b'https://www.juliusreade.com 1. 4.3 million ounces of silver sold within first couple of days of 2012. 2. Fannie Mae CEO steps down, $60 billion in payments. 3. Hedge funds reluctant to take Greek bond haircut. 4. Obama set to increase debt ceiling by 1.5 trillion US dollars. 5. Hyperinflation in Iran? 6. Greek bank deposits continue to plunge. 7. Hungarian government gives in to IMF.'