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Whither Goes the Economy? So Goes the Stock Market

April 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Economics, Global Economy, Stock Market, Wall Street, deflation, inflation

The stock market has had major rise in the last six weeks. The beginning of the rise was fueled, as I pointed out at the time, by the Obama Administration’s pledge of a trillion dollars of taxpayer money to ensure that no big banks would go bankrupt. This apparently removed lingering doubts in big investor’s [...]

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Fed unleashes greatest bubble of all: John Kemp, Reuters

March 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Banks, Bonds, Debt, Federal Reserve, Global Economy, Interest rates, Policy, Stimulus, Stock Market, Treasury, Wall Street, deflation, inflation

[ Note: the following article is now 3-1/2 months old. The concerns it raise are as relevant and timely now as they were then. Federal Reserve debt projections have increased significantly since then.]
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Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:08am EST  — John Kemp is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own —
Fed unleashes greatest [...]

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Deflation or Inflation?

March 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Bonds, Debt, Economics, Federal Reserve, Financial, Global Economy, Interest rates, Policy, Treasury, Wall Street, deflation, inflation

This is an introduction to following posts on current government policies and their effects on future outlook for inflation versus deflation.
"Why should I care?" would be an understandable response to this topic. Inflation/deflation seems pretty far removed from concerns about economic and/or financial collapse. In truth, though, they are very central to the policies being [...]

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