Mike Shedlock

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• Prepare for Another Plunge as Fear Recedes...

  Published 19 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  ...Why the Wall Street 'Occupy Movement' Should Protest the Fed Instead of Bank of America Fear as measured by the cost of options and also…

• Nouriel Roubini's Global Research Brand vs. Nouriel Roubini's Prescription for the Economy

  Published 19 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Nouriel Roubini has called the economic crisis rather well. He gas gone on to turn success at RGE into an "economic brand". The Institutional Investor…

• A 'Must See' Heart Wrenching Video of Moral Deterioration in China

  Published 19 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Here is a "must-see" video that came my way a few days ago. Words cannot possibly describe the video, so please give it a play.…

• Lowes to Close Stores;Gap to Close US Stores, Expand in China...

  Published 17 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  ...Best Buy to Reduce Square Footage by 10%; Mall Vacancies Record High; Grim Jobs Picture Financial job carnage has already been announced. Layoffs in the…

• Two Sides (Republican and Democrat), of the Same Bloated War-Mongering Military Over-Spending Debate...

  Published 14 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  ...Eject Neanderthals from Congress There is not much difference between Republicans and Democrats when it comes to military spending. Most likely your representative is for…

• Chinese Banks Deteriorate; Loan Sharks Come Knocking; Copper Ponzi Financing Revisited; 5 Reasons to Expect Lower Commodity Prices

  Published 14 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  On September 29, with thanks Google Translate and some links in Chinese sent by a reader, I reported China Loan Shark Market Crashes; Scores of…

• Arrogance of 'One-Trick Pony' Hedge Fund Billionaire Paulson; Is the Wall Street Protest Misguided?

  Published 13 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Bill Gross, manager of the world's biggest bond fund, and Jim Chanos, founder of of $6 billion hedge fund Kynikos Associates, understand the protest against…

• Hypothetical Employment and Unemployment Charts from the Atlanta Fed; Mish 'What If' Scenarios

  Published 10 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Inquiring minds are checking out an interesting "what if" post by Dave Altig, senior vice president and research director at the Atlanta Fed. Please consider…

• Real Reasons for Last Week's Rally Emerge

  Published 08 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  I immediately dismissed stories running rampant about a Financial Times article starting last week's rally. In Viral Nonsense About What Caused Tuesday's Rally I stated…

• Yet Another Piss Poor Idea to Stimulate Housing: Tax Breaks for Rental Units Proposed by Peter Orszag, Vice Chairman at Citigroup Global Banking

  Published 07 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  It is depressing to see an endless parade of foolish and/or self-serving ideas to "fix" the housing market. Here is yet another one, this time…

• Ben Bernanke Fans Fires of Protectionist Legislation to Senate Joint Economic Committee ...

  Published 06 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  ...Expect Global Depression if Obama Signs On The one and only thing former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan was consistently right about was free trade. In…

• How Ben Bernanke "F*d" the Banks and Fixed Income Savers at the Same Time

  Published 06 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Hello Ben. It seems your ploy to hold interest rates at preposterously low levels has backfired into a run on Bank of America assets. Bank…

• Reader Question Regarding the Role of Credit in Inflation/Deflation; US vs. Europe

  Published 05 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  A reader from Germany has questions regarding the role of credit in my deflation thesis. Josef writes: Hello Mish I am trying to understand your…

• Bond Bears Plow Into Treasuries; Six Reasons to Fade PIMCO Revisited; Bill Gross Exorcised

  Published 03 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Bill Gross at Pimco has had a change of heart. Bloomberg reports Bond Bears Piling Into Treasuries as Yield Forecasts Cut by Most Since '09…

• Real Disposable Personal Income Drops Second Consecutive Month; Drop is Highly Deflationary

  Published 30 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Inquiring minds are digging into the just released Personal Income and Outlays Report for August 2011. Personal Income Personal income decreased $7.3 billion, or 0.1…

• Shilling Sees Evidence of Deflation in 5 of 7 Key Areas; Bernanke Begs Congress for Fiscal Stimulus, Admits Fed is Out of Bullets

  Published 30 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Shilling Sees Evidence of Deflation in Financial Assets, Tangible Assets, Median Income, Commodities, Currencies     Shilling says "Forces of deleveraging and deflation are greater…

• European Stocks Climb Most in 16 Months...

  Published 27 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  ... Pimco's El-Erian Says "Europe Finally Gets It"; El-Erian is Wrong in Multiple Ways For three days European stocks have soared 7% with the beaten…

• Cash Crunch in China Picks Up Momentum; Chinese Economy 'Teetering On the Edge'

  Published 27 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Todd Martin, an Asia equity strategist at Societe General SA, talks about the outlook for China's economy and credit market. Martin also discusses global stocks…

• Bizarro World Inflation; About that 2011 Hyperinflation Call ...

  Published 22 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Time has run out for that 2011 hyperinflation call made by numerous people. Hyperinflation is not synonymous with all-time low yields across the entire US…

• Misleading Indicators - China's Growth Won't Last; Chanos on Chinese Property Bubble and Growth

  Published 21 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Fund manager Jim Chanos spoke to Bloomberg TV's Carol Massar about China's economy, debt and real estate market. Chanos said that growth in China may…