Archive - Feb 4, 2011 - Blog entry
What Exactly IS the Fed’s Inflation Mandate? 100% Inflation?
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 02/04/2011 22:21 -0500Remember back when Bernanke claimed that more QE would lower interest rates? What was it… less than six months ago. Strange that this claim would be so far removed from every journalist (and the minds of regulators and Congress) when the markets have proven Bernanke to be an outright fraud.
Can Markets Save the Pension Promise?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 02/04/2011 21:23 -0500Can markets alone save the pension promise? Of course not, but that doesn't mean we should abolish defined-benefit plans...
Federally Funded Friday – Bernanke Says More Free Money!
Submitted by ilene on 02/04/2011 14:18 -0500
Geithner Gone Wild: Treasury Entertains 100 Year and GDP-Linked Bonds to Fill New $2.4 Trillion "Demand"
Submitted by EB on 02/04/2011 13:14 -0500Despite Treasury being a few post-SFP weeks from stealing Mubarak's M.A.D. spotlight, TBAC minutes reveal just how it will crowd out the private sector permanently (Sack-Frost makes debut appearance).
Is Another Banking Crisis Inevitable?
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 02/04/2011 13:07 -0500What are the chances of another banking crisis, this time emanating from Europe? Let me count the ways, but not using Goldman's math of course.
Mubaraks Have an Estimated Net Worth of $40 - $70 BILLION Dollars
Submitted by George Washington on 02/04/2011 11:47 -0500It pays well to be a dictator who terrorizes his people with U.S. backing ...
Bernanke believes in black science - Hedonics
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 02/04/2011 11:32 -0500More hogwash from Ben.
TheTechnicalTake: TBT
Submitted by thetechnicaltake on 02/04/2011 11:17 -0500Long term Treasury yields are on the rise and breaking out from their current trading range.
Trade Against The Retail Herd 4th Feb
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 02/04/2011 02:44 -0500Retail traders are notoriously wrong at picking market direction/tops and bottoms. Most retail traders very naturally seem to adopt a counter-trend stance and this offers very accurate signals for individuals looking to trade against this group. This daily report is designed to help traders focus their efforts on higher probability pairs.
An AMeRiCaN HeRo
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 02/04/2011 02:40 -0500How many times in your life can you honestly say you discovered a new hero? Today I did...
Bernanke Says Everything is A-OK (Other than Employment, Non-Core Inflation, and Anything Else That Makes a Healthy Economy)
Submitted by MoneyMcbags on 02/04/2011 02:29 -0500The market closed up again today as Ben Bernanke let the National Press Club know that either the economy is fucked, or it isn't...
Better than Gold? … Jim Rogers Thinks So.
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 02/04/2011 00:46 -0500It’s the perfect set up for any investment: dwindling supplies and growing demand. The inflationary holocaust will only be adding gasoline to the fire, pushing agricultural commodities to record highs. As Jim Rogers puts it, “God knows how high the price of agriculture is going to go, so that's where I'm putting more of my money now than in other things… I think I'm going to make more money in agriculture than I make in precious metals.''
The US Dollar: Dead On Its Feet, Dead Cat Bounce, or Dying to Rally?
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 02/04/2011 00:36 -0500Well, the US Dollar has staged a small bounce at $77 or so. The question now is whether this becomes anything substantial, or is merely a result of the Euro/USD pair becoming so stretched that a brief pullback had to happen. We should know the deal within a few days. However, the greenback is now only 2% away from breaking its multi-year support line. If the Dollar turns down again now then the inflationary collapse will intensify rapidly.
