For the last 10 years, the money supply in the United States has expanded at roughly twice the rate of GDP growth. And the Fed doubled its balance sheet in just the last 18 months.
September 8th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "bond market"
Is There Any Wonder Americans’ Hate Bankers?
“The watchdog overseeing the federal government financial bailout says the government’s maximum exposure to financial institutions since 2007 could total nearly $24 trillion, or about $80,000 for every American.
July 22nd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Rosenberg Let His Clients Know He Thought the Sucker’s Rally Was Over
“Risk is much higher now than it was 18 weeks ago,” Rosenberg wrote. ” The nine-week S&P 500 surge from 666 at the March lows to 920 as of yesterday has all but retraced the prior nine-week decline from the 2009 peak of 945 on January 6 to the lows on March 9.
May 14th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 6 comments | Continued
Perhaps This Recession Will Be One for the Ages After All
In today’s Daily Reckoning, we’ll review the contradictory claims. We’ll also tell you what Alan Greenspan whispered in our ear the other night about gold, inflation, and the bond market. And we’ll ask more stupid questions about government.
April 16th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 13 comments | Continued
It Wouldn’t be a Real Bear Market Rally if it Didn’t Test Your Confidence in Your Position
Perhaps it’s too early to say. But after the long holiday break and the news that Goldman Sachs somehow eked out US$1.8 billion in earnings in the last quarter, you get the feeling that the Aussie market might enjoy a stroll in the green today.
April 14th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 6 comments | Continued