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Michael Pento

Michael Pento

Delta Global

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

Biography

With more than 16 years of industry experience, Michael Pento acts as chief economist for Delta Global Advisors and is a contributing writer for GreenFaucet.com. He is a well-established specialist in the Austrian School of economic theory and a regular guest on CNBC and other national media outlets. Mr. Pento has worked on the floor of the N.Y.S.E. as well as serving as vice president of investments for GunnAllen Financial immediately prior to joining Delta Global.

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    Published 20 November 2009 | viewed 3,366 times

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    Published 10 November 2009 | viewed 3,338 times

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  • The Feds Have No Faith in Recovery

    Published 05 November 2009 | viewed 4,672 times

    The stock market has enjoyed a significant rally since the end of the first quarter. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported last week that the…

  • Please Mr. Geithner, Don't Pass the Buck on the Dollar

    Published 26 October 2009 | viewed 2,978 times

    It seems nobody in this country wants to take responsibility for the secular decline in the value of the U.S. dollar. When Fed Chairman Ben…

  • Building the Labor Force with Forced Labor

    Published 12 October 2009 | viewed 3,172 times

    Government Jobs, a road to bigger economic woes The number of people eligible for work is known as the Labor Force. It should not now,…

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    Published 28 September 2009 | viewed 5,758 times

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  • America Digs Deeper Into Debt

    Published 21 September 2009 | viewed 5,068 times

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  • A Jobless Recovery Part Three

    Published 09 September 2009 | viewed 3,174 times

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  • Banana Ben Strikes Again

    Published 31 August 2009 | viewed 3,395 times

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  • The Buzz over Bernanke

    Published 24 August 2009 | viewed 2,991 times

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  • A Recovery Foundation Built on Sand

    Published 17 August 2009 | viewed 3,747 times

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  • The New Fall Fashion is Inflation

    Published 12 August 2009 | viewed 3,796 times

    Get ready to be hit by some startling inflation data. The data soon to be released by the government will put a dagger through the…

  • Cash for Clunkers with Bread and Circuses in Pax Americana

    Published 03 August 2009 | viewed 3,679 times

    While I was on a bull/bear debate last week on CNBC Reports with Dennis Kneale, the host referred to our country as Pax Americana. The…

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    Published 21 July 2009 | viewed 3,356 times

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    Published 08 July 2009 | viewed 3,555 times

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    Published 29 June 2009 | viewed 3,207 times

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