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'A widow was held hostage by her bank manager after seeking help with crippling overdraft charges.*Christopher Hicks locked Josephine Lewis, 59, in an interview room with him for half an hour despite her screams of ‘let me out’. The bank manager, who is still in charge of the HSBC branch...

Patrick Allen CNBC March 23, 2011 There could be less than 49 years of oil supplies left, even if demand were to remain flat according to HSBC’s senior global economist Karen Ward. “Energy resources are scarce,” Ward said. “Even if demand doesn’t increase, there could be as little as 49 years...

Real Science Dec 20, 2010 “High temperatures in 2010 have also been matched by a series of extreme weather events across the world, including droughts and floods in China, India, Pakistan, Russia, and the US,” the HSBC report noted. “But are these driven by man-made global warming? “Nasa’s...

NEW YORK – Gold prices inched lower Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke discounted the threat of inflation. Speaking before in his semiannual address to Congress, Bernanke laid out specific steps the central bank plans to take to ease its stimulus efforts as the economy...

Part 1: The Financial New World Order: Towards a Global Currency and World Government by Andrew G. Marshall Introduction Following the 2009 G20 summit, plans were announced for implementing the creation of a new global currency to replace the US dollar’s role as the world reserve currency...

U.S. Backing for World Currency Stuns Markets Sat, 28 Mar 2009 Summary: Here’s a bone for all you new world order and illuminaughty conspiracy theorists. Of course, we all knew this was coming eventually, right? It’s beyond the realm of conspiracy theory, as economists have long posited such a...

The India-EU Free Trade Agreement: Should India Open Up Its Banking Sector? by Kavaljit Singh Global Research, March 16, 2009 Since 2007, India and European Union (EU) are negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA). The negotiations not only cover trade in goods but also services...

The Federal Reserve is Bankrupt How Did It Happen and What are the Ugly Consequences? by Matthias Chang Global Research, March 10, 2009 Future Fast Forward The Federal Reserve is bankrupt for all intents and purposes. The same goes for the Bank of England! This article will focus...