Mike Shedlock

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• Former Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis Charged With Fraud; Its Only A Start

  Published 04 February 2010 | viewed 3,189 times

  On April 24, I wrote Let the Criminal Indictments Begin: Paulson, Bernanke, Lewis. At long last we have our first major indictment. You will be…

• 824,000 Will Disappear On February 5; BLS Admits Flawed Model But Plans No Changes

  Published 03 February 2010 | viewed 3,797 times

  On Friday, expect to see the BLS revise job creation estimates down by a whopping 824,000 jobs. The culprit, as I have been harping on…

• Secret Deals Involving No One; AIG Coverup Conspiracy Unravels

  Published 29 January 2010 | viewed 3,220 times

  David Reilly at BusinessWeek takes dead aim at Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and the New York Fed in Secret Banking Cabal Emerges From AIG Shadows.…

• Dump Bernanke - How You Can Help!

  Published 22 January 2010 | viewed 2,076 times

  Opposition to the reappointment of Bernanke is mounting every day. Senator Barbara Boxer Senator (D- California) and Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin) are the latest to hop…

• Healthcare: The Un-Baked Cake

  Published 21 January 2010 | viewed 2,137 times

  In the wake of the Massachusetts massacre, inquiring minds are wondering "Is Healthcare Dead?" That is certainly a good question given senator-elect Scott Brown's repeated…

• Brown Wins - Complete Repudiation of Obamacare - What's Next?

  Published 20 January 2010 | viewed 2,753 times

  In the most liberal of liberal states, and in a complete repudiation of both backroom deals and Obamacare, Scott Brown pulled off the most stunning…

• Worry Over the US$ and PIIGS

  Published 19 January 2010 | viewed 3,032 times

  Inquiring minds are listening to an interview with Marc Faber on Tech Ticker: The Next Thing You Need To Worry About Is The PIIGS After…

• Bernanke Makes Like a Squid, Sprays Clouds of Ink Hoping to Confuse

  Published 15 January 2010 | viewed 2,425 times

  Fed chairman Ben Bernanke is pouring it on with nonsense on top of nonsense. Please consider Bernanke makes case for Fed keeping banking powers. Federal…

• Thoughts on Fed's Exit Strategy: Stephen Roach vs. Mish

  Published 14 December 2009 | viewed 3,184 times

  Former Fed economist and current Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Stephen Roach Sees 'Great Risk' in Fed Exit Strategy. The Federal Reserve may cause another crisis…

• Yield Curve Steepest Since 1980; Hard Times Ahead in 2010

  Published 11 December 2009 | viewed 4,822 times

  The bond market is starting to show signs of concern over budget deficits and the corresponding supply of treasuries. Please consider Treasury Yield Curve Steepest…

• Zombie Capitalism: Bernanke "Marching Ignorantly Forward"

  Published 01 December 2009 | viewed 3,460 times

  Australian economist has another blockbuster post on the dynamics of debt deflation and the Great Financial Collapse. Please consider Debtwatch No 41, December 2009: 4…

• Holiday Shoppers Shun Credit Cards Use Cash; Self-Serving Fed Infomercials

  Published 30 November 2009 | viewed 2,960 times

  Inquiring minds note a huge shift in consumer attitudes towards credit cards. Please consider Cash is king for holiday shoppers. Cash was king for consumers…

• Economists Opposing Fed Audit Are On Fed Payroll

  Published 19 November 2009 | viewed 3,690 times

  When you can't change public opinion any other way, you buy it. That is the message from Huffington Post today in Economists Opposing Fed Audit…

• Audit The Fed Needs Your Help ... Again!

  Published 19 November 2009 | viewed 2,386 times

  It's time to make some phone calls. It will take less than 10 minutes. Here are the Democrats who support the auditing of the fed.…

• Mapping Unemployment - You Make The Call - Downloadable Spreadsheet

  Published 16 November 2009 | viewed 2,596 times

  Last week in Mish Unemployment Projections Through 2020 I posted a chart and tables of what unemployment might look like in what is best described…

• 10 States In Deep Fiscal Trouble

  Published 12 November 2009 | viewed 4,373 times

  Dropping tax revenue, rising unemployment and yawning budget gaps are wreaking havoc in states from Arizona to Wisconsin, a new report shows. CNNMoney reports 10…

• What Is Inflation and How Does One Measure It?

  Published 09 November 2009 | viewed 2,999 times

  To understand inflation, one must first understand what money is and how to measure it. Please read What is Money and How Does One Measure…

• U.S. Faces Second Lost Decade "Because" of Misguided Stimulus

  Published 23 October 2009 | viewed 2,797 times

  Japan has gone through two lost decades, in and out of deflation, with nothing to show for it but increasing debt to GDP and a…

• Bernanke Guilty of Coercion and Market Manipulation

  Published 20 October 2009 | viewed 4,477 times

  In April Let the Criminal Indictments Begin: Paulson, Bernanke, Lewis I made the case that BAC chairman Lewis was guilty of fraud and Paulson was…

• Overly Optimistic Consensus Plays Greater Fools Game Once Again

  Published 09 October 2009 | viewed 3,297 times

  The crowd is often right except at market turns. After the turn, the crowd tends to holds on until most previous gains vanish. In a…