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"Living in a Derivative World" by Modigliani and Miller

May 16, 2008 at 00:00

All these housing bailout schemes got your head spinning? All these central bank swap-o-ramas with financial institutions got you perplexed? Are you trying to understand it all?

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Gold, What Gold?

May 16, 2008 at 00:00

Gold: One of the most intriguing aspects of the current market is the dearth of major discoveries so far in this cycle. This despite record amounts of money spent on…

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Clowning Around

May 16, 2008 at 00:00

The substitution of image for substance, the promotion of sensational or simply idiotic ideas that destroy reality, are central to our time. Economic thought is a sad example of this…

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Inflate Away Debt? Three Lessons from History

May 16, 2008 at 00:00

...Might the scam work? Can the United States really settle its debt with devalued dollars, free of all historical fall-out...?

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China's Simple Solution

May 16, 2008 at 00:00

As China grapples with the consequences of its devastating earthquake, it has also begun to finally confront the destabilizing forces bubbling up beneath its economic landscape.

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The Economic Sky Has Fallen

May 16, 2008 at 00:00

I naturally jump to the conclusion that this is the worst inflation in U.S. history, and that it is time to seal myself into the Impregnable Mogambo Bunker (IMB) and…

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Money Inflation

May 16, 2008 at 00:00

Due to all kinds of prices rising to levels that would have seemed inconceivable only a few years ago, inflation concerns are mushrooming today. And if there is anyone still…

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Is Crude Oil In A Speculative Bubble?

May 16, 2008 at 00:00

So is crude oil in a speculative bubble? To me, it seems that equity bulls frequently ask this question because it is the only way to explain a situation they…

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Merk Market Outlook

May 16, 2008 at 00:00

The interesting and generally questionable conclusions in the April consumer price report provided a false sense of comfort in global financial markets that we believe will be temporary. The finding…

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Market Update: Proprietary Trend Indicators Quiet the Noise

May 16, 2008 at 00:00

The rally off the March lows has been exactly the sort of choppy action that drives Elliotticians crazy - there are so many potential counts and yet it's difficult to…