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The relationship between high total public debt and interest rates is controversial (to some); and in today’s Outside the Box Van Hoisington and Dr. Lacy Hunt of Hoisington Investment Management tackle the subject head-on, in their “Quarterly Review and Outlook” for Q2 2012. They bring...
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The Seen and the Unseen The Lion in the Grass Black Swan or Hidden Lion? The Lions of Europe What If the US Trade Balance Became a Surplus? The Bug that Roared Up in the Clouds, or How Do I Stay Connected? Newport, Gloucester, Denver, and Maine The Seen and the Unseen "In the economic sphere an...
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This week I offer a main course, a veritable piece de resistance, for Outside the Box readers, from my friend Rich Yamarone. Rich is Chief Economist for Bloomberg and one really sharp talent. He helps write Bloomberg Brief: Economics , a daily notebook that comes out every business morning with an all...
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Waving the White Flag Viva Los Rescates Financieros de los Bancos Contagion is Real It Doesn’t End With Spain New York, Atlanta, and Philadelphia A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. - Douglas...
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It really does seem to be All Spain All the Time, but there is a reason. Unlike Greece, Spain makes a difference to the eurozone. It may be both too big to allow to fail and too big to save. Last week I came across a very informative 50-page PowerPoint on the situation in Spain from Carmel Asset Management...
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Bailing Out Europe’s Banks WWGD? What Is the Fed Really Risking? What Will the Fed Do Next Week? Twist and Shout? Europe, Houston, NYC, and South Africa What in the wide, wild world of monetary policy is the Fed doing, giving essentially unlimited funds to European banks? What are they seeing that...
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Mubarak resigned, journalists packed their gear, and CNN went back to talking about obesity statistics - but Egypt's troubles are far from over. After weeks of protests (leading to strikes and, understandably, no tourists), the country's economy took an estimated 1.5 billion-dollar punch to the...
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Which Are We Going To Bet On? I knew I would be touching a raw nerve with my last two posts , on patents. But I was really surprised at the divergence of opinion. Entrepreneurs overwhelmingly supported my stance that software patents hamper innovation and need to be abolished, but friends at Microsoft...
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John Mauldin's Outside the Box
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John Mauldin
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08-23-2010
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Filed under: Economy, Growth, Jobs, Consumption, crisis, Cisco, Google, saving rate, IBM, Harvard, Oracle, Kaufman Foundation, Business Week, thrift, entrepreneur, Microsoft, Business Dynamics Statistics, Bush Tax Cuts
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Daily Pfennig
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Chuck Butler
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08-23-2010
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Filed under: Currencies, Dollar, Gold, Economy, Eurozone, Bank of Japan, Debt, bank, deficits, investing, crisis, GM, election
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. The Economic Recovery is Faltering 2. CBO Warns of a Debt Crisis on the Horizon 3. Treasury Bond Yields Near Record Low – What Next? 4. Protecting Your Assets When Interest Rates Spike 5. Conclusions – Dangerous Times Ahead Introduction The non-partisan Congressional Budget...
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Forecasts & Trends
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Gary D. Halbert
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08-10-2010
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Filed under: Crisis, Futures, Economy, Debt, Recovery, CBO, Interest Rate, Treasury Bond, Securities, Treasury, Yields