To understand what’s taking place in China today, we need to rewind the clock about a decade. At that time the Chinese government chose a policy of growth at any cost.
March 2nd, 2010 | Vitaliy N. Katsenelson | 10 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "U.S. dollars"
The Descent of Money
The first modern competition between gold and paper money ended like the pre-modern ones. Gold won. Herewith, a short summary:
February 1st, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 8 comments | Continued
Can Governments and Central Banks Prevent More Credit Writedowns?
Are we changing our tune, then, about what to expect from markets? Not one bit. But the question now is timing. The collapse of 2008 was so severe because of the sudden reduction in leverage in the financial sector. As assets fell in value, the most highly leveraged firms (or lenders who raised money by selling debt) went out of business.
October 12th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 34 comments | Continued
Investors in China Have Learned Nothing From the Crash of ‘07-’08
With no barriers to entry, profit margins are always squeezed by competition. And growth is limited too – other builders are always starting up. If the investor paid 40 times earnings, he can only get 2.5% on his money…
July 31st, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
When Gold Ruled the Earth, Part II
“It took three generations,” wrote a professional metals consultant in Feb. 2009, “but we now seem to have reached the point in the world’s history where, for the first time, gold is valued only for jewelry use and speculation.
April 27th, 2009 | Adrian Ash | 0 comments | Continued
Three Scenarios That Could Cause a Sudden Drop in the U.S. Dollar’s Value
1. Foreign countries drop their U.S. dollar reserves. We depend on foreign investment in our currency to bolster its value or, at least, to slow down its fall. When that thinly held balance changes, our dollar loses its spending power. At a November 2007 meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)’s 13-member cartel, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad…
April 23rd, 2008 | Addison Wiggin | 5 comments | Continued