IN THIS ISSUE: Finally a Little Good News for the Economy Geithner's Latest Toxic Asset Bank Bailout Does the PPIP Have Any Chance of Working? Fed to Buy $300 Billion in Treasuries & a Lot More CBO Assessment of Obama's Record 2010 Budget Conclusions, Market Implications & What to Do...
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03-31-2009
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IN THIS ISSUE: Federal Bailouts Surpassing $10 Trillion Government Finance 101 Who Will Buy All This New Debt? Bernanke: Crank Up The Printing Presses Real Storm Clouds On The Horizon Conclusions – Not Many I Can Find Introduction Over the last two weeks, I have discussed at some length President Obama's...
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02-24-2009
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IN THIS ISSUE: President Obama Gets His “Spendulus” Bill Geithner’s Bank Rescue Plan Short On Details Should The Government Nationalize The Banks? Conclusions - Trillions of Dollars Being Thrown Around Introduction Today, President Obama will sign into law the enormous American Recovery and Reinvestment...
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Gary D. Halbert
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02-17-2009
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IN THIS ISSUE: Public Support For Trillion Dollar Stimulus Plunges Senate Passes $838 Billion "Stimulus" Package Republicans' Propose Alternative Stimulus Package Problems With Obama's Trillion Dollar "Stimulus" Final Stimulus Bill Will Be Higher Than $838 Billion Frustrated...
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Gary D. Halbert
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02-10-2009
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Credit Crisis, U.S. Economy, Barack Obama, Politics, Bailout, Government, Timothy Geithner, Stimulus, Income Tax, Government Spending
IN THIS ISSUE: The Recession Continues To Deepen So, How Deep & How Long? Multi-Trillion Dollar Bailouts In The Works Obama's $825 Billion "Stimulus" Package Obama's Next "Big Bang" Bank Bailout Fed Gearing Up To Buy Treasury Bonds Introduction We are witnessing the most...
I get a lot of newsletters from money managers around the country, which I try and read as they are written by people who are “in the trenches,” actually making decisions on behalf of their clients. It broadens my perspective. Frankly, most are not all that well written and unimaginative, but who ever...
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John Mauldin
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01-12-2009
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Filed under: Credit Crisis, Politics, Consumer Debt, Government, Consumer Confidence, Bailout, Barack Obama, Baby Boomers, Economic Crisis, Investor Psychology, Retirement, Draughn Partners, Cliff Draughn
IN THIS ISSUE: Editor's Notes On BCA & The Other Gary Halbert Obama & The New Age Of Big Government The Economy -- Have We Seen The Worst Of It? Are The Bailouts Necessary & Will They Work? The Latest Disappointing Economic Reports Stock Markets -- Might We Have Seen The Bottom? Introduction...
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Gary D. Halbert
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01-06-2009
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IN THIS ISSUE: BaselineScenario.com Urges Larger Bailout "The Next World War? It Could Be Financial." My Initial Thoughts & Analysis On The Above Huge Recapitalization Plan For Major Banks Progress Report On The Larger Bailout Plan Conclusions & What To Do Now Introduction The global...
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Gary D. Halbert
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10-14-2008
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Liquidity, Credit Crisis, Geopolitics, Barack Obama, Bailout, John McCain, Financial Crisis, Recapitalization, Globalization, BaselineScenario.com
IN THIS ISSUE: An Inside Look At The Mortgage Bailout Bill Equity Ownership & Limits On Executive Pay Mortgage Assistance & The Bankruptcy Code Expanded FDIC Limits On Bank Accounts Was The Bailout The Right Thing To Do? The Senate's $150 Billion In Extra Bailout Pork John McCain Blew An...
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Gary D. Halbert
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10-07-2008
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Economic Forecast, U.S. Economy, Congress, Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Bailout, John McCain, Scotia Partners, Henry Paulson
IN THIS ISSUE: Details Of The Massive $700 Billion Bailout Government Guarantees Money Market Funds Will Congress Pass The Bailout Plan? Should The Government Bail Out Homeowners? Will Uncle Sam Overpay For The Assets? Credit Crisis May Tip The Election To Obama Time To Prepare For A Recession Just Ahead...
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Gary D. Halbert
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09-23-2008
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Filed under: Election Issues, Gary D. Halbert, Subprime, Economic Forecast, Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Oil, Bailout, John McCain, Economy, Financial Crisis, Henry Paulson