“Global trade rose at its fastest rate in more than five years in July,” The Financial Times reports, “suggesting the economic recovery is feeding through into commerce.”
September 30th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "I.O.U.S.A."
China Has Stopped Stockpiling Metals
There are several components of demand. There’s real economic demand (you need the stuff to make other stuff). There is investment demand (you’re buying it in order to make a profit from what you think the price trend is. There is also pure speculation, and it’s possible that some middle-men were flat-out speculating by buying alongside China’s State Reserve Bureau (sort of like the banks and brokers in the U.S. buying Treasuries ahead of the Fed late last year to improve Q4 earnings).
July 1st, 2009 | Dan Denning | 1 comment | Continued
For the GSEs the Rest Has Been History
Even though the GSEs enjoyed lower borrowing costs than other corporate borrowers because of their implied U.S. government guarantee, he said, they would face higher borrowing costs if interest rates spiked. If that were to happen, the GSEs would likely be unable to grow their balance sheets or earnings.
May 14th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 1 comment | Continued
Australian Economy in Weak Phase
The Australian economy has entered, “a new phase of weakness,” according to a survey released this weekend by the Australian Industry Group. The report said this year’s epic financial panic has led to…
November 3rd, 2008 | Dan Denning | 6 comments | Continued
Every Member of Congress Gets a Copy of I.O.U.S.A.
Addison and Short Fuse report that today is the day they will be sending a copy of companion book to I.O.U.S.A. to every member of Congress…
October 3rd, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
I.O.U.S.A. the Movie Opens in 358 Theatres Across the Nation
It is not merely a documentary film…it is also an expression of hope for our species. The question at hand – the real theme of this monumental drama – is whether a group of people can change the course of history…
August 25th, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 2 comments | Continued