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.........But First, A Word From Our Sponsor.......... Now in Print: What You Need to Know About America's Economic Crisis On election night, Amazon.com's top-selling book wasn't about Obama or even McCain. Instead, it was a book about the four American deficits that threaten to steal your...
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Chuck Butler
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05-13-2009
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Filed under: Employment, Currencies, Recession, Alan Greenspan, Retail Sales, GDP, Foreclosures, Fannie Mae, TARP, Barack Obama, Import Prices
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Yesterday I sent you an Outside the Box from Paul McCulley who supports the government and Fed activity (in general) in the current economic crisis. Today we look at an opposing view from Bennet Sedacca of Atlantic Advisors. He asks some very interesting questions like: Shouldn't the consumer, after...
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John Mauldin
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01-07-2009
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Filed under: Mortgage, Housing, The Fed, Subprime, Interest Rates, Portfolio Diversification, Consumer Debt, Financial Reform, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Bank Failures, Corporate Debt, Bennet Sedacca, Bailout, Bear Market, FOMC, Economic Crisis, T-Bills
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We are clearly not having as much fun taking off leverage as we had putting it on, or at least the vast majority are not. This week in Outside the Box we look at some very thought-provoking insights from my good friend Paul McCulley, who helps us think about how we got here and what will be the end point...
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.........But First, A Word From Our Sponsor.......... Gold and silver prices are down. For a simple and inexpensive way to own gold or silver, consider the non-FDIC insured Pooled Metals Select Account from EverBank®. This economic alternative to buying actual bars or coins lets you "pool"...
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Daily Pfennig
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Chuck Butler
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11-11-2008
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Filed under: Currencies, China, Silver, Gold, Swiss franc, European Central Bank, Carry Trade, The Fed, Renminbi, Fannie Mae, Veteran's Day, New Orleans Investment Conference, American Express
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Dear Reader, Keeping up with the complex drama now flashing across the global screen is becoming more challenging with each passing day. In lazier days, a scene might be allowed to unfold at a measured pace, the interactions between major characters developed through subtle nuance and lingering shots...
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The Room
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David Galland
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10-20-2008
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Filed under: International Speculator, Oil, Gold, Recession, Housing Crisis, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Sara Palin, Foreclosures, Voter Fraud, Insurance Fraud, Bretton Woods
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Paulson Asset Management, LLC So now the Treasury has a massive $700 billion bailout plan on the table. The idea is to create a government agency to deal with bad mortgage related debt, sort of like how the Resolution Trust Corp. (RTC) dealt with $394 billion in assets of failed banks during the S&L...
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Growth Report
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Ian Wyatt
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09-24-2008
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Filed under: Growth Report, Ian Wyatt, short, Fed, Bernanke, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, jim rogers, paulson, MLP, AIG, Silverado, PIMCO, Putin, Lincoln, Treasury, Yukos, RTC, Bill Gross
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September 19, 2008 Dear Readers, Hi, I am Olivier Garret, this week’s editor of The Room. What a rough week out there. My mind wanders as I drive at a crawl (I am not known to be a patient driver) behind a car full of “leaf peepers,” as Vermonters affectionately call the tourists who invade our state...
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David Galland
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09-22-2008
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Filed under: Subprime Loans, commodities, Gold, Ben Bernanke, Recession, China, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Henry Paulson, Bud Conrad, Poland, AIG, Panama
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Dear Investor, Monday’s 500 point drop on the Dow was the closest thing we’ve seen to an outright panic in years. Stock prices have been extremely volatile, and that’s probably going to continue. Now, before I go on, I’d like to take a quick minute to thank my loyal readers for...
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Ian Wyatt
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09-17-2008
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Filed under: Growth Report, IndyMac, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Lehman, Bear Stearns, Washington Mutual, Countrywide, Wachovia, Blodgett, SEC, MLP, AIG, Spitzer, Dow
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The weekend has brought us events that can only be described in large, over-the-top terms. The Fed agreeing to take equity on its balance sheet? How bad can things really be? Clearly much worse than most people thought last Friday. Moral Hazard has been re-introduced as Lehman is allowed to go down....
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John Mauldin
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09-15-2008
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Filed under: Michael Lewitt, Barry Ritholz, Economic Forecast, Bear Sterns, Financial Crisis, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Bank Failures, Lehman Brothers, Bailout, AIG
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September 12, 2008 Dear Readers, In today’s “special” edition of the Room, I want to go somewhat beyond the latest news and observations on same. Instead, I want to discuss the big picture as it relates to the U.S. and global economy. I do so because it is growing more important with each passing day...
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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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On Monday, in a CNBC Europe interview, Jim Rogers wondered if the US was “…more communist than China .” He was referring to the Fed’s bailout of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and to a lesser extent, the bailout of Bear Stearns back in March. “Socialism for the rich”...
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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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What a momentous weekend. I was pounding the table about the need to move quickly on Fannie and Freddie in my last few letters, and especially this last letter. And then they did it. There are a lot of details that have yet to come out, and it is likely to be far more expensive the Savings and Loan crisis...