Mainstream economists and mainstream financial media tell us that the worst is over…that the ‘recession’ has passed…and that things are getting back to normal.
March 18th, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "mainstream economists"
In a Properly Functioning Economy Prices Go Up and Down
Here at The Daily Reckoning, when we go into a liquor store and find lower prices, we are delighted. We stock up. But we are clearly out of step with mainstream economists.
March 1st, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 2 comments | Continued
If the Economy is Recovering Maybe the Feds Will Reduce their Stimulus
If the economy really is heating up, mightn’t it melt all that money and credit frozen by the depression?
February 2nd, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Mainstream Economists Congratulate Themselves
There must be some dark corner of Hell warming up for modern, mainstream economists. They helped bring on the worst bubble ever…with their theories of efficient markets and modern portfolio management.
January 11th, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Economists Agreed the Stimulus Was Working and the Recession Was Coming to an End
We don’t know when the recession will end…but we’re dead sure that those 53 economists interviewed by Bloomberg…and those at the Fed too…don’t know either. Few of them seem to have any idea what is really going on.
August 17th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 2 comments | Continued
Recession Where Short-term Benefits of Consumption Belie Long-term Debt Consequences
All of that added up to 0.4% GDP growth. That means that technically, Australia hasn’t had two consecutive quarters of “negative growth” and isn’t in a recession. That’s if you accept the technical definition of recessions, or if you’re a moron.
The numbers show reduced imports because consumers are scared.
June 4th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 10 comments | Continued
When Will Gold Take Off?
Although gold’s had a good run, rising from a monthly average of $760.86/oz in November 2008 to $943.16/oz in February 2009, when will it take off? That’s still going to happen, right?
April 8th, 2009 | Jeff Clark | 0 comments | Continued
