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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. August Unemployment Rate Fell to Seven-Year Low 2. US Economic Outlook For the Second Half of 2015 3. Inflation Still Running Well Below the Fed’s 2% Target 4. Stronger Dollar Could Hamper Growth This Year & Next 5. New China Economic Data Point to Further Slowdown 6. Fed...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. 4Q Gross Domestic Product Revised Lower to 2.2% 2. Inflation Turns Negative in January & Last 12 Months 3. With Prices Falling, Is America Now Headed For Deflation? 4. How Falling Prices Tend to Affect the Stock Markets 5. Fed Chair Speaks to Congress – Nothing Really Important...
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In my February 10 E-Letter , I focused on how deflation is spreading around the world, first in Japan since the 1990s and more recently in Europe, which saw inflation go negative in December of last year – for the first time in decades. This is a very serious issue and one I will be focusing on...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Consumer Food Prices Are Skyrocketing 2. 10 Fastest-Rising Food Prices at the Supermarket 3. California is in Big Trouble! So Are We All 4. Drought Monitor Chart For Continental US 5. Incurable Disease Threatens Florida Citrus Crop 6. Latin America Coffee Blight Sends Prices Skyward...
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The long-awaited upward move in inflation may finally be arriving. Producer (wholesale) prices surged 0.6% in April, the largest monthly gain in more than four years, coming on top of a 0.5% gain in March. In the past year, producer prices have increased a moderate 2.1%. Yet in the past three months...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. U.S. Falls to #18 in World Economic Freedom Report 2. The Economy: Some Encouraging Signs in Housing 3. Inflation Rises in August – Implications For Bonds? 4. Then There’s the Falling US Dollar 5. Conclusions – Bond Investors at Great Risk Editor’s Note : I ran...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Treasury Note Yields Fall to All-time Lows 2. Bernanke Confirms That Inflation is Too Low 3. More Reasons Why QE2 May Not Work 4. New Fed Report on Tepid Small Business Lending 5. Is the Bond Bull Market Nearing the End? Introduction On the day after Fed Chairman Bernanke announced...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Hello Gridlock! 2. Is Gridlock Really Good for the Stock Market? 3. The Fed on Auto-Pilot 4. Doom for the Dollar? Introduction Two major events occurred last week, the effects of which will continue to be felt on into the year 2011 and possibly even longer. The first was the electoral...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. A Look at the Latest Economic Reports 2. Bernanke Setting Sail on the QE2 3. US Dollar Falls in Value 4. Waiting, Waiting, Waiting for Breakeven 5. The Advantages of Alternative Investments 6. Getting Started: How It All Works The Latest Economic Reports Last Friday, the Commerce Department...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Latest Economic Forecasts Don’t Look Great 2. The Economic Recovery Has a Long Way to Go 3. Consumer Spending Faces Strong Headwinds 4. Americans Living in Poverty Hits New High 5. Lastly, My Thoughts on Inflation & Gold Introduction The outlook for the US economy at this...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. The Economic Slowdown Continues 2. Confidence & Employment Remain in Retreat 3. Bernanke Announces Fed’s Latest Plan 4. Is Obama Planning a “September Surprise”? Introduction We will touch several bases this week, including the latest...
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08-31-2010
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Filed under: GDP, Consumer Confidence, Inflation, Deflation, Employment, Obama, compensation, Private Sector, stagflation, Economic Slowdown, existing home sales, Personal Income, unemployment, foreclosure
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. The Inflation/Deflation Debate 2. Why Governments Love Inflation 3. Deflation – Beyond Lower Prices 4. The Shock Doctrine 5. What You Should Be Doing Introduction Much has been written about the inflation/deflation debate, mostly by people who want to sell investors their particular...
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08-24-2010
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Filed under: Gold, Stocks, GDP, Inflation, Economy, Deflation, Debt, stagflation, greenback emissions, downgrade, double-dip recession, governments, debate, Shock Doctrine
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IN THIS ISSUE: Obama's Unprecedented Spending Spree Obama's Deficits To Double The National Debt Will The Markets Halt The Explosion In Debt? How Will Obama Fund His Massive Spending? Inflation Implications of Obama's Spending Conclusions - Why Is He Doing This? Introduction It took the United...
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IN THIS ISSUE: The Economy Continues To Slump Badly US Stock Markets Continue To Plunge Obama's Multi-Trillion Dollar Spending Spree Obama's Budget – The First $2 TRILLION Deficit? Obama's Plan To Nationalize Health Care This Year Obama's “Cap-and-Trade” Environmental Proposal Conclusions...
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03-10-2009
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Stocks, GDP, Economic Forecast, Economic Policy, Inflation, Barack Obama, Deficit, AIG, Employment, Cap-and-Trade, Environment, Health Care
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IN THIS ISSUE: Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged Again But Will Inflation Really Moderate? Stocks - Stuck In A Long-Term Sideways Pattern? Bad News For Millions Of Baby Boomers A Wall Street Myth About To Be Shattered? Avoiding Big Losses Is The Key, Maybe It's Time You Join Us The Bottom Line...