IN THIS ISSUE: Most Americans Are Dollar Indifferent/Oblivious How the Dollar Became the Reserve Currency Long-term Swings in the US Dollar's Value Global Calls for Reserve Currency Replacement Editorial: The "Dump-the-Dollar" Conspiracy Conclusions – No Change Likely Anytime Soon...
IN THIS ISSUE: "The 2008 market will go down in history" "2008: We Learned What We Don't Know" Happy New Year!! Introduction Happy Holidays! I hope that everyone who celebrated Christmas had a very merry one. We certainly did at the Halbert house. I am taking this week off to...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Details Of The Massive $700 Billion Bailout Government Guarantees Money Market Funds Will Congress Pass The Bailout Plan? Should The Government Bail Out Homeowners? Will Uncle Sam Overpay For The Assets? Credit Crisis May Tip The Election To Obama Time To Prepare For A Recession Just Ahead...
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Filed under: Election Issues, Gary D. Halbert, Subprime, Economic Forecast, Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Oil, Bailout, John McCain, Economy, Financial Crisis, Henry Paulson
IN THIS ISSUE: Ethanol: A Feel-Good Political Ploy No Solution To Current Fuel Woes Potential Negative Economic Impact No Benefit From Existing Infrastructure Other Types Of Ethanol Show Promise Conclusions – Ethanol Is Not The Silver Bullet Pondering My Retirement Introduction You don’t need me to tell...
IN THIS ISSUE: 1. The Iraq War From Stratfor's Perspective 2. Stratfor's War: Five Years Later 3. Iraq In The Wake Of The 2008 Election 4. The Mainstream Media's War Introduction In this week's E-Letter, I'm going to reprint a recent article written by Dr. George Friedman, founder...
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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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