But there are some strange and perplexing crumbs to collect from news reports this morning. Yesterday we learned that for the first time in 70 years, yields on 90-day U.S. government securities were briefly negative. Investors – if you can call them that – were happy to loan money to the U.S. government for 90 days – and lose money.
November 25th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 20 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "macro economic"
Most Commodities Are in a Bull Market Today
I’m a commodity trader…but that doesn’t mean I always expect commodity prices to go UP. In fact, a lot of times you’ve got to bet AGAINST commodities…
November 19th, 2009 | Alan Knuckman | 2 comments | Continued
Keynesians Believe Governments Have to Manage Economy in Macro-Economic Way
Nobel prize winning economist Paul Krugman is, of course, a Keynesian. All economists – or practically all – are now Keynesians. So are all government officials. “We’re all Keynesians now,” announced Richard Nixon in the ’70s…
October 21st, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 3 comments | Continued
