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Dear Readers, In the March 6, 2009 edition of this missive/blog/column/whatever you want to call it, I listed three "Desperate Measures" the U.S. government might turn to next in its futile attempt to rearrange the ruined economy into something more resembling a perfect world. Suspend "mark...
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David Galland
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04-03-2009
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Filed under: Interest Rates, Credit Crisis, Inflation, Gold, China, Bailout, Taxes, Bad Bank, International Monetary Fund, Mark to Market, G20, IMF
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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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Gary D. Halbert
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03-31-2009
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, The Fed, GDP, Credit Crisis, Recession, Barack Obama, Deficit, Bailout, Economy, Timothy Geithner, Profutures, Treasuries, PPIP
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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
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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
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This week I am really delighted to be able to give you a condensed version of Gary Shilling's latest INSIGHT newsletter for your Outside the Box. Each month I really look forward to getting Gary's latest thoughts on the economy and investing. Last year in his forecast issue he suggested 13 investment...
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John Mauldin
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12-15-2008
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Filed under: The Fed, Credit Crisis, Housing Crisis, Recession, The Dollar, Gary Shilling, Diversification, Consumer Debt, Depression, Monetary Policy, Financial Crisis, Consumer Confidence, Bank Failures, Bailout, Jobs, Commodities, TARP, Commercial Real Estate
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Chuck Butler
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11-13-2008
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Filed under: Australia, Dollar, China, Bailout, Yen, GDP, Germany, Henry Paulson, Credit Crisis, I.O.U.S.A, Goldman Sachs
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Dear Friends: Exhale for a moment, forget your losses for the time being, and try to appreciate the fact that you're living through the single most important development in global finance since Bretton Woods. This is a "tell the grandkids about it" moment, when governments all around the...
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John Mauldin
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10-16-2008
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Filed under: Credit Crisis, George Friedman, Stratfor, Geopolitics, Recession, Globalization, Banks, Global Economy, Economy, Financial Crisis, Bank Failures, Bailout, Europe
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.........But First, A Word From Our Sponsor.......... The FX University Seminar Series. Learn from foreign currency experts-then invest like one. Plan on attending this enlightening one-day seminar on currency investing, hosted by the Sovereign Society. You'll mingle and learn from experts from:...
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Chuck Butler
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10-15-2008
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Filed under: Dollar, British Pound, Brazilian Real, Bailout, Iceland, Ben Bernanke, Yen, Canada, Trichet, The Fed, Henry Paulson, Credit Crisis
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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
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.........But First, A Word From Our Sponsor.......... Announcing the FX University Seminar Series. It could open your portfolio to new horizons. Come learn from some of the world's authorities on foreign currency investing. The one-day seminar will take place in 8 cities across the nation this September...
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Construction Lending: The Next Shoe to Drop Lehman at the Center Iceland Guarantees What? Letters of Credit: Going, Going Gone? What to Do and Where Do We Go from Here? London, Stockholm, and California I have been writing for almost a year that the next shoe to drop on US banks would be commercial construction...
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October 10, 2008 Dear, Dear Reader, In last week's edition of this meandering missive, I mused as follows... "What, I wonder, will the government do when next week, or the week after maybe, the U.S. stock market takes another header for 500 points? Stay tuned. Meanwhile, gold is at $826, down...
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David Galland
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10-10-2008
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Filed under: Credit Crisis, Subprime Loans, Gold, Depression, The Fed, McCain, Obama, Deficit, Bailout, Bud Conrad, British Pound, LIBOR, Iceland, Fascism
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.........But First, A Word From Our Sponsor.......... The FX University Seminar Series. Learn from foreign currency experts-then invest like one. Plan on attending this enlightening one-day seminar on currency investing, hosted by the Sovereign Society. You'll mingle and learn from experts from:...
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Chuck Butler
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10-06-2008
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Filed under: Australia, Dollar, Bailout, Euro, Yen, Bank of England, Carry Trade, Jobs, FOMC, Renminbi, Credit Crisis
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Do government bailouts in times of banking crises work? Philippa Dunne & Doug Henwood of The Liscio Report highlight a major study of 42 fairly recent banking crises around the world. Result? Some types of government intervention works and some don't. One characteristic that is needed though...
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September 26, 2008 Dear Readers, What a world I have returned to from my cloistered retreat at the beautiful Vivenda Miranda , scenically situated on a cliff outside of the quaint port town of Lagos, Portugal. Everything has changed. Everything is changing. The storm we have so long tried to help you...
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David Galland
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09-30-2008
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Filed under: Economy, Presidential Race, Credit Crisis, Politics, Government, Gold, Ben Bernanke, Recession, The Fed, David Galland, McCain, Economic Forecast, Bailout, Henry Paulson, AIG, Ron Paul, Sara Palin, Donald Grove