Monthly Archives: March 2012

This Time Is No Different – Reflections On 1929 Optimism | ZeroHedge

When it comes to markets, the following clip, as well as memories of recent market collapses, highlights that it is usually brightest just before it’s pitch black. …”As the market floundered financial leaders were as optimistic as ever…more so”… via … Continue reading

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A View on Inflation & Keynesian Talking Points | ZeroHedge

Here’s the case I lay out for those reading to make up their own minds. The Federal Reserve prints money, “buying” treasuries & increasing the money supply, thus devaluing the dollar. The Government then subsidizes all of the aforementioned areas, … Continue reading

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“The Apple Conundrum”: Why One Fund Is Not Buying The iKool-Aid | ZeroHedge

Looking at the parabolic rise in AAPL shares in the past 3 months one would imagine that the company’s product line up, so well telegraphed over the past several years, has changed, or at least has found a way to … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Renewable Technologies And Our Energy Future – An Interview With Tom Murphy | ZeroHedge

The simple observation that a peak in global discovery in the 1960′s must be followed by a peak in production some decades later is unassailable. So we know the decline is coming, as most major oil-producing countries have experienced already. … Continue reading

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Chris Martenson Explains How Gold Is Manipulated… And Why That’s Okay | ZeroHedge

So, if the price of gold is subject to manipulation — or influence or control, if you prefer those terms instead — in a way that reliably holds the price in check, then why should we buy it? In a … Continue reading

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Mrs. Watanabe Prepares To Blow The JGB Bubble: Household Holdings Of Japanese Bonds Slide To Lowest In 7 Years | ZeroHedge

And foreigners will be delighted to buy JGBs…. just hike interest rates from a meaningless 1% to at least 2% to match the US 10 year, and make JGB’s attractive. Oh wait, there is a problem with that. As Andy … Continue reading

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It’s Official – The Fed Is Now Buying European Government Bonds | ZeroHedge

*DUDLEY: FED HOLDS OVERSEAS SOVEREIGN DEBT TO MANAGE RESERVES *DUDLEY: HIGH BAR FOR ADDITIONAL PURCHASES OF EUROPE DEBT via It’s Official – The Fed Is Now Buying European Government Bonds | ZeroHedge.

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On The Price Of Gold | ZeroHedge

n a day where gold surged generously on the same thesis with which it managed a five-fold increase in the last decade or so – that of paper money debasement – we thought it appropriate to get some context as … Continue reading

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Apple (AAPL): Putting $558 Billion Into Perspective – AssetInflation – Seeking Alpha

Apple (AAPL): Putting $558 Billion Into Perspective Mar 26, 2012 3:01 PM | about stocks: AAPL, ARMH, DELL, HPQ, INTC, MSFT, RIMM, SNE Is Apple (AAPL) really worth the money people are paying to own the shares? Is Apple’s dominance … Continue reading

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Pimco’s Gross Says Fed May ‘Hint’ at QE3 at April Meeting – Bloomberg

Bill Gross, who runs the world’s biggest bond fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., said the Federal Reserve will probably signal it plans to arrange a third round of debt purchases when policy makers meet in April. The end of … Continue reading

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