Anecdotal evidence from the German population suggests that whinging is on the agenda, without any obvious plan of action. “Germany works, while the rest of Europe parties” is the phrase on everyone’s lips.
May 22nd, 2010 | Nickolai Hubble | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "bear markets"
Chinese Economy Just Waiting for Excuse to Blow Up
China is reporting such hot growth that the authorities will be forced to throw a bucket of water on it. At least, that’s what a lot of investors are thinking.
January 22nd, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
US Federal Government Ran the Biggest Deficit in History
In theory, the US government could do the same. But, in fact, it never runs significant surpluses. There are too many people who want too much bread and too many circuses. And you don’t win votes by denying the voters…
September 30th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 2 comments | Continued
Top Five Bear Markets of All Time
The S&P 500 made its bear market low in October of 2002 at 776. That’s 13.3% below yesterday’s close of 896. And should it decline to that level, it would be exactly 50% below its all time intra-day high of 1,552 (set on October 31st of last year). By any historical standard, that’s a whopper of a bear market. So Grantham dipping a toe in now is an assumption that this bear market is roughly consistent with similar bear markets of the last 137 years. Take a look below and you’ll see what we mean.
October 23rd, 2008 | Dan Denning | 4 comments | Continued
All the World’s Stock Exchanges are Now Officially in Bear Markets
All the world’s stock exchanges are now officially in bear markets. England was the last one to cross the 20% line. “FTSE officially bear market,” reported the Financial Times over the weekend…
July 15th, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
