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This is a pretty cool and illuminating comparison of the statements issued by the FOMC after their last 2 meetings. See for yourself as the realization and terror that the economy is heading back down the toilet strikes the hearts of committee members! Hat tip to Barry Ritholtz and Andrew H. Also see: Fed, Bernanke […]
Last month, we posted this You Tube medley of Ben Bernanke’s “Greatest Hits” from the last 2+ years. The video’s title “Bernanke: Why are we still listening to this guy?” probably says it all. Well get ready, because Ben’s hopping up on his soap box yet again. Check out this Wall Street Journal headline from […]
A little bit of Friday fun for you…pull up a chair, grab some popcorn, and enjoy Ben Bernanke’s Greatest Hits!
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 deflationary environment cannot hold for a sustained period of time, because the government will print money, or […]
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 smart traders…seems to be validating the theory that this bear market rally is […]
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 largest increase since June 2008. About 40% of that increase came from tobacco […]
Andy Kessler, famed hedge fund manager, investor, author, and one of my favorite guys to listen to live, writes that Ben Bernanke needs to spell out very soon how he plans to combat hyperinflation. With all the extra money being created (printed, via “quantitative easing”) shloshing around, Kessler believes, as we do, that this could […]
On Wednesday I came across this fascinating analysis about the debt spiral the US now finds itself in, written by Professor Antal E. Fekete at the San Francisco School of Economics. I asked Prof. Fekete permission to republish his article here, and he was kind enough to grant my request. Hope you enjoy this piece. […]
Looking for a contrarian indicator you can take to the bank? Look no further than our faithful Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. In this guest piece, the folks at Casey Research revisit Big Ben’s Greatest Hits, while casting an eye towards investment opportunities that arise from taking the opposite of Ben’s words at face value. When […]
Walt Disney announced the creation of a new exhibit at EPCOT Center entitled called “The Great Piggy Bank Adventure.” According to the press release, The Great Piggy Bank Adventure will offer advice on four key financial themes: Setting goals Saving and spending smartly Staying ahead of inflation Diversifying your investments According to my unofficial, imaginary […]
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