Archive - Oct 26, 2011 - Blog entry

Update: Veterans for Peace member Scott Olsen is in critical condition, with swelling to the brain

Tuition did it again: up 8.3%. For many students, the increases are even steeper. Student loans cover much of it, though loan balances already exceed $1 trillion. It's the system.

Pundits and politicians argue that widespread mortgage principal reductions for underwater borrowers will not only help "main street" but the economy as a whole.  In reality, such actions are far from a panacea...

Even if Europe fixes their mess and China does whatever it is China does to paint their numbers for another few years, it will only serve to swing the spotlight back on this dinosaur of a Nation that is little more than a shell of its former self.

The World Wide Financial Farce...

We're always more interested in the trend, and whether that trend is showing signs of change.

Dr Pippa Malmgren is a former economic advisor to George W. Bush and a former advisor to Deutsche Bank. According to Malmgren, Germany has already ordered the printing of Deutsche Marks in anticipation of a possible withdrawal from the EU

Does the technical view of the marfkets line up with fundamental?

Today USDJPY hit an all time low against the dollar trading at 75.71! Despite warnings from the BOJ that it would take "decisive action" to limit JPY strength, continued uncertainty out of Europe as a result of the debt crisis is leading to sustained JPY buying.

Markets reversed yesterday, now what?

For now, it seems most of the market bulls have leaned the lesson on Netlfix.