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Here’s an awesome Marc Faber interview that includes an epic libertarian rant towards the middle of the clip. Faber is extremely cautious on China at the moment, and hence bearish on the global economy. He thinks that in the event China tanks, the world’s central banks will not be able to print enough money in […]
You know when socialist and libertarian politicians line up to battle a common enemy, something interesting is unfolding. Joining Ron Paul in his 30-year running assault on the Federal Reserve is Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont – the only senator who openly identifies as a socialist (hey, let’s give Bernie credit, at least he’s honest […]
Soon after stocks bottomed on March 6, 2009, we noticed that commodity prices – most notably agriculture prices – were starting to rally. In early May, we wrote about the rally in soft commodities, and what it implied for the inflation/deflation outlook: A few weeks ago (April ’09), we noticed that not only had commodities appeared […]
Three pot growing counties nearby here in Northern California are experiencing an “economic catastrophe” due to – get this – plummeting marijuana prices. NPR reports: Legal pot, under the guise of the California’s medical marijuana laws, has spurred a rush of new competition. As a result, the wholesale price of pot grown in these areas […]
When it comes to deflation analysis, nobody does it better than Robert Prechter and his team at Elliott Wave International. The folks at EWI were kind enough to let us syndicate this excerpt from Bob’s recent Theorist newsletter, highlighting deflationary signs that the average investor may be missing. Signs of Deflation You Might Not be […]
Fantastic post over at Pragmatic Capitalism about what the current rally in the US dollar means in the ongoing inflation vs deflation tug-of-war: If the chart below doesn’t grab your attention then few things will. In my opinion, the performance of the dollar is the surest evidence of the kind of environment we’re currently in. […]
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