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Posted on: October 19, 2011
Deflation now. And a bad bout of inflation later. Oh, yes, mixed in with no growth. So go the predictions of Loretta Napoleoni, an Italian economist best known for her work on global money laundering and the financing of terror networks.
Category: Bond and Treasury Market | The Economy | Top Stories | U.S. Investing | US Dollar and Forex | US Economy | US Government News | US Treasury
Posted on: October 18, 2011
Two of America’s most successful investors – John Paulson and Bill Gross – are having horrible years. Paulson’s funds are down 30-40% this year. Gross’s total return fund returned 1.3% so far this year. More than 80% of similar funds did better.
Tags: Andrew Gordon, Bill Gross, bloomberg, Insider Fortunes, John Paulson, PIMCO, total return fund, Warren Buffett
Category: Bond and Treasury Market | Gold, Silver, and Precious Metals | The Politics of Investing | Top Stories | U.S. Investing | Wall Street | Wall Street News
Posted on: October 12, 2011
Finally the “Volcker Rule” (part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) is getting its day in the court of public opinion. The rule is named after former Fed Chief Paul Volcker who didn’t want banks to mess around with depositors’ money.
Tags: Andrew Gordon, Banks, Dodd-Frank, Federal Reserve Board, Goldman Sachs, Insider Fortunes, Volcker Rule
Category: Banks | Bond and Treasury Market | The Federal Reserve | The Politics of Investing | Top Stories | US Economy | Wall Street | Wall Street News | Washington News
Posted on: October 11, 2011
If you haven’t deserted the inflation bandwagon yet, do so right now. What we really should be worried about is deflation. Take a look at this scary chart…
Tags: deflation, Inflation, inflation-indexed Treasuries, stagflation, Treasuries, US bonds
Category: Bond and Treasury Market | Top Stories | U.S. Investing | US Government News | US Treasury | Washington News
Posted on: October 6, 2011
The markets have rallied nicely so far this week, jumping three days in a row. In part, this rally is due to some celebration. For instance, Britain just shot its economy with a Ben Bernanke special – Quantitative Easing.
Tags: Andrew Gordon, Bernanke, Insider Fortunes, QE1, QE2, Sir Mervyn King
Category: Banks | Bond and Treasury Market | Europe Investing | International Markets | Top Stories
Posted on: October 3, 2011
US manufacturing did better than expected in September, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index.
Tags: Andrew Gordon, dollar, global wealth insider, guardian, Insider Fortunes, ISM, Supply Management’s manufacturing index
Category: Bond and Treasury Market | Small Business | The Economy | Top Stories | US Dollar and Forex
Posted on: October 3, 2011
Congress is considering a bill today that would allow American companies to seek countervailing duties against Chinese products priced unfairly. The US accuses China of under-valuing its currency by 25% to 40%. Sounds about right to me.
Tags: Andrew Gordon, China, dollar, Insider Fortunes, renminbi, Xinhua, Yuan
Category: Asia Investing | Bond and Treasury Market | Emerging Markets | International Markets | The Politics of Investing | Top Stories
Posted on: August 31, 2011
Bill Gross dropped $150 billion worth of US government bonds earlier this year. Wrong move. But you’d be making a worse mistake today if you moved into…
Tags: Bill Gross, bond funds, deflation, Inflation, PIMCO, US government bonds, US Treasuries
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