Dear Readers, We're no longer in Kansas, Dorothy. At this point, the world's financial markets are in the firm grasp of a massive tornado. Our vision is blurred with fast-moving images of abandoned houses, crumbling banks, pontificating politicians, alien-looking Treasury secretaries on one knee...
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The Room
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David Galland
on
10-03-2008
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Filed under: Politics, Inflation, Casey Research, McCain, Economic Forecast, Obama, Bailout, Barton Biggs, Energy, FDIC, Europe
Written: April 18 2008 Dear Readers, I am running quite late this sunny New England morning. But I have a good excuse: my wife has left me. Well, it's not all that dramatic... it is just that she has hived off for Europe for a ten-day gallivant with friends, leaving me in sole charge of the children...
IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Revisiting Stratfor's Previous Forecast 2. Stratfor's Latest Economic Outlook 3. Recession, Maybe - But No Depression 4. My Analysis And Conclusions Introduction There is a growing chorus that we are already in a full-blown recession, even though we'll have to wait several...
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Forecasts & Trends
by
Gary D. Halbert
on
03-11-2008
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Filed under: Presidential Race, Gary D. Halbert, Economic Forecast, Recession, Inflation, Politics, Deficit, Depression, Oil, Stratfor, Interest Rates
Dear Reader, Foolishly, I now realize, I closed last week's column by announcing that I would endeavor to write today's entire missive without a single mention of... okay, well, just this once... government. Some readers have suggested that I could meet the test simply by replacing that specific...