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Chairman Ben Bernanke: Invest In Stocks
Jeff Harding: The Fed didn’t change any policies yesterday, but they have really bought into the “jaw, jaw, jaw” theory of monetary policy by extending the low interest rate (ZIRP) policy out to late 2014 from their former mid-2013 target. That is, they believe if the markets rely on the Fed’s word to keep Read more…
John Williams: Hyperinflation Warning, Preserve Value With Gold (GLD, SLV, AGQ, TBT, TLT, PSLV)
JT Long: Among the specters lurking in ShadowStats.com’s Editor John Williams’ gloomy outlook for the U.S. are the demise of the dollar, hyperinflation and the ongoing lack of political will to take sound corrective measures. Still, as he tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview, investors have options Read more…
Detailed Report On Why The U.S. Economy Is In Jeopardy – Part II (GLD, SLV, TBT, TLT, TZA, TNA)
Jeff Harding: This article is one of a series of occasional white papers from the Daily Capitalist taking a detailed look at specific issues affecting the economy. In this paper I analyze current economic events and give my forecast for the economy. It goes into detail about how I think the economy should be Read more…
A Detailed Report On Why The U.S. Economy Is In Jeopardy – Part I (GLD, TBT, TLT, TZA, TNA)
Jeff Harding: This article is one of a series of occasional white papers from the Daily Capitalist taking a detailed look at specific issues affecting the economy. In this paper I analyze current economic events Read more…A Closer Look At The True Cause Of America’s Troubles (TZA, TNA, GLD, TLT, TBT)
Martin D. Weiss: Are you wondering why the U.S. economy has now stagnated — despite the largest government stimulus, bailouts, and money printing of all time? Read more…
Outlook For The Market Not So Great As Europe Screws It Up Again (TZA, TNA, VXX, TLT, TBT)
Mike Larson: Two days. Two lousy days. That’s how long the “Bailout Rally” in the euro currency lasted in the wake of last week’s European summit! We shot up from 1.385 against the dollar to 1.424 …only to give it all back and then some by Tuesday, hitting a low of 1.36 and change. Read more…
A Look At What The World Will Look Like If Occupy Wall Street Wins (FAS, FAZ, TLT, TBT, TZA)
Keith Fitz-Gerald: There are many reasons why the Occupy Wall Street movement could fail – a lack of cohesion, too many directions, no leadership, not enough money, and no representation, to name a few. Read more…
Bond Funds: Updating The Breakdown In These Bond ETFs (TLT, IEF, TBT, TIP, LQD)
Corey Rosenbloom: If you’re looking at the Stock Market only, you’re likely missing the other side of the coin which is the Bond Market. With the recent surge through resistance in stocks, let’s get a check-up on the break under support in popular bond funds iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury ETF Read more…
Economy: Is It Really Too Soon For Another Recession? No (GLD, SLV, TLT, TBT, TZA)
The Daily Capitalist: First and foremost, my view is that the markets and the mainstream media have been giving insufficient attention (if any at all) to the core problem that was revealed by the meltdown in 2008. Massive amounts of capital was misspent (“malinvested”) during the boom. In order to finance Read more…
Another U.S. Sovereign Downgrade Likely By 2011 Year End, Says Merrill (GLD, SLV, TBT, TLT, FAZ)
Dian L. Chu: While some of us are still recovering from the first ever U.S. sovereign credit downgrade from S&P in August, BofA Merrill dropped another bomb. From Reuters, Read more…
The Day The U.S. Treasury Rejected My Advice And Doomed America (TBT, TLT, GLD, SLV, TZA)
Martin Hutchinson: In the mid 1990s, when I was working as a U.S. Treasury advisor to Croatia, I met with the managers of the U.S. Treasury’s debt. In what would turn out to be terrific advice, the Treasury officials suggested that we extend Croatia s’ debt maturities so the Central European country wouldn’t Read more…
Why Oct. 23rd Will Go Down As One Of The Most Important Days Of The 21st Century (GLD, SLV, TBT, TLT, TZA)
Martin D. Weiss: This coming Sunday, October 23, will go down in history as one of the most important days of the 21st century. On that day, the leaders of 27 European countries will meet. They will announce a new master plan to save Europe. And then they will pray. Read more…
Inflation or Deflation: A Mish Mash (GLD, SLV, TBT, TLT, TNA)
Jeff Harding: The September Personal Income and Outlays report from the BEA came out last Friday, and according to Mish, I should be howling. More on this in a moment. But, personal income declined Read more…
Investing: A Massive Battle Between Inflation and Deflation (GLD, SLV, TLT, TBT, TZA)
Martin D. Weiss: A massive battle between inflation and deflation is enveloping the globe. And for now at least, deflation is winning. On the side of inflation are those who want to perpetuate the status quo — more government spending, more money printing, more debt, bigger bailouts. Read more…
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