This week we start with the latest version of the solution to the European Crisis, the details of which are now coming out.

James Mound reviews futures and commodities in his weekly report for the week of July 25.

Borrowing more money to keep from admitting the truth is disastrous. Europe just proved it.

Two percent GDP growth is not enough to absorb population growth and bring idle workers back into the active labor force. And it isn't enough to keep the US economy from dipping into recession from time to time.

There's no magic to money. It works as a medium of exchange and a store of value when, and only when, its quantity is strictly controlled.

On both sides of the Atlantic, the situation is about the same. The geniuses and scam-artists who run the big banks want to keep the honey pots open as long as possible.

The markets always find a way to surprise us; you can count on that. But, by one route or another, gold will end up at twice today's price – at least.

Mike Paulenoff writes that the charts arewarning us that higher rates matter to a major lender like JP Morgan (JPM).

This week we are going to revisit some themes concerning the problems of the debt and the deficit.

The European democratic social welfare model is putting in a giant, multi-decade top. Birthrates are low. GDP growth is low. Job creation is low. Debt is high.