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Chancellor includes this blind faith in the 10 signposts of manias and financial crises (very reminiscent of Kindelberger, by the way). ETFDesk users see this as a potential opportunity to: sell PowerShares Golden Dragon Halter USX China Portfolio (PGJ) sell iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 (FXI) sellSPDR S&P China ETF (GXC) sell Claymore/AlphaShares China Small Cap Index ETF (HAO) sell Claymore/AlphaShares China Real Estate ETF (TAO); Check out how others are using ETFs to capitalize on this news or add your own opinion

The world's oil reserves have been exaggerated by up to a third, according to Sir David King, the Government's former chief scientist, who has warned of shortages and price spikes within years. ETFDesk users see this as a potential opportunity to: buy PowerShares DB Oil Fund (DBO) buy United States Oil Fund LP (USO) buy iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return Index ETN (OIL) buy United States 12 Month Oil Fund, LP (USL) buy ProShares Ultra DJ-AIG Crude Oil (UCO) buy PowerShares DB Crude Oil Long ETN (OLO) buy United States Short Oil Fund, LP (DNO); Check out how others are using ETFs to capitalize on this news or add your own opinion

The bursting of the real estate bubble and the ensuing recession have hurt jobs, home prices and now Social Security. This year, the system will pay out more in benefits than it receives in payroll taxes, an important threshold it was not expected to cross until at least 2016, according to the Congressional Budget Office. ETFDesk users see this as a potential opportunity to: sell iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT) buy PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund (DBB) buyPowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund (DBV); Check out how others are using ETFs to capitalize on this news or add your own opinion

Why Germany needs to change, both for its own sake and for others ETFDesk users see this as a potential opportunity to: buy iShares MSCI-Germany (EWG); Check out how others are using ETFs to capitalize on this news or add your own opinion

Consumers may be emerging from the Great Recession a little more willing to spend these days, but they’re still incredibly price-conscious and making smaller, more frequent purchases rather than loading up on costlier bulk goods. ETFDesk users see this as a potential opportunity to: buy SPDR-Consumer Staples (XLP) sell SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT); Check out how others are using ETFs to capitalize on this news or add your own opinion

Conserving fresh water is becoming increasingly important around the globe, a new report from the World Bank’s internal evaluation group says, so the World Bank should encourage countries to charge for water. ETFDesk users see this as a potential opportunity to: buy PowerShares Water Resource Portfolio (PHO) buy Claymore S&P Global Water Index ETF (CGW) buyPowerShares Global Water Portfolio (PIO); Check out how others are using ETFs to capitalize on this news or add your own opinion

Son of Texas and financial seer, John Mauldin, believes the stock market could shed 40% in the near future (SPX). John is the president of Millennium Wave Advisors, LLC, a Dallas, Texas based investment advisor, with $600 million in assets under management. John worries that the velocity of money, an indicator of how many times a dollar is reused in the economy, is collapsing. This ratio, which is defined by the GDP divided by the money supply, bottomed at 1.15 in 1946. It peaked ETFDesk users see this as a potential opportunity to: buy UltraShort S&P 500 ProShares (SDS) sell S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) sell Rydex Euro Currency Trust (FXE) buyiShares MSCI-Emerging Markets (EEM) buy UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury ProShares (TBT) buy Ultra ProShort S&P500 ProShares (SPXU); Check out how others are using ETFs to capitalize on this news or add your own opinion

Momentum gaining for Nuclear Energy in the US. According to GALLUP, support for Nuclear power is at an all time high. ETFDesk users see this as a potential opportunity to: buy Market Vectors-Nuclear Energy ETF (NLR) buy iShares S&P Global Nuclear Energy Index Fund (NUCL); Check out how others are using ETFs to capitalize on this news or add your own opinion

March 24 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese executives are joining U.S. President Barack Obama in backing a stronger yuan, even as Premier Wen Jiabao says the currency isn’t undervalued. ETFDesk users see this as a potential opportunity to: buy WisdomTree Dreyfus Chinese Yuan Fund (CYB) buy Market Vectors Chinese Renminbi USD ETNs (CNY); Check out how others are using ETFs to capitalize on this news or add your own opinion

LONDON—Fitch Ratings on Wednesday lowered Portugal's sovereign credit rating one notch to AA- and warned of further cuts unless the government changes is fiscal course. ETFDesk users see this as a potential opportunity to: sell iShares MSCI-EMU (EZU) sell iShares MSCI-Spain (EWP) sell Rydex Euro Currency Trust (FXE) buyProShares UltraShort Euro (EUO); Check out how others are using ETFs to capitalize on this news or add your own opinion