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Many believe that inflation in China is running much higher than the reported 5% (some think it’s easily double-digits). When looking for news and numbers on China, I like to look to Hong Kong, which has a better reputation for being, shall we say, open and honest about things. HK’s South China Morning Post reports […]
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 […]
DailyWealth’s Dr. David Efrig likes to keep an eye on the M1 multiplier (as do I) as an indicator of whether or not inflation is in control: The M1 money multiplier monitors the amount of money individuals and businesses have to spend on consumption or investment… relative to the money available for banks to lend. […]
Marc Faber gave a stellar 30+ minute interview for The McAlvany Weekly Commentary. You can read the transcript here, and listen to it here. Of the many interesting (and unique) points Faber made, one that stuck out was his claim that 80% of the US budget is basically untouchable: David: What measures might the Fed […]
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 […]
After seeing today’s bloodbath in the grains – I have to believe a lot of hot money sprinted to the exits, with the big down day in equities. Yikes! (Source: Barchart.com) Though grains certainly have enticing longer term fundamentals, today it was limit-down across the board! Perhaps astute contrarian-minded investors were tipped off to a […]
Regular contributor Sy Harding takes issue with Bernake’s take that inflation is not a concern…he’s dead wrong, says Sy! —- The Fed is Wrong – Inflation Has Arrived Being Street Smart Sy Harding February 17, 2011 Fed Chairman Bernanke says inflation is still benign and not a concern. He’s wrong! And he’s behind the curve, […]
Wow – I’d have guessed at least 10% lower if you’d asked me. Today’s Wall Street Journal reports (hat tip Dave Rosenberg): The median down payment in nine major U.S. cities rose to 22% last year on properties purchased through conventional mortgages, according to an analysis for The Wall Street Journal by real-estate portal Zillow.com. […]
With cattle prices hitting all-time highs, I decided to take a look at the broader causes for the trend – both short term and long term. To read the full article, please hop over to Hard Assets Investor. *** Where’s the Beef? Cattle Prices Hit All-Time Highs Cattle prices are at all-time highs, thanks to […]
First, we turn to Peter Schiff, who tells Yahoo Tech Ticker that he expects China will need to unpeg its currency in order to fight inflation. Raising rates alone won’t do it, he says, because they’ll still be importing too many of our quantitatively eased dollars. Source: Yahoo Finance – Tech Ticker, January 24, 2011. […]
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