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Yesterday, yields on 30-year US Treasuries skyrocketed on poor demand in the latest bond auction. Yields jumped from 4.1% to 4.3%. Tough to imagine why demand would have been so lackluster – maybe it’s the fact that the US government will never be able to pay any of this debt back? That is, without printing […]
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 […]
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 […]
As our Fed prints money to battle this current “deflationary spiral”, the economically pragmatic Girl Scouts are bracing their sales force for the very real effects of inflation. Here are some “Fingertip Facts for Girls and Families” listed on the Girl Scouts website, so these brave girls can educate their neighbors about the very real […]
From our friends over at Market Folly – coverage of Peter Schiff’s latest comments regarding the bubble in US Treasuries – brief excerpt here, click the link above for the full coverage. “However, since the only way the Fed can buy bonds is by printing money, the more bonds they buy the more inflation they […]
Stratfor reports that more European nations are likely to face credit downgrades, and that, ultimately, a restarting of the global economy and flow of credit will be needed to drive down the cost of debt financing. The article mentions how the massive amount of debt being issued by the US Treasury, in the form of […]
The New York Times reports: China has bought more than $1 trillion of American debt, but as the global downturn has intensified, Beijing is starting to keep more of its money at home, a move that could have painful effects for American borrowers. I have no doubt, Dear Reader, that you’re way out in front […]
Do we finally have the opportunity that many of us have been waiting for…the mouth watering chance to short US treasuries? First, a quick review of the fundamental facts, which we have discussed at length in this space. On October 19, we outlined 7 Reasons to Short US Treasuries – and then we promptly went […]
On the first day of bailouts, we had to bail… A great video by YouTube user ZINKpro!
The Real Cost of the 2008 RecessionBy Olivier Garret, CEO,The Casey Report – www.caseyresearch.com It took the statisticians of the National Bureau of Economic Research almost a year to confirm what the rest of us already knew, that the US registered a significant decline in economic activity, thus officially entering a period of recession. While […]
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