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Come one, come all – taxpayers, pull up a front row seat, to see your tax dollars being squandered away, in real-time, at recovery.gov. But first, a message from our sponsor: Folks, I hate to piss on this roaring campfire of a good time, but the net multiplier on government spending is zero – it’s […]
Jim Rogers’ latest comments – February 13, 2009. US stimulus packages are throwing “good money after bad” US making the same mistakes as Japan, propping up zombie companies and supporting the incompetent people Financial mess started with the bailout of Long Term Capital Management in 1998 Alan Greenspan never let the system work, as he […]
Cotton Futures Hit 2009 Low Cotton futures slumped to a 2009 low on bearish supply/demand news. Cotton’s projected world stocks-to-use ratio hit their highest mark since 2004-2005. We were stopped out of our position at $0.45, and this one hurt – I hate the idea of selling cotton at these prices – BUT, we always […]
In this guest article, the editors of Casey Research’s Without Borders publication make the case that emerging markets are now undervalued. They cite capital outflows as the contrarian indicator to look for in these markets – buy when the blood is in the streets. And right now, it most certainly is. The Casey folks expect […]
Earlier this week, Chinese officials commented that they will continue to buy US Treasury bonds, because they have no other viable vehicles to park their cash. From the Financial Times: Luo Ping, speaking at the Global Association of Risk Management’s 10th Annual Risk Management Convention, said: “Except for US Treasuries, what can you hold?” he […]
Matt Badiali writes that demand for natural gas has dried up, and he expects prices could stay low for some time. Natural gas often rallies this time of year, but has not moved up thus far. Matt cites record recent production – with nat gas reserves at record highs – as another factor that may […]
Coffee prices were mixed, although the longer-term outlook for bean values may mean higher prices because of a potential supply crunch. Source: Reuters
Please enjoy this insightful guest article by Doug Casey, as he shares his forecasts for the 2009 economy and beyond. I strongly agree with Doug’s outlook for gold and interest rates. The contrarian in me wants to be more optimistic about the economy beyond 2009, so for the sake of the world, I hope Doug’s […]
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