Recent Posts Tagged With 'rising inflation'

• The Gold & Interest Rate Paradox - in Haiku Form

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 11:40 in rising inflation, bond vigilantes, inflation vs deflation debate, inflation comparison with the 1970s, investing haiku

  Government prints cashGold zooms, along with script. But -Why are rates still low?(Source: St Louis Federal Reserve) ...

• When Will Debt Deflation Turn Into Hyperinflation?

  Posted on Tuesday July 21st, 2009 at 15:53 in rising inflation, tom dyson, debt deflation, how to invest during deflation, when will price inflation hit

  We know that, right now, we are most likely in a period of "debt deflation." Wages are falling. Prices also appear to be falling - though this is open for debate, as there are smart people who believe prices are steady or even rising. For example,...

• Is Deflation “So 2008”? Hyperinflation Trade Looking Crowded

  Posted on Sunday June 28th, 2009 at 18:23 in deflation, robert prechter, rising inflation, helicopter ben, growing money supply, hyperinflation in america

  As the Federal Reserve continues to print money, the “hyperinflation trade” seems to be a crowded one.The premise seems sound and reasonable – whenever a government prints money and devalues its own currency, rising prices follow. A deflationa...

• It's Still a "Bull Market" in Money Creation

  Posted on Monday June 8th, 2009 at 20:12 in rising inflation, helicopter ben, growing money supply

  The bull market in money creation is still intact!After a short "correction" a few months ago, the printing presses are revved up and running faster than ever before.The continued strength in equity and asset prices...much to the surprise of many sma...

• How Does Gold Perform in Recessions and Depressions?

  Posted on Friday June 5th, 2009 at 17:41 in deflation, robert prechter, rising inflation, greater depression, gold performance in recessions and depressions

  I started tracking Robert Prechter of Elliott Wave recently because, to my knowledge, he's one of the only guys who correctly anticipated the Great Crash of '08. Now, he had been waiting for this crash since he wrote Conquer the Crash in 2002, but b...

• Marc Faber Sees US Inflation Approaching Zimbabwe Levels (!)

  Posted on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 12:37 in rising inflation, marc faber video, marc faber may 2009

  "Dr. Doom" Marc Faber drops the casual obervation in this Bloomberg interview that he sees inflation levels rising in the US...in fact, eventually approaching Zimbabwe levels!Prompted by a viewer question that asked whether it's more likely the US wi...

• More Fuzzy Math From Our Favorite Real Estate Agent

  Posted on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 12:21 in stupid advice, rising inflation, real estate collapse

  I couldn't resist sharing some hot investment advice that just came through my Inbox, from our favorite real estate agent.To refresh your memory, here was the last gem that was sent over - an explanation about inflation that was, honest to God, the d...

• This Ain't Your Grandpa's Deflation...This Week in Commodities

  Posted on Sunday May 24th, 2009 at 17:01 in great depression, australian dollar, deflation, weakening dollar, soybean futures, rising inflation, falling us dollar, us dollar rally, protecting yourself from inflation, orange juice futures

  Common wisdom holds that depressions are inherently deflationary.  The United States in the 1930's.  Japan in the 1990's and 2000's.Combine a depression with other deflationary factors going today in the US - demographics, deleveraging, falling ass...

• Why The Government Will Have To Monetize The Federal Deficit

  Posted on Monday May 18th, 2009 at 17:32 in rising inflation, doug casey, casey research, government bailouts, david galland

  Seems like the government has never made a deficit projection it couldn't miss.  Well believe it or not, things are about to get a lot uglier than any of us had expected.  Casey Research's David Galland, one of the very best investment writers and ...

• Deflation Risks Subsiding...Goldilocks Has Been Achieved

  Posted on Friday May 15th, 2009 at 13:56 in inflation, ben bernanke, deflation, rising inflation, helicopter ben, cpi calculation

  Ben Bernanke was right – if you put your mind to it, and print enough money, you CAN prevent deflation.New CPI numbers show that the core CPI (excluding food and energy, which nobody really uses anymore) actually jumped 0.3% last month, their larg...

• The Dumbest Inflation Explanation I've Ever Heard

  Posted on Wednesday May 13th, 2009 at 18:24 in inflation, rising inflation, protecting yourself from inflation

  This is - by far - one of the stupidest things I've ever read.  This gem came in a monthly e-zine sent out by a real estate agent who got her hooks into me after the housing bubble started to pop, smelling fresh virgin real estate blood in the water...