Tag Archives: financial collapse

Do They Know Something We Don’t?

Reading time: 3 pages, 1,027 words, 3 to 4 minutes. There’s an old stock market adage, “Sell in May and go away”. Summer doldrums usually cause weakness and sideways movement in stock prices. Long term investors often wait it out … Continue reading

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Mr. Global Economy – The Economic & Psychological Prognosis

Reading time: 2,516 words, 6 to 10 minutes Satyajit Das, who I consider one of the high priests of Finance, wrote the following hard-hitting global economic prognosis on the Prudent Bear. I re-print his introduction below with a link if … Continue reading

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QE3 To Infinity – The Final End Game

Reading time: 1,220 words, 3 to 5 minutes. As usual, crusty veteran Jim Sinclair nails it in the article below. I’ve been harping on ‘Derivatives’ since September, 2007. I can’t believe I’ve been doing this for five years now. For … Continue reading

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Brief Collapse Update – September 16, 2012

Reading time: 2,700 words, 6 to 11 minutes. Ok, not so brief. There has been much in the news this week. U.S. QE 3 – Unlimited Bond Purchasing As I expected, Helicopter Ben Bernanke, U.S. Fed Chairman announced another round … Continue reading

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Brief Collapse Update – September 9, 2012

Reading time: 1,946 words, 5 to 8 minutes. Last week was notable in that three of the world’s most powerful so-called leaders failed to announce anything new about the continuing global economic meltdown. Unfortunately, all they did was confirm my … Continue reading

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Labor Day and the Leadership Crisis

Reading time: 2,685 words, 6 to 11 minutes. This is a tribute to ordinary working people. Labor Day is an appropriate time to examine the vast gulf of understanding between ordinary working people and our so-called leadership. Events over the … Continue reading

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LIBOR Distraction

Reading time: 1,600 words, 4 to 6 minutes The so-called LIBOR scandal is just a distraction from more critical issues. The story is making its way from the financial blogosphere to the ass media. The insidious decline of global economies … Continue reading

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Money Under the Mattress

Reading time: 457 words, 1 to 2 minutes plus 4:14 video (skip ad) Another historic economic milestone has been reached. The yield on the 2-year German bond is ZERO. I’ll let The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur explain how we … Continue reading

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Economic Insanity – brief update May 9, 2012

Reading time: 950 words, 3 to 4 minutes As expected, the incumbent French President Sarkozy has been ousted by left-wing Hollande who vows an end to austerity. Greece is left with messy minorities in Parliament elected by Greeks fed up … Continue reading

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Collapse Update – Spring 2012

Reading time: 2,500 words, 6 to 10 minutes John Williams developed a chart that graphically demonstrates how the mightiest economy in the world is collapsing. I’ve mentioned several times that the so-called GDP growth of the U.S. does not take … Continue reading

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