Category Archives: Economics

Will The Euro Collapse?

Posted on August 28, 2011 by admin

EFSF (European Financial Stability Fund) includes 27 members of the European Union and was created on May 9, 2010. EFSF works closely with Germany to issue bonds on behalf of the insolvent European nations such as Greece, Spain, and … Continue reading →

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Will The End Of QE2 Trigger The Next Depression?

Posted on June 23, 2011 by admin

It’s official. The Fed decided not to renew QE2 and its time to bring back the depression forecasts that I’ve been making all year on this blog. In the Fed Chairman’s speech, Bernanke victoriously claimed an end to the deflationary threat … Continue reading →

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What Caused The Euro Crisis?

Posted on June 13, 2011 by admin

The euro boasts a common central bank but it lacks a common treasury. Member countries share a common currency, but when it comes to sovereign credit they are on their own. This fact was obscured until recently by the willingness … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics | Tagged euro crisis, european central bank, european sovereign debt crisis, greece financial crisis, maastricht treaty, sovereign debt crisis caused the great depression | Leave a comment

Inflation or Deflation?

Posted on March 19, 2011 by admin

The economic indicators point to deflationary threats in the near term, and inflationary threats over the long term. The Present Danger Of Deflation “There is the possibility … that after the rate of interest has fallen to a certain level, … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics | Tagged alan greenspan on deflation, bernanke on deflation, bernanke's put, current account deficit, dangers of deflation, devaluation of the dollar, global depression, inflation or deflation, keynes on deflation | Leave a comment

Todays Indicators Point To Bear Market

Posted on March 17, 2011 by admin

Multiple technical confirmations (below) such as the candlesticks, the MACD, and Stochastics show that the S&P 500 has entered into a bearish trend. The graph below shows the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: SPY). A bearish trend display lowering resistance … Continue reading →

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Do You Believe In Economics? I Don’t

Posted on March 10, 2011 by admin

After studying two Economics classes in undergraduate school and one in MBA school, I thought at the time that it was a bunch of nonsense. As a major in philosophy (minor in existentialism) and an investor with years of experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics | Tagged deflation, economists are wrong, failure of monetarism, global depression, great depression, Japan's economic malaise, quantitative easing | Leave a comment

Are We Headed For A Global Depression?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by admin

The US current account deficit for two decades played a central role in fueling economic, corporate and monetary growth in export-driven countries around the world. If the US could continue to expand its current account deficits and imports, the global … Continue reading →

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What Caused The Great Depression?

Posted on February 14, 2011 by admin

History shows that powerful nations manipulate global currencies for their own domestic advancements. In light of this propensity, nations have resorted to gold standards as a self-correcting mechanism for leveling out global trade imbalances. A Gold Standard creates an … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Economics

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