I’ve noticed lately many more articles commenting on the projected US deficits (which are enormous). I think that “green shoots” is about played out as a media and market focus. As the focus shifts to the questionable long-term economic prospects of the US and the problems created by the deficits, the mood on Wall Street [...]
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The Focus Is Shifting to the Deficit – Bad News for Bonds and the Market
May 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Debt, Dollar, Economics, Financial, Global Economy, Policy, Stock Market, Wall Street
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Soros: Obama "Lost a Great Opportunity" to Fix the Banks
April 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Bailout, Banks, Debt, Dollar, Global Economy, Gold, Interest rates, Obama, Policy, Restructuring, Stock Market, Treasury, Video, Wall Street
Tech Ticker has posted a series of video interviews with George Soros, a fabulously successful speculator and a big investor in liberal/progressive causes around the world. One in this wide-ranging, very worthwhile series deals with the Administration’s handling of the banking crisis:
George Soros was an early and avid supporter of Barack Obama, so it’s [...]
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Brad Stetser – Why the Dollar Has Been Rising
March 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Dollar, Global Economy
If you are like me, you wonder why the dollar has been rising despite the terrible shape of the U.S. economy. The most common explanation is that it reflects a "flight to quality," with the U.S. still considered the safest haven in the current storm. If demand is driving up the dollar, it should be [...]
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Marc Faber’s Current Outlook — "In Gold I Trust, But … .."
March 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Commodities, Debt, Dollar, Economics, Federal Reserve, Financial, Global Economy, Gold, Interest rates, Policy, Stock Market, Technical Analysis, Wall Street
For those who are impressed by Marc Faber’s record of being right much more often than wrong, his current outlook will be eagerly received. As usual, his views run contrary to the conventional wisdom, and in some instances even contrary to some of his own recent views — especially with respect to the present desirability [...]
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