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: September 23, 2011
I keep looking for inflation. Where is it coming from? The price of oil? Wait, oil is down from $115 in May to $80 now.From copper? No, copper is down from over $4.50 in February to $3.43 today.
Food? No again, from $191 in April, the Commodity Food Price Index has dropped to $182. Fact is, in the last few months prices have decreased. Yet, people assume it’s hiding right around the corner, ready to pounce the second they turn their back.
Tags: agriculture, Andrew Gordon, Belchere, bill belchere, deflation, gas, Inflation, insider fortu nes, Oil
Category: Commodities | The Economy | Top Stories | U.S. Investing | US Economy | Wall Street News | Washington News
Posted on: September 21, 2011
DC’s dirty little secret? The dollar is doomed for another run of devaluation and nobody in DC except for Texas Rep. Ron Paul seems to mind. Who benefits?
Tags: currency debasement, deflation, dollar, Inflation, US dollar
Category: Commodities | Commodities Corner | Gold, Silver, and Precious Metals | Top Stories | U.S. Investing | US Dollar and Forex | US Economy | US Government News
Posted on: September 12, 2011
You can bet the government is doing one thing to “help” the economy. Devalue the dollar. But it comes with nasty side effects.
Tags: Andrew Gordon, Banks, crisis, currency, deflation, dollar, Inflation, Insider Fortunes
Category: Newsletter
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
Category: Bond and Treasury Market | Personal Finance | Top Stories | U.S. Investing | US Economy | Wall Street News
Posted on: August 10, 2011
Congratulations. You get to spend $5 less at the gas pump and grocery store. The country that will benefit is not the US. Our “extra” spending is going to…
Tags: consumer, consumer spending, deflation, food prices, gas prices, Inflation, oil prices, US spending
Category: The Federal Reserve | Top Stories | U.S. Investing | US Dollar and Forex | US Economy | Washington News
Posted on: April 11, 2011
Of course Ben Bernanke has an eye on Europe and their rising interest rates. Not to coordinate. That would be asking far too much of our central bankers. But arguably the ECB (European Central Bank) is the world’s third most influential central bank, behind The Fed and China’s. Britain’s Telegraph is calling
Tags: ben bernanke, Bernanke, deflation, EDB, eurozone growth, fed, Inflation, interest rates, PIGS, PIIGS, Trinchet, US growth
Category: Europe Investing | International Markets | The Federal Reserve | US Economy
Posted on: April 2, 2011
Europe is getting dangerously close to “managed defaults.” Why so dangerous? Debts will be restructured. And European banks that have lent to these countries will have to take haircuts. American banks will look like the picture of health by comparison. Time to exit from the financial sector in Europe and rotate into
Tags: Banks, deflation, ECB, European banks, European financial crisis, Eurpean debt, Greece, Inflation, interest rates, Ireland, Portugal
Category: Europe Investing | The Economy | The Politics of Investing | Wall Street News
