Peter Fisher, head of fixed income at BlackRock, finds little reason for the Fed to act, addressing the four rationales under which it might, and…
Liquidity indications have remained neutral over the two weeks since I last updated this report. Panic outflows from Europe boosting theUSsystem seem to have taken…
December 30, 2011
3 Experts Prognosticate on 2012
By JAMES B. STEWART
Predictions for the economy and markets for 2012 have been bleak, and 2011 was much worse than expected. There may not be much to celebrate this New Year’s Eve.
That ma…
While watching some Steve Keen interviews, I was struck by something. I have known for a long time that mainstream economists pay no attention what so ever to private sector debt levels. I never really dug into why. But Keen specifically touched on …
I was struck by the irony of the GOP’s populist threats against the FED, and the DEMs support of the FED.
I for one do not think that politicians are a stupid as most people think they are. They have been doing exactly what they need to do to get r…
By now, I am pretty much bored silly with the nonstop Fed watching, commentary, will they/wont they chatter about today’s FOMC announcement. So much ink has been spilled over the subject, that much of this is well trod ground.
Rather than repeat…
Massive inflows of cash into the US financial system from elsewhere around the world boosted liquidity indicators last week and kept a bid under US…
Today’s the day: The training wheels come off the economy. After several months of bond buying on the part of the Fed, with the intention of boosting asset prices, that’s over.
The controversial program known as “QE2” (because the first bond buying …
http://www.kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/Broadcast/Entries/2011/5/28_Dr.
_Stephen_Leeb.html
Leeb is talking about use and availability of metals. Particularly noted his comments re silver, “can’t have solar without silver.”
If this is true, does…
“In bull markets – usually when things have been going well for a while – people tend to say ‘Risk is my friend. The more risk I take, the greater my return will be. I’d like more risk, please.’ The truth is, risk tolerance is antithetical to successfu…
