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Archive for the ‘Debt’ Category

The Rocky Road of a Trump Presidency

14 Nov

“Is a real civil war possible?”

Source: Doug Casey on Why Trump Came Out on Top

 
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Posted in Business cycle, Crony capitalism, Debt, Donald Trump, Economy, Interest rates, Warfare state, Welfare state

 

Would You Lend Any Government Money For 70 Years?

05 Nov

Economics professor Joe Salerno explains the current rush to pay government debt. 

“Last week, Austria issued a 70-year bond, the longest dated sovereign in the Eurozone.?”

Source: What Mises Would Say About Austria’s New 70-year Bond

 
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Posted in Central banks, Debt, Federal Government

 

Paul Krugman’s crystal ball is a little fuzzy

28 Oct

Robert Wenzel takes down Krugman’s forecasting abilities.  

 
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Posted in Debt, Economy, Federal Government

 

Robert Wenzel dissects the ATT/Time Warner deal

25 Oct

Is this the top of the stock market?  

 
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Posted in Business cycle, Debt, Economy, Federal Reserve

 

Trump’s Missed Opportunities… Hillary’s left-wing agenda and warmongering

20 Oct

Since it’s midterm time let me give each candidate a letter grade for last night’s debate performance. Donald gets a B- and Hillary gets her usual F, for her collectivist ideology, trickle-down economics, and continued warmongering.

Donald missed several opportunities to hit a grand slam for the night, which would’ve turned his performance into an A+. Let me explain.

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Bull or bear market ahead?

17 Oct

“Last Monday, I discussed why you should be worried about corrections due to the damage inflicted upon your investment capital and the time required to “get back…”

Source: Past Is Prologue: New Secular Bull Or A Repeat Of The 70’s | RIA

 
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Posted in Business cycle, Debt, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest rates, Stock market

 

Stockman’s new book, Trumped, reviewed by Justin Raimondo

17 Oct

I have started reading David Stockman’s new book last week.  It is everything Raimondo says it is.  Read it.  

“I have to admit to being alternately puzzled and depressed that I seemed to be the only libertarian with a major public platform to take a nuanced view of Donald Trump. After all, many of his foreign policy positions echo the libertarian critique of our interventionist foreign policy – and his enemies are, in large …”

Source: Trumped! – Antiwar.com Original by — Antiwar.com

 

Scott Garrett, Donald Trump and others on why the Fed is the problem

29 Sep

“Now that’s more like it. Echoing Donald Trump’s Monday night bull’s-eye regarding the Fed’s thoroughly political essence, Rep. Scott Garrett put more wood to Janet Yellen du…”

Source: The Fed’s Monetary Politburo Is Finally Catching Some Flack

 
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Posted in Business cycle, Central banks, Crony capitalism, Debt, Donald Trump, Economy, Federal Reserve, Hillary Clinton, Politics

 

David Stockman’s spot on analysis

25 Sep

 

Massive US Treasury Dump

18 Aug

The end of the dollar standard?  

“When looking at the selling by foreign central banks over the past 12 months, reveals something unexpected: a not so stealthy, make that gargantuan $335 billion in Treasury liquidations in the period July 2015- Jun 2015, something which as the attached chart shows, is truly unprecedented.”

Source: In Surprising Twist, Global Central Banks Dump A Record $335 Billion In US Debt In Past Year

 
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Posted in Business cycle, Central banks, Debt, Federal Government, Interest rates

 

You can just call me Jeff

20 Jul

Tom DiLorenzo sent me a copy of his new book, The Problem With Socialism, with the following inscription.  You can hear Tom Woods interview Tom here.  This book should be a best seller based on my review of the contents.   I will read it ASAP and discuss it in a future post. 

Tom's kind words

 

An insider warns about excessive debt

20 Jul

“John Mauldin, Financial Expert, Best-Selling Author, and Editor of Thoughts from the Frontline Investment Newsletter. Offering Financial & Economic Analysis, Research.”

Source: MauldinEconomics.com

 
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Posted in Banks, Crony capitalism, Debt, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest rates, Money

 

A gloomy assessment of the future

20 Jul

“Six Major Events That Will Change History By Egon von Greyerz   Investors globally have never faced risk of the magnitude that the we are now exposed to. But sadly very few are aware of the un…”

Source: Six Major Events That Will Change History | GoldSwitzerland

 
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Posted in Business cycle, Central banks, Crony capitalism, Debt, Economy, Federal Reserve, Inflation, Money, Politics

 

Debt is crushing the global economy

17 Jul

“Max Keiser Financial War Reports”

Source: [KR940] Keiser Report: Gold & World’s Debt Problems | Max Keiser

 
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Posted in Business cycle, Central banks, Debt, Economy, Federal Reserve, Free markets, Gold standard, Government debt, Inflation, Interest rates, Money, Politics