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Spain Reports 20%+ Unemployment, a Structural Problem That May Persist For Some Time

Jul 30, 2010 at 07:42

Proposed austerity measures on top of a collapsed bubble in the real estate market and banks that are playing hide the sausage with NPAs are not going to help the…

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Volume Increases, Bulls Get Beaten...

Jul 30, 2010 at 06:58

Thursday's trading action saw volume increase to below average levels from very light levels and much of that volume came in the final fifteen minutes as bears took over and…

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Should China Dump Dollars for Commodities?

Jul 30, 2010 at 06:46

Every time there is a little blip by China in its purchasing or holding of US treasuries, hyperinflationists come out of the woodwork ranting about the "Nuclear Option" of China…

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Why History Matters: U.S. Perspective on Growth and Austerity

Jul 30, 2010 at 06:35

The U.S. and other major countries are diverging on economic policy. While there is a growing debate in Washington over the possibility of further stimulus actions, a number of European…

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The Year of the Roth

Jul 30, 2010 at 06:19

Until 2010 arrived, you couldn't have a Roth IRA if your income exceeded certain limits. That restriction is gone. Now anyone with a traditional IRA can convert it to a…

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A Crude Display of How to Invest in Oil

Jul 29, 2010 at 13:32

I get a lot of mail concerning my single-minded fanaticism about how gold, silver and oil are the best investments to buy when your stupid government is deficit-spending and allowing…

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The Fed Flashes the Nuclear QE Trump Card

Jul 29, 2010 at 12:44

Of ten people who hear the same story or speech, each one might understand it differently. Perhaps, only one of them will understand it correctly. On July 21st, Federal Reserve…

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Weak Job Creation Not A Surprise To Markets

Jul 29, 2010 at 11:46

We are all familiar with the common expression, markets do not like surprises. As it relates to the current state of the labor markets, the number of Americans filing first-time…

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Here's More Proof of the Sheer Lunacy of the European Bank Stress Tests

Jul 29, 2010 at 11:33

Much of the mainstream media has carried articles that were at least somewhat skeptical of the European bank stress tests. I think being "somewhat skeptical" is about 5 leagues below…

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Is Market Topping Again?

Jul 29, 2010 at 09:35

Here at TMTF, I enjoy making controversial calls based on Human Behavioral topping and bottoming patterns, often referred to as Elliott Wave Theory. This is a difficult pattern recognition model…