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An inflationary spike is not just hot air it’s a very real thr…
Economic knowledge | November 21st 2009
In October UK inflation rose sharply with the Consumer Price Index up 1.5pc annually compared with 1.1pc the month before. Most prominent British economists say this is a "blip" and that "deflation" remains the most serious danger. I'm afraid read more
David Morgan: “The Bluff is Up,” and Why You Shouldn’t Igno…
My Rational Reality | November 20th 2009
Commentator, editor and publisher of the Morgan Report, and one of the world’s recognized experts on silver. In this Howestreet.com radio interview, Mr. Morgan explains why: “The Bluff is Up”: Most people now understand the Federal Reserv read more
Investor Letters: Bill Gross
Investorazzi.com | November 20th 2009 by Christopher E. Hill
Legendary bond investor Bill Gross just released his latest investment outlook on the PIMCO website. According to Gross, investors in their “cash foxholes” might want to look at buying utilities in the “New Normal.” Here are some notable exc read more
How Much Did It Cost in the 1960s?
In My Mind's Zen Garden | November 19th 2009 by Carlos Rull
Last month I wrote a post about what things cost back in 1950. I mainly wanted to compare prices back then to current prices today. I grew up in the 1960s listening to The Beatles, eating TV dinners in front of the “black and white” telev read more
this aint Zimbabwe
raw dawg buffalo | November 19th 2009 by dogon priest
Ok, you know me, its all about the economy folk. I have been looking over the back of Geithner and Obama, at least as much as I can suppurate from their statements and documented economic proposals. My problem remains the same – it cannot work wi read more
Obamanomics
Institutional Financial Derivatives | November 19th 2009 by Douglas Kelso
Posted in Economy, Inflation, Obamanomics Tagged: Obamanomics read more
David Smith: Money in the Ground
My Rational Reality | November 19th 2009
A little dated (June 2009), but still highly relevant and valuable politico-economic forecasting… Only 9 minutes long, and well worth listening to! read more
Daily Quips for November 19, 2009
Amateur Economists | November 19th 2009 by Anthony Luafalealo
Given the massive volume of ridiculous news stories revealing the travesties occurring in this country on a daily basis, I have decided to start regularly posting my thoughts on selected pieces each day. I will continue of course to produce lengthier read more
Marc Faber: Buy Commodities To Hedge Against Coming Crisis, War
Investorazzi.com | November 19th 2009 by Christopher E. Hill
Marc Faber, aka “Doctor Doom,” said some scary things yesterday at a conference in the Far East. From Singapore’s Channel News Asia website today: Marc Faber – the man commonly referred to as Dr Doom by the investment community – said t read more
Why play all of these incredibly stupid games with interest rates…
Investment-blog.net: Emerging Markets - Stock Tips - Discuss… | November 19th 2009 by Jan Paul
The Federal Reserve should immediately raise the Federal Funds Rate to 5.25% where it was in August 2007 in one single move and should raise the Federal Discount Rate to 5.00%. Just do it and get it back to where interest rates belong and where they read more
US rates “low for long”
Econometer | November 19th 2009
Risk appetite is failing to show much improvement this week and sharply weaker than forecast US housing data dampened sentiment further following other soft data over recent days including the Empire manufacturing survey, industrial production and re read more
Barack Obama is Ensuring a Prolonged Depression
Amateur Economists | November 19th 2009 by Anthony Luafalealo
President Barack Obama’s success as reflected in the recent gubernatorial races appears ever more staked on the state of the economy. Unemployment recently reached 10.2%, though the more honest measure of U-6 shows the nation running unemployme read more
Precious Metals are on Record Setting Spree :)
Smc global Blog | November 19th 2009 by preet
Precious Metals are on Record Setting Spree As gold rallied by Rs 80 per ten grams to Rs 17,095 and silver firmed up by Rs 110 per kilo to Rs 28,510 due to constant demand from stockiest on account of rising trend in global market, both read more
Impact of the Declining Dollar on Missionaries
Money Help for Christians | November 19th 2009 by Craig Ford
Last week I introduced 5 ways to respond to a weak dollar. In that post I mentioned that you need to identify your exposure to the risk of the declining dollar. For many people, shifts in the value of the dollar make little difference in their d read more
Money As Debt
The Pyramid Power - The Pyramid Effect | November 19th 2009
One of the last things John F. Kennedy did before he was assassinated was declare his intention to reform the central banking system of the United States. No connection between these two events? Congressman Louis McFadden, Chairman of the House Bank read more
Inflation in Indian Economy 2009
JAS- A blog on India from Salty | November 19th 2009
Price Rise. It started with the poultry products & sugar nearly an year back & now the malady has spread even to basic food commodities like rice, pulse,vegetables, bread, milk etc.. The price rise has been near about 30% based on market pric read more
Consumer Price Index is Trending Up Again
Canadian Financial Rants | November 19th 2009 by Big Cajun Man
Sorry but I am derailing my discussions of Risk until Monday of next week with this week’s CPI numbers coming out and the Random Thoughts for Friday. CPI Delta Returns to Positive Yes the CPI for October is up 0.1% year over year (as opposed t read more
Inflation: Not All Bad News for European (Re)Insurers
GC Capital Ideas | November 18th 2009
George Carrington, Head of International Casualty Specialty Practice Contact Inflation is always a major risk factor for the casualty industry. For the past seven years, monetary inflation has been... Continue reading... read more
The European Interest rate is likely to continue low in 2010
The Web Tycoon | November 18th 2009 by David Gomez Salo
The interest rate in Europe is not likely to rise, October has been the month of the 5th negative strike of the inflation rate in the European Union. However, this time,it was just by -0.1%, due to a increase by 0,25 in the interbank market, The Eu read more
US Inflation Rises, Inflation Calculator Update
Coin News & Numismatic Articles | November 18th 2009 by Mike
The cost of living in the US rose more than expected in October, as the price of fuel, food and cars helped drive costs higher, according to a Labor Department report released Wednesday. Consumer prices rose 0.3 percent in the month after a 0.2 perce read more
Is Austrian Economics right for you?
My Rational Reality | November 18th 2009
Just for fun, I’ve included below a series of questions you can answer quickly to gauge whether you might be interested in spending additional time and effort studying the Austrian approach to economics and individual liberty. (Please comment or read more
Annual U.S. Inflation Down 0.2%, Consumer Prices Rise 0.3% in Oct…
US Inflation | November 18th 2009 by Mike
U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in October as higher fuel and new and used car prices drove up the cost of living for Americans, according to government data released Wednesday. The newest Labor Department monthly report reveals that the read more
Gold, Silver, Metal Prices: Commentary - 11/18/2009
Coin News & Numismatic Articles | November 18th 2009 by Mike
Good Day, Today’s market news and analysis roundup begins with the -by now- ‘normal’ observance of yet another price record having been achieved by gold. During the hours preceding the New York session’s opening, spot gold tou read more
Inflation Calculator, US Inflation Rates and CPI Data Updates
US Inflation | November 18th 2009 by Mike
The cost of living in the US rose more than expected in October, as Americans paid more for fuel, food and new cars, the government reported Wednesday. Consumer prices rose 0.3% in October after a 0.2% increase in September, according to the latest C read more
Die US-Inflation zieht wieder leicht an (es sind good news)
Boersennotizbuch | November 18th 2009
Die US-Inflation steigt wieder leicht und zwar etwas mehr als erwartet. Die Verbraucherpreise in den Vereinigten Staaten sind im Oktober um 0,3% zum Vormonat gestiegen. Zum Vorjahresmonat werden aber immer noch -0,2% ausgewiesen. Die Kerninflationsr read more
Stock Options Derivatives Trader Morning Update - 11/18/2009
Stock and Options Trading | November 18th 2009 by Robert Nellis
Good Morning Traders,Well this morning, there were 2 important pieces of economic data that will impact your stock and options trading strategies. First, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in a bit hot. The core number came in at +0.3% and when yo read more
Of Oil and Equities
The Reformed Broker | November 18th 2009 by Joshua Morgan Brown
Oil (as represented by USO) and Stocks (as represented by SPY) Year-To-Date 2009 I had an interesting conversation with a colleague this morning on the counterintuitive concept of higher energy prices being “good” for equities. For most o read more
If Inflation Is Muted, What’s Driving Gold Higher?
Trader's Narrative | November 17th 2009
Market strategists have drawn a line and taken sides: is gold in a bubble? Jim Rogers and Nouriel Roubini had a verbal smack down via respective media interviews with the former manager of the Quantum Fund being the believer he’s always been in read more
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