Everything is changing rapidly all around us and, while some may view this phenomenon with fear, I welcome it and believe that although difficult times are ahead, the economic and political breakdown will clean the slate and allow for a better system to be built. Are you ready for what these changes will bring in 2010? www.seekingalpha.com; By: Jason Hamlin; Words: 1220

Here are my 10 predictions or best guesses for what will transpire in 2010:

1. Deflationary Pressure Near Term; Possible Hyperinflation by 2011-2012 This may come as a surprise to gold investors, but I believe the U.S. and world economy will likely experience a continued deflationary dip during 2010. Banks are still not lending and the expansion of the monetary base is not keeping pace with the massive contraction in the credit markets. With the commercial real estate shoe yet to drop and a glut of production capacity, deflation

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If you haven’t heard yet, then you probably will some point on Monday: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average closed in the red on Friday, marking its 12th consecutive decline, the longest since a 15-session losing streak in April-May 1954 during a time of “economic uncertainty” after the end of the Korean War. However, the current losing streak is likely to end over the next day or two, as buyers emerge and tip the close into positive territory. No plunge protection team at work that we know of and largely unnecessary, because even though the Nikkei 225 has declined just over 8.5% during the losing streak, over half of the losses have been limited to double-digits, with most of those being very small in percentage terms. That said, we’re not expecting a strong bounce back, although maybe, perhaps a gradual one, since recovering even 14,500 remains a big hurdle. Know that there’s ...