December 11, 2011
in 2012, Africa, China, GDP, economy, emerging markets, exports, forecasts, foreign investment, frontier markets, international economy, investing, world order
The global balance of the world’s big spenders and buyers is shifting. The total share of world imports is moving away from the developed economies and towards the emerging markets. You knew this. But it’s happening sooner than you think.
Based on forecasts from the WTO and The Economist, here are ten key facts about the [...]
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September 26, 2011
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Over the past 24 hours, the price of gold has plunged as much as $104/ounce, or 10%, ahead of what looks to be an imminent Greek debt default. In fact, the past three days have seen the largest consecutive drop in gold prices in 28 years! The question is why, you might ask. Debt problems [...]
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August 3, 2011 · 1 comment
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Now that the debt ceiling has been raised and the media have already turned to the question of how Obama will be celebrating his 50th birthday, it behooves us to consider the new market slump that has sunk in following registration of the reality of America’s debt situation. Immediate crisis would seem to have been [...]
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June 3, 2011
in DJIA, QE, S&P 500, deflation, earnings, economy, holidays, indicators, market reports, news and updates, recession, seasonal investing
The U.S. economic “recovery” is showing signs of officially slowing down at the ripe old age of two years. This is threatening to look like the end of a bull market (and it would be happening at a seasonally appropriate time for it, too). Bull nor bear, we’re likely to be in a trading range [...]
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February 21, 2011 · 2 comments
in 2011, Africa, Egypt, February, Middle East, collapse, economy, employment income, forecasts, indicators, legislation, living in US, news and updates, revolution, riots, risk, taxes, unions, workers, world order
Protests in Madison, Wisconsin (USA) would otherwise appear to be a home-grown, Tea-Partyish type of movement (indeed, Tea Partiers were a large contingent protesting in support of the bill) were it not for the past two weeks of protests that appear to be spreading (if not necessarily “escalating”) throughout much of the Middle East, and [...]
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February 2, 2011 · 3 comments
in G20, bailout, banks, bubble, capitalism, central banks, debt, deficits, economy, forecasts, future, government, indicators, international economy, market reports, money supply, preparedness, risk, sovereign debt, stimulus, wealth protection, world order
The DOW is back above 12,000 for the first time since June 2008 – kind of weird to imagine, isn’t it? Does all feel right again in the world? Back in June 2008 the markets buzzing full of bullish energy. The U.S. housing sector tore it all apart, and the Ben Bernank huffed and puffed [...]
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December 3, 2010
in 2010, December, FOMC, Federal Reserve, QE, US debt, US economy, USD, central banks, economy, indicators, inflation, money supply, news and updates, stimulus
Apparently the late-Friday surge in stock markets might have been due to the possibility that “the Ben Bernanke” will intimate the possibility of higher levels of QE2 than initially indicated. More than $600 billion in Treasury purchases by June 2011, in other words.
Reuters caught sight of a report on the CBS website indicating that Bernanke [...]
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