Archive - Feb 2011 - Blog entry
February 27th
GDP: Nothing Is Ever As It Seems
Submitted by Econophile on 02/28/2011 01:23 -0500The GDP numbers are coming in much weaker than expected and Q4 2010 is but another example. The case for stagflation is strong, even without oil prices going through the roof. Mainstream economists have no idea what's coming.
February 27th
Is Orange Juice Approaching A Double Top?
Submitted by asiablues on 02/27/2011 19:05 -0500Time to short OJ?
Gasoline: No Cure For High Prices Like High Prices
Submitted by asiablues on 02/27/2011 19:00 -0500Even though the U.S. petro product prices are busy chasing Brent, it does not change the fact that there’s a product glut in the U.S. with a flat demand outlook. So, unless there’s a whole lot of surprise hidden new demand to support current price levels, prices will have to come down.
The Blame Game?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 02/27/2011 17:36 -0500The confrontations in Wisconsin and other states are the opening salvo of a political blame game -- who is responsible for the gigantic public pension fund deficits that threaten states' solvency and workers' retirement savings?
A Higher Percentage of Americans Believed in King George During the Revolutionary War than Believe in Congress Today
Submitted by George Washington on 02/27/2011 15:57 -0500Only 11% approve of Congress, while 15-20% liked King George...
Stock World Weekly: Irresistible Forces meet Immovable Objects.
Submitted by ilene on 02/27/2011 14:34 -0500All over the world, in countries as far apart and diverse as Egypt and Vietnam, Ireland and Libya, Bahrain and the United States, people are standing up and saying “No more concessions, no more cutbacks, no more bailouts, no more austerity, no more!”
Investor Sentiment: An Alternative Interpretation
Submitted by thetechnicaltake on 02/27/2011 14:14 -0500I have often contended that there are two ways to interpret sentiment data.
BaNZai7 MoTioN PiCTuRe ACaDeMY PReSeNTS THe OSCoNs (LiVe)
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 02/27/2011 13:35 -0500A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a [Samurai] poet--Orson Welles...
Lets hear it for Inside Job!!!!!!!!!!!!
Will Market Win Best Actor Award for Impersonating a Healthy Economy?
Submitted by MoneyMcbags on 02/27/2011 10:18 -0500Once again investors came out in full force to buy the fucking dip on Friday after learning that...
February 26th
CBO on Migrant Workers
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 02/26/2011 10:00 -0500$50 billion lost a year. Wonder why we're broke?
February 25th
We're Rapidly Approaching the Crisis to Which 2008 Was a Warm Up
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 02/25/2011 23:05 -0500When the stuff hits the fan this time around, the Fed will be powerless to do anything. Bernanke’s already shot every bullet he’s got. So when he loses control this time around, not only will the market crater, but the belief that has kept the financial system afloat through every Crisis of the last 30 years (namely that the Fed can always save the day) will shatter.
Day of Reckoning on California Pensions?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 02/25/2011 22:18 -0500A new report from the Little Hoover Commission says that many state and local government employees have been promised pensions that the public couldn't have afforded even had there been no housing and financial crash. The report doesn't mince words: "pension costs will crush government".
Government Infiltrates Terror Cells Time and Again ... But Fails to Stop Attacks
Submitted by George Washington on 02/25/2011 17:52 -0500With must-see Dan Rather news clip ...
2/25 Bond Market Summary
Submitted by Stone Street Advisors on 02/25/2011 17:08 -0500Fairly quiet day, next week to round out February's issuance, early in the week we have a couple of bill auctions.
Politicians Slash Budget of Watchdog Agencies ... Guaranteeing that Financial Fraud Won't Be Investigated or Prosecuted
Submitted by George Washington on 02/25/2011 16:15 -0500How does D.C. address the infinitesimally small nano-level of change included in FinReg? Defund it, of course ...
