All Posts Tagged With: "depression"

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Bankers Betting That the Money Given by Feds Will Be Worth Less Next Year

So far the bet has gone their way. Copper has doubled. Gold is up 20%. Stocks markets all over the world are up 60%. Foreign currencies, too, have beaten the dollar.

October 27th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 2 comments | Continued
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Is It Really the End of the Dollar Carry Trade?

But as you’ll learn today, the bankers, the Fed, the media…the whole lot of them…have learned nothing from last year. The hangover was just beginning to set in, so everyone began drinking again heavily. And now the party is wild and out of control. Even the cops are drunk.

October 27th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 4 comments | Continued
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Government Debt

And that assumes there is no big increase in interest rates…and that the economy recovers as planned. If either of those things fails to happen, the situation will degrade fast.

October 26th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
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Mom Remembers the Real Depression

“But you’re being very silly…as usual. I remember the real depression. I was born in 1921. So, I was 8 years old during the crash of ‘29. Then, I was a teenager throughout the depression.

October 21st, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 4 comments | Continued
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Baby Boomers Figure They Will Have to Work Longer than Expected

A woman loses her house. She stays with friends. She sleeps in her car. She tries to find work. Eventually, she runs out of options and checks into a homeless shelter.

October 21st, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 2 comments | Continued
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Only Hope for Obama is that the Economy Revives

Why not? Wait a minute…you already know the answer to that question. Because it’s a depression. It’s the end of the road for the consumer credit economy. Consumers did their best.

October 19th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
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Feds Have Used the Correction to Increase Their Power and Add to Their Wealth

Noooo… We’re talking about a worthy correction…a real correction…a noble and distinguished correction…a correction that can hold its head up in public.

October 14th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
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Obama Considers New Job Tax Credit

Hey, why not! They had such great success with the Clunker tax credit…and with the first time house buyer tax credit.

October 8th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 4 comments | Continued
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When it Comes to Economic Health, Nothing Beats a Depression

According to a pair of researchers from the University of Michigan, a depression does more for longevity than diet or exercise.

October 5th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
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New Default Wave Hits Mortgage Industry

Imagine how disappointed lenders will be when these loans default. And then, imagine how American investors will feel when a new wave of mortgage defaults and foreclosures is hits the commercial property market.

October 5th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 9 comments | Continued
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