For at least a thousand years, the business cycle went round and round without help from central bankers or economists. It is only since these geniuses have been on the case that really serious problems have arisen.
November 2nd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 4 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Great Depression"
Paying Off Debt is Like Dying…
Voters don’t like hearing about debt. Politicians don’t like talking about it. And economists don’t want to think about it.
October 19th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 5 comments | Continued
Inflation is an Artifice Caused by Government
Central banks ‘target’ a certain level of inflation because they think – or say they think – that a bit of inflation helps create full employment.
October 6th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 2 comments | Continued
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
China Rises While United States Declines
“The future will be a total disaster, with a collapse of our capitalistic system as we know it today, wars, massive government debt defaults and the impoverishment of large segments of Western society,”
October 1st, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 8 comments | Continued
We Don’t Expect to See Australian Banks Suddenly Keen to Expand their Loan Books
Maybe this will sound like a bunch of whining by the end of the week. After all, three of the big four Aussie banks will report results this week. There will be billion dollar cash profit figures tossed around. But as we said last week, the earnings performance of financial firms in the last six months is a sham.
September 28th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 5 comments | Continued
You Can Have a Deadly Depression and Dizzying Levels of Inflation Simultaneously
“Inflation can and did occur during a depression, and that inflation was strictly a monetary phenomenon…”
September 24th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 5 comments | Continued
Capitalism is Inherently Unstable
“‘Minsky’ was shorthand for Hyman Minsky, a hitherto obscure macroeconomist who died over a decade ago. Many economists had never heard of him when the crisis struck, and he remains a shadowy figure in the profession.
September 18th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 21 comments | Continued
Feds Want to Increase the Money Supply and Induce People to Spend Money
The question is when. Our view is that they’ll get more than they expect, but later than they want it. We’re looking for another crack in stocks…followed by more fear and loathing in the economy. This will have two major effects…
September 11th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
September is the Worst Month for the Stock Market
In fact, the S&P has declined in 11 of the past 20 Septembers. You may be inclined to say, “That’s not so impressive.” But an average decline of 10 points is something worth noting.
September 4th, 2009 | Bill Jenkins | 1 comment | Continued