If you want to get a handle on what's going on in the currency world wide... Tom Flake has an intriguing analysis.

The looming currency war

Posted by guest blogger Tom Flake.

Today the Dow dropped 165 points. This was 1.48% of it's value. Did it even register on your consciousness? Did you ask yourself why your retirement was today worth less than yesterday? ......

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