Video: Gold’s ‘Money’ Value is $4,000 to $11,000: Market Strategist

(CNBC) – Federal Reserve officials on Thursday downplayed the consequences of the falling U.S. dollar, pointing to deflation as a lingering threat. The dollar has fallen 7 percent so far this year and likely has become a funding vehicle for bets on higher-yielding currencies in growing emerging markets. So how should investors guard their portfolios? Jim Rickards, senior managing director of market intelligence at Omnis, shared his insights.

The IMF to Play Role of Global Central Bank?

The Dollar Needs to be Devalued by Half?

“A year ago,” said law professor Ross Buckley on Australia’s ABC News on September 22, “nobody wanted to know the International Monetary Fund. Now it’s the organiser for the international stimulus package which has been sold as a stimulus package for poor countries.”

U.S. Could Use Crisis to Wage ‘Financial Warfare’

There’s growing concern in defense and intelligence circles that the global recession has the potential to threaten America’s national interests. But a small group of academics and Pentagon policy-makers believe that the U.S. could benefit from the financial havoc.