July 2009 – Page 10 – The Solari Library

Gold, the U.S. Dollar, and the Chinese Yuan

July 12, 2009

By: Jennifer Barry China now has the fifth largest official gold reserve, 1,054 metric tons, surpassing Switzerland. While this was a 76% jump in gold

Central Bankers Return to Gold And Dollars

July 12, 2009

By Terrence Keeley The lessons of the past year for central bank reserve managers – overseers of $7,000bn in foreign exchange assets, four times the

Grass Sculpture

July 12, 2009

By Sue and Pete Hill The sculpture, In the Garden of Dreams, was made by brother and sister team Sue and Pete Hill.This sculpture was

Money & Markets – Week of 7.12.09

July 12, 2009

American Express Halts UK Pension Payments TimesonLine (16 July 09) Calif. Tax Officials: Legal Pot Would Bring $1.4B Yahoo News (15 July 09) World Bank

Precious Metals -Week of 7.12.09

July 12, 2009

US Mint Again Suspends Gold Coin Sales – Is USA Really Out of Gold? The Prudent Investor (13 July 09) Spain Seeks Sunken Treasure Mirror.co.uk

Mortgage Markets – Week of 7.12.09

July 12, 2009

Why Banks Prefer Foreclosures over Mortgage Modifications Seeking Alpha.com (08 July 09)

Geopolitical – Week of 7.12.09

July 12, 2009

Drug War in Mexico Global Post (16 July 09) Strangeness in The Skies BrassCheck (July 09) The Man Who Knew Cheney’s Secret Truthout (14 July

Technology – Week of 7.12.09

July 12, 2009

New Tires Made of Oil from Orange Peels Earth911.com (09 July 09) The Next Hacking Frontier: Your Brain? Wired.com (09 July 09) Fire at Authorize.net

Life – Week of 7.12.09

July 12, 2009

7.8 Quake Strikes Off NZ; Small Tsunami Generated Yahoo News (15 July 09) Worl Exclusive: NASA Finds Missing Moon Landing Tapes Daily Express ((15 July

Food & Health – Week of 7.12.09

July 12, 2009

Will Chain Stores Kill or Stimulate The Buy-local Movement? Alibi.com (15 July 09) Swearing Can Make You Feel Better, Lessen Pain Reuters (13 July 09)