Mike Shedlock

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• Bank Lending Practices

  Published 16 August 2005 | viewed 4,979 times

  Following are some highlights from the US gov't Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices. Domestic commercial banks reported a further easing of…

• GM Offers "Heaps of Gold" to Entice Car Buyers

  Published 05 August 2005 | viewed 4,618 times

  That news appeared in an article by Andy Mukherjee at Bloomberg in which he was wondering .... When Will India Kick Its $200 Bln Gold…

• What Housing Bubble?

  Published 02 August 2005 | viewed 8,950 times

  Mr. Barsky, managing partner of Alson Capital Partners, LLC wrote an absurd opinion about housing in the commentary section of the July 28th online issue…

• The Great "Flation" debate - Whats coming and how to profit from It

  Published 27 July 2005 | viewed 9,435 times

  I will be hosting a live session about "flation" on FxStreet.com with the theme of The great "Flation" debate - What's coming and how to…

• Inflationists Respond

  Published 22 July 2005 | viewed 5,053 times

  First let me thank those responding to "the deflation debate". Robert Blumen wrote an article entitled End Game: Hyperinflation on the Mises Blog on July…

• The Kondratieff Cycle

  Published 16 July 2005 | viewed 12,174 times

  Following is an interesting chart that of the Kondratieff Cycle that I would like to share. Minus the red and blue highlights, that chart was…

• Seasonal Adjustments to Jobless Claims

  Published 08 July 2005 | viewed 5,016 times

  Today we have more nonsense on seasonal adjustments coming from the labor department. First-time claims for state unemployment benefits rose by 7,000 to 319,000 last…

• King Copper and Steel

  Published 06 July 2005 | viewed 3,999 times

  Steel prices have collapsed. The chart in that link shows it. Could copper be next? I think so, in spite of inventory concerns. Let's look…

• Trade War Tensions Flare Over Oil

  Published 05 July 2005 | viewed 4,550 times

  The possibility of a trade war with China over oil took another turn to the worse with Congress urging Bush to block the sale of…

• UK Headed for Recession

  Published 01 July 2005 | viewed 5,230 times

  UK Q1 GDP revised down sharply for the first quarter of the year further strengthening the case for an interest rate reduction in the coming…

• Spotlight on Silver

  Published 29 June 2005 | viewed 6,075 times

  Following is a weekly chart for silver. Here is a close look at the wedge on a daily basis. No doubt everyone is anxiously watching…

• Thoughts on Volatility

  Published 14 June 2005 | viewed 5,012 times

  Are stock prices going to remain range bound forever? That seems to be what the standard measures of volatility are saying. In spite of all…

• Conspiracy Theories and Market Tops

  Published 10 June 2005 | viewed 4,889 times

  Does anyone recall some of the bizarre theories circulating around in spring of 2000? When things started declining I remember hearing "They are just trying…

• Steel Revisited

  Published 08 June 2005 | viewed 4,787 times

  Steel mills in China, the world's top steel producer, are deferring shipments of iron ore as profits are squeezed by overcapacity, Beijing's fresh measures to…

• Same Data / Different Interpretation

  Published 07 June 2005 | viewed 4,603 times

  Sometimes I wonder if I am on the same planet as those that espouse hyperinflation. The debate between inflation, stagflation, deflation, hyperinflation and just plain…

• Buy to Rent

  Published 02 June 2005 | viewed 6,431 times

  Is the housing slowdown in the UK a harbinger of what is about to happen in the US? Let's take a look at current situation…

• More Concern Over Rising Foreclosures

  Published 31 May 2005 | viewed 5,443 times

  On Saturday I wrote that foreclosures were on my mind. It seems that foreclosures are on other minds too, as evidenced by this Washington Post…

• Foreclosures on my Mind

  Published 29 May 2005 | viewed 8,159 times

  According to RealtyTrac Inc. the Dallas-Fort Worth area has the dubious distinction of leading the nation in foreclosures with one foreclosure for every 319 households.…

• An Evolution in Transportation Funding

  Published 26 May 2005 | viewed 5,129 times

  The bipartisan highway bill currently moving through the Senate would break new ground in creative financing by establishing federal transportation construction bonds that would not…

• Concern About Froth

  Published 25 May 2005 | viewed 4,467 times

  Greenspan is concerned about 'froth' according to this article in the New York Times. "Without calling the overall national issue a bubble, it's pretty clear…