* Spain and Italy to sell debt... * G20 finance leaders question QE efforts... * Signs in China turn positive... * Metals remain in a tight trading range... And, Now, Today's Pfennig For Your Thoughts! Debt auctions in Spain and Italy to test the waters... Good day. Yesterday went pretty much as...
I'm back in the office after last week's Wyatt Investment Research company retreat. I wish I could say it was three days of relaxing fun in the Vermont mountains, but the truth is, it was three days of non-stop meetings and presentations. At least we ate well... However, I'm sure our meetings...
We all know that a large wave of Baby Boomers in the US are approaching retirement. But what about the rest of the world? And what happens when those retirees need to spend out of savings? There is more than just a credit crisis and a government deficit crisis in our future. A rising level of retirrees...
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John Mauldin
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10-05-2009
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Filed under: Credit Crisis, China, Banks, Niels Jensen, Absolute Return Partners, Europe, G20, Baby Boomers, Retirement, PIGS, Exports, Savings, Brazil, Population, BRIC
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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The Room
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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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Chuck Butler
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04-01-2009
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Filed under: Employment, Dollar, Inflation, China, Gold, Euro, Consumer Confidence, European Central Bank, GDP, Home Prices, G20, Timothy Geithner, Barack Obama
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Chuck Butler
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03-27-2009
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Filed under: Deflation, China, Euro, European Central Bank, Bank of England, Japan, Norway, GDP, Deficit, Debt, G20
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Chuck Butler
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03-16-2009
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Filed under: Dollar, Oil, China, Gold, Euro, Swiss franc, Citigroup, TIC Flow, Swiss National Bank, OPEC, Consumer Spending, G20
The Big Three have a new customer, and it isn't you. As Detroit's former heavyweights fight for a slice of a $25 billion bailout package, more than humble pie is being eaten. If the automakers fail and take their companies into bankruptcy, Michigan as we know it ceases to exist economically....