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Inflation, Wages and the Consumer Shutdown of 2008

May 08, 2008 at 00:00

...Now that cheap money's vanished, where will consumers find enough cash to pay the bills...?

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Tax Rebates Mean Blood in the Shark-Infested Water

May 08, 2008 at 00:00

The government rebates are coming: Quick, hide from the bill collectors! Creditors and debt collectors alike can smell the money a mile away, and they're mighty hungry. Some debt collectors…

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Defying Gravity - Don't Fight It - At Least Not Yet

May 07, 2008 at 00:00

We remain in Buy Mode, looking for the market to move higher into 5/23. That being said, this weekend we put together the argument for at least a sideways consolidation…

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Higher Prices for Smaller Portions

May 07, 2008 at 00:00

The result is that the price of packaged food is going up by more than the rise in the underlying commodities would suggest, which (according to government statistics) is at…

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Commodity Market Summary

May 06, 2008 at 00:00

Soybeans were flying early in the session, before reversing late, to settle 9 cents lower at $12.77 a bushel on the July contract. Rising energy prices sent soybeans higher out…

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Gold Thoughts

May 06, 2008 at 00:00

Wheat price has broken. Rice price has a short-term top. Corn may be topping out. Gold is down. Silver has taken a dive. Housing prices are in the middle of…

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Introduction to Minsky Theory - Stability Is Destabilizing

May 06, 2008 at 00:00

Minsky's research focused on understanding and explanation of financial crisis. Minsky claimed that in prosperous times, when corporate cash flow rises beyond what is needed to pay off debt, a…

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I Swear I Can't Make This Up

May 06, 2008 at 00:00

The first quarter monetary policy update from Dr. G. Gono, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe COMMENDS his peers, the world over. Referring to the United States and…

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The Battle for $900 Gold

May 06, 2008 at 00:00

The current "battle" in the gold market is around the $900 level, a fairly steep retrenchment from the recent highs of $1,011. Some investors, their hopes dashed that $1,000 would…

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Know This Seasonal Market Pattern

May 06, 2008 at 00:00

... gold has a tendency to make a peak in the April-May time period and then consolidate through the end of August and then breakout in September and have its…