Mike Shedlock

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• European Government Bond Spreads at Record Highs vs. Germany

  Published 11 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  2-Year Spreads: Greece 30.09, Portugal 17.11, Ireland 16.58 10-Year Government Bond Yields and Spreads vs. Germany Country Yield Change Yield High Spread Spread High Germany…

• Michael Pettis Warns of 'Virulent Political Turn Against Euro', Adds Clarification to 'Gold's Honest Discipline'

  Published 08 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  In response to Hugo Salinas Price and Michael Pettis on the Trade Imbalance Dilemma; Gold's Honest Discipline Revisited I received a nice email from Michael…

• Hugo Salinas Price and Michael Pettis on the Trade Imbalance Dilemma; Gold's Honest Discipline Revisited

  Published 08 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Michael Pettis at China Financial Markets gets to the heart of the trade imbalance issue in his email update today: "The Trade Imbalance Dilemma and…

• Greek Sovereignty Massively Limited

  Published 06 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  You Cannot Roll Over What You Do Not Have; Railing Against the Truth; EU Seeks to Curb Big Three Rating Firms Jean-Claude Junker, the man…

• Bill Gross' Fatally Flawed Plan to Fix the Education System and the Fractured U.S. Job Market

  Published 05 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Mish's 8-Point Alternative Plan Bill Gross has a Plan to Fix the Fractured U.S. Job Market. However, before you can fix any problem you have…

• Jobs, Income Data Show Right-To-Work States Have Advantage

  Published 05 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Investor's Business Daily reports Jobs, Income Data Show Right-To-Work States Working The business world is abuzz over the National Labor Relations Board's complaint vs. Boeing's…

• China Bought More Treasuries Than Disclosed, Perhaps Illegally; Nuclear Dollar Dumping Theory Revisited

  Published 03 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Not only did China buy more treasuries than disclosed, it did so in violation of treasury auction rules. When the Treasury Department revamped its rules…

• Union-Busting is a 'Godsend'; Elimination of Collective Bargaining is the Single Best Thing one Can do for School Kids

  Published 03 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Congratulations to Governor Scott Walker for sticking to his guns. The state of Wisconsin is far better off because of it. So are taxpayers. Most…

• Obama-Pimco Fear-Mongering Duet Chants More Sour Notes

  Published 30 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The Obama-Pimco fear-mongering duet is chanting the same sour notes again today. This time the spotlight is on the president. Bloomberg reports Obama Assails Republicans…

• Value Traps Galore (Including Financials and Berkshire); Dead Money for a Decade

  Published 20 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  "Smart Money" sees A Bargain in Berkshire Shares A 52-week low, a long track record, and a modest valuation -- even Buffett would buy, writes…

• IMF 'Ready and Willing' to Throw Away More Money

  Published 16 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  10 Point Summary of Sorry State of Affairs; Market Repeatedly Calls Foolish Bluffs by IMF, ECB Inquiring minds are making note of the current state…

• Opposition Tells Greek Prime Minister to Step Down

  Published 15 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Papandreou Offers to Resign With Strings Attached The crisis in Greece took another step forward today as opposition leader have asked Greek Prime Minister George…

• Rubini Eyes 'Perfect Storm' and Bond Market Revolt ...

  Published 12 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  ...German Central Bank Says Greek Default Would Not Destabilize the Euro; Time to Short Treasuries? In a radical departure from the viewpoint of Jean-Claude Trichet,…

• Chris Whalen: Geithner Cries Wolf, 'No Downside' to Not Raising the Debt Ceiling; How You Can Help

  Published 09 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Chris Whalen says "No Downside" to Not Raising the Debt Ceiling Geithner Cries Wolf   The U.S. Congress has a little less than two months…

• Ron Paul on Debt Ceiling: Boehner Will Cave

  Published 08 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Please consider this interesting interview by Bloomberg columnist Al Hunt with Ron Paul on the debt ceiling, big government, and military spending.   Link if…

• Bernanke's Self-Serving Bold-Faced Lies

  Published 07 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Inquiring minds are reading Bernanke's blatantly self-serving speech including some bold lies regarding the U.S. Economic Outlook. I can condense Bernanke's speech down to a…

• Beyond the Point of No Return; Operation Twist to Infinity

  Published 06 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Inquiring minds are reading a post from Steen Jakobsen, Chief Economist at Saxo Bank in Denmark. Please consider Steen's Chronicle: Consensus, buying time aren't acceptable…

• Guru Focus Interview with a Value Investor; Dissimilar Starting Points, Many Similar Conclusions

  Published 05 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Inquiring minds are reading a Guru Focus Interview with Investor Arnold Van Den Berg, a value investor. Guru Focus: You seem to believe that there…

• Inane Department of Education Ruling Sends Education Stocks Flying

  Published 02 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The only thing student loan programs do is saddle students with debt and pad the pockets of educators, especially for profit colleges. Students are defaulting…

• Mish on Yahoo Finance Daily Ticker on Slowing Global Economy

  Published 01 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  U.S. Manufacturing ISM Plunge; Order Backlog and New Orders Barely Above Contraction I had the pleasure of doing several segments on Yahoo Finance Daily Ticker…