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Difference Between Debt, Deficit, Taxes and Spending

May 25, 2011

in US debt, US economy, debt, deficits, financial education, sovereign debt, spending, taxes, terminology

With the U.S. debt ceiling becoming an ongoing economic issue for American politics, you may be confused about some of the terms you hear and read in the news – or worse, maybe you don’t even question them and you talk about “debt” and “deficits” interchangeably.
Taxes and spending sound equally bad too, but there are [...]

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Financial and Banking Crisis Coming In 2015

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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Niall Ferguson on the US Empire’s Tipping Point

January 18, 2011 · 8 comments

in FOMC, Federal Reserve, Niall Ferguson, QE, US Treasury, US debt, US economy, USD, bubble, capitalism, collapse, currencies, debt, deficits, emergencies, forecasts, future, indicators, inflation, infrastructure, risk, sovereign debt, spending, theories, world order, world reserve currency

So, like many people, maybe you’re sick of the so-called “doom and gloom” crowd – that’s too bad.  Because reality doesn’t depend on fashion and it isn’t going to wait for you to agree with it before basic cause and effect takes hold and serves you up a dish you don’t like.
Niall Ferguson is different [...]

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When the Fed Is Expected to Raise Interest Rates

December 23, 2009

in Federal Reserve, US economy, USD, central banks, financial planning, government, inflation, interest rates, money supply, stimulus

With long-term U.S. bond yields rising and much of the recovery seemingly in place, analysts are increasingly wondering when the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) will begin to implement its quantitative easing exit strategy and start raising interest rates.
Currently the Fed baseline interest rate fluctuates between zero (0) and 0.25%and has done so since late [...]

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