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Markets

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Wanted: Excellent Managers, Storm Experience Required

Feb 04, 2006 at 00:00

I watch in amazement the bullish rhetoric that continues to come from the mouths of our political and financial establishments, while the cold hard facts are completely dismissed. Having had…

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The Love Song of the U.S. Home Owner

Feb 04, 2006 at 00:00

We don't want to bore anyone with charts and indices showing affordability being near record lows or the amount of disposable income needed to carry a mortgage resting at record…

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The Disappearing Savings?

Feb 04, 2006 at 00:00

Numerous pundits, including this one, have noted the declining savings rate for some time against the back drop of rising debt a trend that is not sustainable and will eventually…

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21st Century Commodities Bull

Feb 04, 2006 at 00:00

The turn of the century has brought upon a change of guard for the financial markets. The general stock markets peaked and a new secular commodities bull was born. Even…

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ECB Leans Toward March Rate Hike

Feb 03, 2006 at 00:00

In the world of central bank watching, certain words and phrases carry particular resonance. In today's policy meeting statement from the European Central Bank (ECB) and at the subsequent post-meeting…

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Greenspan's Retirement (Updated)

Feb 03, 2006 at 00:00

So during Greenspan's reign, the purchasing power of the consumer's dollar has been diminished by 72% and this is celebrated as stability. Deliberate depreciation of the purchasing power of currency…

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Bravo, Commerce Department, for a Sensible GDP Report!

Feb 03, 2006 at 00:00

Last Friday, Wall Street suffered instashock, when the US Commerce Department reported that fourth-quarter real gross domestic product only had expanded at a 1.1% annual rate. Colleague, John Williams, and…

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The Charts Are Talking: Is Anyone Listening

Feb 03, 2006 at 00:00

Gold is starting to be talked about in the mainstream press. It now gets airtime on CNBC, written up in the Wall St. Journal and Forbes; even gold's archenemy, JP…

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Let's Bury Greenspan, Not Praise Him

Feb 03, 2006 at 00:00

In effect, Greenspan helped Americans squander the "mother of all" inheritances. As any philandering playboy can attest, the process is easy and extremely enjoyable. However, it's not something worth bragging…

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Exit Stage Left

Feb 02, 2006 at 00:00

Residential housing has been uneven over the past few months. Existing and New home sales dropped in November. New home sales picked up 2.9% in December, but it does not…