Good day… And a Marvelous Monday to you! Hereeeeeee’s Baaaaaacccckkkkk… Oh no! Just when you thought it was safe to open the Daily Pfennig and not get lectured on deficit spending… He’s back! Oh well, It’s been over two weeks, first to Vancouver, then on vacation.

Investors often look to a country’s GDP to determine whether or not invest in its markets, but when it comes to China the official rate of growth could be exaggerated based on a new, revealing data.

Q4 GDP data shows U.S. economy shrank less than expected… Indian gold, euro-priced gold hit records…  Silver hits highest level since Oct 1…

Oil jumps $2 on better-than-expected GDP data… OPEC says “willing to go further” to balance market… Labour action in U.K., U.S. supports crude prices…

President Barack Obama’s $825 billion stimulus plan heads to the floor of the House of Representatives this week, with House Minority Leader John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, saying many in his party will vote against the package unless significant changes are made.