I recognize that I’ve antagonized many of my subscribers over the years with “Bush Bashing.” In January, just after OBAMA!’s election, I said I wouldn’t mention Bush again, his departure having made him irrelevant.
August 20th, 2009 | Doug Casey | 9 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "president"
Marking the Beginning of the End
Truer words have never been spoken, certainly not by this President. Wall Street listened up…and then despaired. The Dow closed down 300 points to 7,552. Its 52-week low is 7,392. You have to figure with GM asking for another US$16 billion from the American government, this could be the quarter of lower lows and lower highs.
February 18th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 15 comments | Continued
President Barack Obama and Franklin Roosevelt Are Becoming Akin
The President-Elect, Barack Obama, seems to become more Rooseveltian day by day. He has established a close personal relationship with the American public. Roosevelt used the “fireside chat” on radio to create a very similar personal following. It seems quite possible that, at some stage, President Obama will have to face the same denigration which Roosevelt suffered…
December 23rd, 2008 | William Rees-Mogg | 1 comment | Continued
O! Bama! The Whole World Turns Its Weary Eyes To You…
Mr. Obama became the president-elect of all the Americans last week. No man’s coffee tasted better on Wednesday morning than it did on Tuesday… no woman’s perfume smelled sweeter. But all over the world people felt better…
November 17th, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 2 comments | Continued
U.S. Thirty Year Bond Hits Thirty Year Low
The yield on the 30-year U.S. Government bond plunged to its lowest level since the Feds began selling them in 1977. On October 24th, the yield on the 30-year dipped to 3.86%. Since then, it’s been rising. What could this mean? Well, it could mean that the last greatest bubble in the world—the bubble in U.S. government bonds—is bursting. Why? Bond investors aren’t generally stupid. Read on…
October 30th, 2008 | Dan Denning | 1 comment | Continued