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Last week, Marc Faber commented that he could already smell QE3. Could we see a little “shock and awe” from Crazy Ben as soon as tomorrow? Bloomberg reports: Federal Reserve officials tomorrow may move to bolster investor confidence after an unprecedented downgrade to America’s credit rating and concern the U.S. may be headed for a […]
John Mauldin included a chapter from his new book Endgame in his newsletter this week, and it’s a good one, taking a thorough look at historical examples of Inflation and Hyperinflation. The most interesting part of the chapter for me was its conclusion – there’s a quote from historian Peter Bernholz, the man who literally […]
Dallas Fed CEO Richard W. Fisher had some strong words against further monetary easing as a means of putting people back to work: But it is worrisomely clear that the task of putting millions of unemployed and underemployed Americans back to work will take an anguishing amount of time. I do not, however, feel that […]
In Bill Gross’ latest commentary, he wonders aloud who will buy Treasuries when the Fed stops QE2 at the end of June. What an unbiased observer must admit is that most of the publically issued $9 trillion of Treasury notes and bonds are now in the hands of foreign sovereigns and the Fed (60%) while […]
Wow – Dave Rosenberg writes today: Remember, there has been an 86% correlation between the movements in the Fed balance sheet and in the S&P 500 since the onset of QE two-years ago. Source: Breakfast With Dave Indeed, it took Bernanke one practice swing, but he got pretty good at this QE thing pretty fast…in […]
Marc Faber talked to the BBC a few weeks back, sharing his thoughts about what would trigger QE3, why he is still advising people to accumulate gold, and the bubble in China. Here’s the interview (audio only): Instead of investing directly in China, Faber recommends investing in things that China needs – such as industrial […]
You’ve got to see it to believe it – Bernanke cites rising stock prices as evidence that QE2 was a success! Thus confirming what us armchair observers had suspected – the Fed is dedicated to keeping the stock market propped up – dollar and inflation be damned. John Mauldin had a great take on this […]
Robert Prechter Explains The Fed, Part I The world’s foremost Elliott wave expert goes “behind the scenes” on the Federal Reserve By Elliott Wave International The ongoing financial crisis has made the central bank’s decisions — interest rates, quantitative easing (QE2), monetary stimulus, etc. — a permanent fixture on six-o’clock news. Yet many of us […]
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