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The Coming Collapse of International Credit Ratings

Feb 06, 2008 at 00:00

The problem, the challenge, the scandal, is not that the bond insurers are about to be downgraded. The real scandal lies in the fact that they haven't been downgraded a…

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What Caused Home Mortgage Market Out of Control?

Feb 06, 2008 at 00:00

In the subprime area, it could not be worse. Without getting into the fraud lending practice, there was almost no subprime 10 years ago, so there is little historical data…

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Golden Prices from Decreased Production

Feb 06, 2008 at 00:00

Ergo, the price of gold must equilibrate lower supply versus higher demand at a higher price! To those who own gold, or plan to own gold before things get kicked…

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Agri-Food Thoughts

Feb 05, 2008 at 00:00

Financial engineering has now demonstrated that the destruction of investment wealth can be accomplished for faster and more efficiently using computers. Monoline insurance companies are latest tool in the eradication…

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The Help Wanted Index vs. the Recession Question ...

Feb 05, 2008 at 00:00

For years, I have followed the government's Help Wanted Ad numbers. The Help Wanted Ads are a precursor as to what will be happening on Employment in the future. As…

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Bank of England: Targeting (House-Price) Inflation

Feb 05, 2008 at 00:00

...Rising inflation in the cost of living didn't stop the Old Lady cutting interest rates in 2001, 2003 or 2005. Why change now...?

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Autogyro Money?

Feb 05, 2008 at 00:00

We have had the month of January as a possible low for the initial phase of forced liquidation of suddenly insupportable positions in the stock markets. This was global and…

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Should You Be Concerned About the Lack of Leadership in Gold and Commodities?

Feb 05, 2008 at 00:00

I'm growing more concerned about gold stocks. Last Friday I got stopped out of my gold stock positions, as reported in WSW Power Investor, and today gold is trading under…

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Commodity Conundrum

Feb 05, 2008 at 00:00

Inflationary cycles are always manifested towards the end with rises in commodity prices that become equivalent to a black hole where money gravitates. Increasing the supply of money is the…

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Automobile Wreckage: It Isnt Just Ford and GM

Feb 05, 2008 at 00:00

Contained, they said. No spillover from the financial collapse, they said. The consumer is resilient and will continue spending, they said. Who are "they" you ask? The politicians, bankers, Fed…