06/30/2006 - Inflation, Deflation, or Bust
by Bill Bonner "At 7:15 p.m. London time came the news we already knew: the Fed raised rates an 18th time - to 5.25%. Inflation will be tamed! Deflation, be damned!"
06/29/2006 - Clean Water Crisis
by Chris Mayer "Getting clean water to growing populations - that is the nut that has to be cracked. Whether you're building a new suburb in the States or piping water through the Andes, there is a tremendous amount of build-out required."
06/28/2006 - A Torrent of Darkness, Part II
by Byron King "There is no question but that wind power, with its ability to reduce the need to emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, is an investment opportunity for the future."
06/27/2006 - A Torrent of Darkness, Part I
by Byron King "More than 50% of the nation's population lives in counties adjacent to the seacoast. So, global warming and concomitant rising sea levels have the potential to devastate the United States both physically and as a society."
06/26/2006 - The Economy of Gentlemen
by The Mogambo Guru "If the dollar buys a lot of stuff, you feel good. It's sort of like when I came home from my strenuous research at the Club Wanda Wanda Wanda, situated, as it is, way out on the dusty outskirts of town."
06/25/2006 - Fed Follies
by Kate "Short Fuse" Incontrera "The rate-hike campaign has its two-year birthday this month, and this next hike will bring the Fed's key short-term target to 5.25 percent."
06/23/2006 - Buck Naked
by Bill Bonner "Mr. Greenspan's desktop motto has another sort of punch line hidden in it, though. More dollars came to birth while he was the nation's top banker than under all the other fed chiefs combined."
06/22/2006 - Beyond Fear and Greed
by Dan Denning "Economics is not physics. It does not obey the laws of physics. In truth, economics is not even a science - not yet, anyway. This is why Adam Smith was the chair of moral philosophy at Glasgow University and not, say, an actuary."
06/21/2006 - Does Peak Oil Really Matter?
by Justice Litle "The long-term energy bull market we are in is more of a demand-driven infrastructure arbitrage, playing out over a period of many years, than a Peak Oil phenomenon."
06/20/2006 - Immigration, Demographics, and Your Livelihood, Part II
by Harry Dent and Rodney Johnson "Though the U.S. has had some ethnic tensions due to the high immigration rates of recent decades, our problems are minor compared to those of our contemporaries in Europe."
06/19/2006 - Bond Buying and Pill Popping
by The Mogambo Guru "This is the ultimate in fiscal fraud and they all should all go to prison for it. And if the American government was not filled with stupid, ignorant, untrustworthy, lying, corrupt, cheating jerks, that's where they would go."
06/16/2006 - Faith in Faith
by Bill Bonner "If we have a faith-based monetary system, what do we have faith in? When this, too, passes, what will take its place?"
06/15/2006 - Investing In Indonesia's Favorite Pastime
by Sala Kannan "Like cigarettes in Indonesia, tortillas in Mexico or Tata cars in India, looking for what an entire population buys is a great starting point for scouting investment opportunities."
06/14/2006 - These Are the Breaks
by The Diligent Investor "If the Senate approves Mr. Paulson's nomination, he will receive a job perk that is only given to the privileged few: the opportunity to take advantage of a tax loophole that will save him roughly $100 million."
06/13/2006 - Immigration, Demographics, and Your Livelihood, Part I
by Harry Dent and Rodney Johnson "With few exceptions, such as, say, the Amish, immigrant families leave the ethnic ghettos and join the cultural mainstream within a generation or two, speaking English, swiping credit cards…"
06/12/2006 - Malignant Monetary Madness
by The Mogambo Guru "The nomination of Goldman Sachs' bigwig Hank Paulson for Treasury secretary has the Suspicious Mogambo Mind working overtime. Read his latest conspiracy theory, below…"
06/11/2006 - Worldwide Addiction
by Kate "Short Fuse" Incontrera"Of course, to build up an economy to that point, it takes a lot of energy - and China's growing dependence on imported oil has raised more than a few eyebrows."
06/09/2006 - Bubble Kings
by Bill Bonner "Every era has its clowns, its heroes, its fools…and its winners and its losers. Often, the honorable among them are sent to the scaffold; the dishonorable go to Congress."
06/08/2006 - Black Sheep in the Marketplace
by Jim Rogers "A new commodity bull market is under way and will continue for years. I have been convinced of this since August 1, 1998, when I started my fund, and have been making my case for commodities ever since."
06/07/2006 - The Nightmare Carry Trade Scenario
by Mish Shedlock "It looks closer than anyone might have thought. Perhaps that is the message of a 100-point plunge in gold; copper going down lock limit several times; silver ramping to the moon, just to fall off a cliff."
06/06/2006 - The Greater Depression
by Doug Casey "Wrap this economic environment around the so-called War on Terror, which is rapidly morphing into the War on Islam, which could easily turn into World War III, and you're looking at the perfect storm."
06/05/2006 - Regarding the Resurgent Ruble
by The Mogambo Guru "This Russian ruble thing is 'the second most significant step in removing the U.S.$ from the throne of sole global reserve and trading currency! Should any more oil producers take this step, it will precede a U.S.$ crisis.'"
06/03/2006 - Bad IDea
by Short Fuse"This past Thursday, the House approved this set of rules that will force states to issue every adult American citizen an electronic ID card. The bill was approved by a 261-161 vote."
06/02/2006 - The Way of All Cash, Part II
by Bill Bonner "In 2003, the economy grew at a rate even India would be proud of: 8.4%. The cafes are filling up. Prices are rising. The country would probably prosper, if the Perónistas would just leave it alone."
06/01/2006 - The U.S. Consumption Bias
by Dr. Kurt Richebächer "The present U.S. economic recovery has never gained the traction that it needs for self-sustaining economic growth with commensurate employment and income growth."
05/31/2006 - Shifting Demand and Wealth
by Dr. Marc Faber "The opening of China and of other countries has permanently shifted the demand curve for consumer goods and services (for example, transportation) to the right and along with it the demand for industrial commodities and energy."
05/30/2006 - Dealing With the Dollar
by Dan Denning "Foreign governments will pay lower rates as the relative risks between their bonds and American bonds narrow. In other words, American bonds will be recognized as risky. The dollar will fall."
05/29/2006 - As American As Housing and Health Care
by The Mogambo Guru "Wonders never cease…the ever-cryptic former Fed chief recently said something easily understand by the average person. Find out what Greenspan said that has the Mogambo in such a tizzy, below…"
05/26/2006 - The Way of All Cash, Part I
by Bill Bonner "Today, with the United States facing what could be the greatest financial crisis the world has ever seen, we look beyond the Rio Plata to see what we can learn."
05/25/2006 - The Big "What If?"
by Susan C. Walker "We've arrived at the truly difficult part of any real estate boom-and-bust cycle - the time when prices hang in the balance. Will they go up any more, will they plateau or will they - collective shudder - go down?"
05/24/2006 - Slouching Toward Empire
by Bill Bonner "Watching the news is a bit like watching a bad opera. You can tell from all the shrieking that something very important is supposed to be happening, but you don't quite know what it is. What you're missing is the plot."
05/23/2006 - The Invisible Tax
by Puru Saxena "Officially, the Federal Reserve's purpose is to fight inflation and manage the economy - which is about as probable as turning stone into gold! Below, Puru Saxena presents the real agenda of the Federal Reserve. Read on…"
05/22/2006 - A Golden Loaf
by The Mogambo Guru "How much gold does it take to buy a $200 million loaf of bread when gold is at $87 trillion per ounce? Answer: 1/435,000th of an ounce! You can buy 435,000 loaves of bread with one ounce of gold!"
05/19/2006 - Portrait of the Artist as Scalawag
by Bill Bonner"Remember when the role of artists was to draw out the beautiful and noble from contemporary life? Recently, a rock star announced he would charge $1,750 for paintings he created - out of his own blood. Bill Bonner explores…"
05/18/2006 - Franklin's Golden Rule
by Mark Skousen "Franklin built his investment retirement portfolio by saving, avoiding debt, placing well-collateralized loans (bonds), and investing in rental properties."
05/17/2006 - The Conquest of the Rock
by Byron King "With major regions of the oil-producing world entering or already in a state of irreversible decline, there is no 'swing' capacity to accommodate increased oil demand."
05/16/2006 - Asian Tiger, Hidden Consumer
by Gary Shilling "The Asian Tigers could once again go their own way, but I suspect that their fates lie in the hands of U.S. consumers, who buy the exports that propel their economies."
05/15/2006 - Cheney's Beef
by The Mogambo Guru "To show you how out of touch Cheney is, it is not just Russia, but Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, China, Russia and others who are forming anti-bully, anti-American alliances, and they are using oil to hurt us."
05/14/2006 - Plaza-lite
by Kate Incontrera"When you think of the Plaza Hotel, you probably don't immediately think of international finance ministers cooking up economic policies - but on September 22, 1985, that's exactly what occurred there."
05/12/2006 - Don't Cry For Evita
by Bill Bonner "Eva Peron was a favorite of the poor of Argentina. She had a warm heart, it was said. But like that other great champion of the masses, Che Guevara, Eva realized her greatest glories after she was stone cold dead."
05/11/2006 - The Church of Buffett and Munger
by Chris Mayer "What does Buffett, a long-time newspaper investor think? Buffett thinks the current woes are part of a longer-term trend that is not likely to reverse. And valuations on newspaper stocks don't reflect this."
05/10/2006 - A Chicken in Every Pot and A Car in Every Garage
by Dan Amoss "Does anyone really stop to think about what would happen to the current economy if Congress enacted a plan to pay off the gargantuan federal debt?"
05/09/2006 - In A Post-Dollar World
by Justice Litle "On our way to a post-collapse, post-dollar world, Asia will likely transition from a de jure dollar standard to a de facto gold standard. This will happen in stages as the dollar crumbles."
05/08/2006 - The Exorcism of the United States
by The Mogambo Guru "The head that is being twisted around by the Federal Reserve is America's. Instead of hearing Ms. Blair saying her immortal, blood-chilling line, all you hear is cartilage snapping, bones breaking, and then the head pops off."
05/06/2006 - Contrarian Tells
by Justice Litle "Amid all the geopolitical hubbub, Fed gaffe gossip, and political buffoonery of the past week, two eyebrow-raising 'contrarian tells' stood out."
05/05/2006 - Noble Rot
by Bill Bonner "The green buds come out in spring, unaware that they are all doomed. But when the crisp weather comes, they do not simply droop and die. Instead, the stress of approaching death brings out the best in them."
05/04/2006 - Manipulating The Masses
by John Williams "If you believe the government, annual inflation is running less than 3.5%, unemployment is less than 5%, annual GDP growth is about 3.5%, and the 2005 federal deficit was $318 billion."
05/02/2006 - Seasons of Gold
by Doug Casey "The yellow metal typically shows weakness from February to April, rallies in May, then heads down for summer. In August, gold typically begins to rebound and moves up pretty much for the rest of the year."
05/01/2006 - Pure Economic Salvation
by The Mogambo Guru "I advocate that you take physical possession of gold and silver bullion. One reason is that once you have it paid for and in hand, your annual costs go to zero."
04/30/2006 - Exotic Mortgages Begin to Reset - Look Out Below!
by Kate Incontrera "Last year, more than 40% of the buyers in the real estate market were in it for the first time…"
04/28/2006 - "Can Do" Money
by Bill Bonner "How do you ensure yourself a position at the Fed? Take a cue from Greenspan: keep breathing - and keep creating money out of thin air. Bill Bonner explains in this DR Classique, first published on April 25, 2003."
04/27/2006 - The Loser in a Win-Win World
by Dan Denning "It's a weird and dangerous situation we're in. Global interest rates are rising. That means liquidity is tightening. It's getting more expensive to borrow money all over the globe."
04/26/2006 - Cash is Trash
by Puru Saxena "You can rest assured that parking your wealth in the 'safe haven' of cash is the quickest route to the poorhouse! It is sad but true - cash is trash!"
04/25/2006 - Forgiving - Or Forgetful?
by Chris Mayer "Russia is a veritable storehouse of Mother Nature's useful goodies. Russia is the largest, or among the largest, producers of palladium, platinum, diamonds, nickel and gold. Russia is also rich in oil and gas."
04/24/2006 - Chinese Golden Eye
by The Mogambo Guru "I beg you to please, please, please tell me what in the world is the attraction of these certificates, linked to gold, denominated in dollars, to rich Chinese people?"
04/22/2006 - The Next Great Depression
by Kate Incontrera "What will the next Great Depression bring? How will Americans survive in our day-to-day lives?"
04/21/2006 - A Thousand Clowns
by Bill Bonner "In this DR Classique, first published in April of 2005, Bill Bonner advises his readers to employ this strategy when trying to decipher what our world leaders are really trying to save the world from."
04/20/2006 - The Last Great American Energy Boom
by Dan Denning "To see why a modest lump of coal plays such an important role in the future, you need to understand how coal made the modern world."
04/19/2006 - An Evasive Recovery
by Dr. Kurt Richebächer "The government and Federal Reserve have supported this recovery with unprecedented fiscal and monetary lavishness. Tax cuts reduced government revenue by $870 billion."
04/17/2006 - Bond Market Bozos
by The Mogambo Guru "These bond-buying morons are losing money and yet, are still intent on locking their money up for up to 30 years by buying long bonds so that they can get tiny, less-than-inflation yields! What kind of stupidity is that?"
04/15/2006 - What Next?
by Dr. Kurt Richebächer "The rate hikes at the short end curbed dollar-funded carry trade. But instead of closing their positions, many carry traders shifted their funding to the currencies with low interest rates - yen, euro and Swiss franc."
04/14/2006 - Pilate Error
by Bill Bonner "Jesus may have been no menace to Rome, but he was a troublemaker in the Levant. The elders wanted to get rid of him. The mob wanted his blood."
04/13/2006 - The Birth of the Tax Beast, Part I
by Steve Forbes "Imagine what Hamilton and Jefferson would think of today's mammoth tax code, with its multiple rates and convoluted system of deductions! In our earliest days, America had no income tax."
04/12/2006 - Shadow Statistics
by Chris Mayer "The economy is far weaker than generally portrayed. Most investors ignore the rat's nest of risks and invest indiscriminately in stocks - without proper due diligence."
04/11/2006 - The Secret Oil Sands
by Doug Casey "Political problems are looming in almost every major oil-producing nation around the globe. Iraq is a mess, with production still below the levels prior to the U.S. invasion. Iran looks like it may be next on Bush's hit list."
04/10/2006 - The "Two Trill In Cash" Plan
by The Mogambo Guru "This whole 'two trillion in cash' scenario has some, umm, merit, especially if you are thinking that foreigners dumping American securities would instantly be reflected in instantaneous losses in bonds."
04/08/2006 - Lights, Camera…Empire
by Kate Incontrera "We're not trying to sell our audience a 'happy ending' - after all, we're not convinced there will be one. But we do think it's important to educate the average American on what is really going on with their country…"
04/07/2006 - Erin Risen
by Bill Bonner "Although the River Liffey runs through Dublin like it always has, something has shifted in Ireland - for the better. What brought about this dramatic change? Bill Bonner explores…"
04/06/2006 - Tangible Wealth
by Puru Saxena"When demand is on the rise, it takes years to increase the supply. Unlike financial assets, the supply of commodities cannot be increased at will."
04/05/2006 - Economic Evolution
by Justice Litle "The more abstract our transactions get, the more we rely on electrons, the more we will want something solid at the end of the chain to bring about peace of mind."
04/04/2006 - The Third Industrial Revolution
by Hans Sennholz "A third Industrial Revolution is now making its appearance in the United States and other industrial countries. And just like the first two, it is bound to introduce many changes."
04/03/2006 - The Mogambo Takes On Alex Trebek
by The Mogambo Guru "I'll take the Federal Reserve and Idiotic Monetary Policies for $500, Alex." << Prev Next >> |
