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The Absent-Minded Credit Cycle
The next big trend, dear reader…
It’s coming. Consumers - especially the baby boomers - are about to change their way of looking at things. And when Bernanke & Co. realize what is happening, they will greet the new trend like…
11Aug2008 | Daily Reckoning | 0 comments | ContinuedHousing Prices: Why Greenspan Is Right About Real Estate Investments
I’ve disagreed with some of the things that former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan has said and done over the years.
But what he said last week - that falling housing prices in America are “nowhere near the bottom” - you can…
6Aug2008 | Investment U | 0 comments | ContinuedTHE BIGGEST TRANSFER OF WEALTH IN HISTORY continued…
This week began with alarm bells. First Bridgewater Associates broke the glass and pulled the handle; it said the conflagration in the credit markets might lead to losses four times higher than previous estimates - at $1.6 trillion. A lot…
12Jul2008 | Daily Reckoning | 0 comments | ContinuedThe End of the Boomland Economy
The Dow resumed its downward slide yesterday. It lost 237 points as the deflation commandos continued their counterattack.
It’s war. And war is hell, as General Sherman said, before burning Atlanta to the ground.
Oil was unchanged in yesterday’s trading. Gold gained…
11Jul2008 | Daily Reckoning | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Five Secrets to Succeed at Bear Market Investing
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is already in the bear’s grasp. And the U.S. economy may well be headed for a recession. But here’s the ultimate irony: Bear-market investing offers a direct pathway to the biggest profit opportunities most investors…
3Jul2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedTHE VOLCKER MYTH
Gradually, people are becoming aware that we have an inflation problem, which seems to stretch around the world. Perhaps it is time to think about how to resolve it. Certainly a few coy remarks by some Federal Reserve representative aren’t…
3Jul2008 | Daily Reckoning | 0 comments | ContinuedGlobal Investing Roundups
Report: Toyota Plunking $1 Billion on Brazil Plant; India Housing Boom Ending; GDP Revised Up; Home Sales Rise, Values Fall; Anheuser Busch to Reject InBev Bid; Bank of America Sheds Jobs; Gold Shares Glow; Oshkosh Plunges on Lowered Outlook
Toyota Motor…
27Jun2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Statistical Battleground
With consumer confidence now testing generational lows, our politicians are, nevertheless, continuously assuring us that the economy is strong and that there is no cause for worry.
Although it is standard procedure for governments to soothe their citizenry with placebo…
5Jun2008 | Money Morning | 1 comment | ContinuedFed Chair Comments Boost Greenback
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke came out in support of a stronger U.S. dollar yesterday (Tuesday), indicating the Fed would remain on pause at its next meeting.
Speaking via satellite at the International Monetary Conference in Barcelona, Spain, Bernanke said the…
4Jun2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedU.S. Economy Expanded Faster than Reported, With First Quarter GDP Revised Upward to 0.9%
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 0.9% in the first quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced yesterday (Wednesday).
“We are somewhere in the twilight zone between an expansion and a recession,” Michael Feroli, an…
30May2008 | Money Morning | 1 comment | ContinuedInvesting advice: Do not forget about exporters
A lot of investors learned a very important lesson today. There is an old saying that goes something like, “a falling tide lowers all ships.” For many topics, the adage makes sense. But for investors, it is just plain old…
14Jan2008 | Anonymous | 0 comments | Continued-
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