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VIDEO - Texas Financial Market Roundtable 2012
The economic, financial and public policy issues associated with debt overload and bank runs is discussed by Dave Rosenberg, John Mauldin and Rich Yamarone. Professor Lew Spellman of the McCombs School of Business moderates. If you enjoy this blog, … Continue reading
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Roadblocks to Recovery an Interview with Dr. Lacy Hunt
The extent and implication of the U. S. debt overload. Neither monetary nor fiscal policy can solve the debt problem nor the profound side effects of excess debt. Download .pdf Welling at Weeden Interview
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VIDEO - Texas Financial Market Roundtable 2012
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Ben Bernanke and the Implications of The Great Monetary Hail Mary
These are epic times in the developed world’s attempt to deal with the implications of government and consumer over-indebtedness. A general unshakable malaise has set in due to sluggish spending and a deleveraging banking sector, and as a result, employment … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Bernanke, Competitive devaluations, David Rosenberg, employment, GLD, Gold, inflation, Keynesianism, M2, Milton Friedman, Monetary base, monetary hail mary, QE, QE3
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Milton Friedman and the Monetarist Reflex: Can the Fed create inflation?
These are complicated times, especially when it comes to inflation. An excess of debt, both private and public, has retarded the spending stream, resulting in sluggish economic growth. Given the Fed’s legislated commitment to prevent financial implosion and unemployment, rounds … Continue reading
Warren Buffet and the New Calculus of Gold
There has long been a disconnect between gold and institutional investors. The instincts of these managers of large sums are typically tied to the generation of cash flows to feed the monster — that is, the institution’s cash flow needs. … Continue reading
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Tagged BRK.B, BRKA, Collateral fails, Debt crisis, Default hedge, Fiat money, financial crisis, GLD, Gold, Gold asset class, Gold bonds, Gold prices, Gold Standard, Inflation hedge, Money, Reserve currency, Scarce collateral, Store of value, Warren Buffett, Warren Buffett and gold
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Financial Repression: The Unintended Consequences of Saving the Sovereign
What’s new has often been lived before, but sometimes it’s not pretty. Presumably that’s what Clarence Darrow meant when he said, “History repeats itself, and that’s one of the things that’s wrong with history.” It is becoming increasingly clear that … Continue reading
Dominos: From Financial Crisis to Economic Crisis to Government Crisis
The dominos are falling. It’s the modern version of a 1930’s bank run. Since everything is bigger (the leverage) and faster (the computers) these days, so is the downfall in financial prices and institutions. The lead domino is an asset … Continue reading
Market View: March 2011
With recent volatility, I think a note on basic investing is valuable. First, markets move both up & down. Don’t get too elated when they make big moves up or too anxious when they make a big move down. Ask … Continue reading
US Sovereign Risk: Why the Financial Market Supports Treasuries Despite the Risk
Given the debt accumulations projections from Sovereign Risk Part 2 it raises the question of why is it possible that the market is willing to accumulating Treasuries on such favorable terms. As a value proposition Treasuries and the US dollar … Continue reading
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Budget Spin Control Undressed: Mike Granoff on the Government Financial Report
The White House makes projections of government deficits and debt accumulation such as contained in the Budget and the Economic Report of the President. Politicians being politicians thrive on good news and find ways to suppress the less flattering, better … Continue reading
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The Great Recession: The Perfect Storm
The Great Recession of the first decade of the 21st century is now morphing into new dimensions. Unemployment, which rose to over 10%, is still remaining high with the all-in unemployment rate at over 17%. Job creation continues to be … Continue reading
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