normal [8]

Jobless Aid Running Out for Many [9]

The Crash of ’09, The Collapse of ’10 [10]

“Recession Rage” Growing in US [11]

G20: A Citizen’s Guide [12]

Goldbugs Rest Assured, Inflation Will Return [13]

US Watchdog Calls for Bank Execs to be Fired [14]

Tea Prices are Surging. is Your Mug Next? [15]

Empty Tables Threaten Some Restaurant Chains [16]

Bill Moyers with William K. Black on Wall Street [17]

Poll: Americans More Optimistic on Economy Since Obama’s Inauguration [18]. Huh? What newspapers have they been reading?

Soros: US Recovery is Far Off; US Banks “Basically Insolvent” [19] “The U.S. economy is in for a ‘lasting slowdown’ and could face a Japan-style period of relatively low growth coupled with high inflation….”

Dollar Devaluation is Inevitable…Just Like In 1934 [20]

So Much Nonsense [21] (The Mogambo Guru)