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THE REAL ECONOMY VS. THE PAPER ECONOMY The Real Economy . Oil at a record, rice too. Gold hitting $1000 an ounce, silver way up. Corn prices boosted by ethanol demand. Food riots in Haiti, Guatemala, Argentina and more. 24 countries dropping food import tariffs because they are seeing food shortages...
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SCAPEGOAT BLAMING . Boy, am I’m getting tired of the carping! Day after day, article after article. All these writers seem to think there’s something to gain in blaming former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan for the US housing bubble, the credit crisis, and in fact, all our problems. Listen,...
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Greenspan has been taking A LOT of heat lately for his management or mismanagement of the U.S. Economy before he retired. I'm very interested in knowing everyone's thoughts. Do you believe Greenspan's low rates (for too long) and laissez-faire regulatory oversight during his final tenure...
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Hank Paulson’s APRIL FOOL’S JOKE . That’s how US Treasury Secretary Paulson’s latest plan, unveiled yesterday is being described by at least two columnists this morning. I have to chuckle as well. When I first heard about it yesterday I assumed it was another step in the government and Fed’s attempts...
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Thoughts on the Continuing Crisis Margin Clerks of the World, Unite! Where Do We Find New Sources of Credit? In Defense of Alan Greenspan What Now for Gold, Oil, Etc? Baseball, Mexico, and Travel Costs My essay in Outside the Box last Monday seemed to ignite a lot of response in the blogosphere. My basic...
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LONG US GOVERNMENT BOND VIEW . Bottom Fishing. Yep, I keep fishing for a bottom in the “long” US Treasury bond. I mean a bottom in yield, a top in price. All logic I can come up with says the 25-year bull market run to ever lower long term interest rates is over or ending. All but two items. One , the...
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