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Dec Gross Anything but 01
pimco.com - 15 days ago
Dec Gross Anything but 01
— pimco.com — I'm not so much concerned about the return on my money as the return of my money.... - Will Rogers, 1933 Toothpicked, straw-hatted Will Rogers was a journalists’ dream, combining common sense with a sense of humor that could trump any ... (more) Dec Gross Anything but 01

Comments vote down Fund My Mutual Fund found this 15 days agofound this
Will rising oil prices derail the recovery?
econbrowser.com - 24 days ago
Will rising oil prices derail the recovery?
— econbrowser.com — Last April I described new research on the role of oil prices in the recent recession. Here's... an update on what's happened since then. In a paper presented at the Brookings Institution last spring , I examined the post-sample forecasting ... (more) Will rising oil prices derail the recovery?

Comments vote down naked capitalism found this 24 days agofound this

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SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (GLD): End of Uptrend?
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Saturday Morning Coffee: Structure and Dysfunction
4 hours ago at Technically Speaking, Market Analysis and Theory
Investing in gold with ETF.
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Drumbeat: December 5, 2009
4 hours ago at The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future
online.wsj.com - 28 days ago
Mark Spitznagel: The Man Who Predicted the Depression
— online.wsj.com — MARK SPITZNAGEL Ludwig von Mises was snubbed by economists world-wide as he warned of a credit crisis... in the 1920s. We ignore the great Austrian at our peril today. Mises's ideas on business cycles were spelled out in his 1912 tome "Theorie des Geldes ... (more) Mark Spitznagel: The Man Who Predicted the Depression

Comments vote down TraderFeed found this 28 days agofound this
Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower
guardian.co.uk - 25 days ago
Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower
— guardian.co.uk — Exclusive: Watchdog's estimates of reserves inflated says top official The world is much closer to running out... of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately ... (more) Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says ...

Comments vote down Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed found this 25 days agofound this
timesonline.co.uk - 6 days ago
Climate change data dumped
— timesonline.co.uk — SCIENTISTS at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have admitted throwing away much of the raw temperature... data on which their predictions of global warming are based. It means that other academics are not able to check basic calculations said to ... (more) Climate change data dumped

Comments vote down Winds of Change.NET found this 6 days agofound this
online.wsj.com - 16 days ago
John Paulson Making Big New Bet on Gold
— online.wsj.com — One of the biggest investors is placing a big new bet on gold. John Paulson, who scored... about $20 billion of profits for his hedge fund between 2007 and early 2009 wagering against the housing market and financial companies, is launching a fund ... (more) John Paulson Making Big New Bet on Gold

Comments vote down GoldSeek.com found this 16 days agofound this
blogs.ft.com - 26 days ago
Gold - a six thousand year-old bubble
— blogs.ft.com — Gold is unlike any other commodity. It is costly to extract from the earth and to refine... to a reasonable degree of purity. It is costly to store. It has no remaining uses as a producer good - equivalent or superior alternatives exist for all its ... (more) Gold - a six thousand year-old bubble

Comments vote down FT Alphaville found this 26 days agofound this
Arthur Cecil Pigou Provides a Guide to the Great Recession
online.wsj.com - 7 days ago
Arthur Cecil Pigou Provides a Guide to the Great Recession
— online.wsj.com — Ramsey and Muspratt Collection Arthur Cecil Pigou in 1943.... (more) Arthur Cecil Pigou Provides a Guide to the Great Recession

Comments vote down Greg Mankiw's Blog found this 7 days agofound this
Ferguson: How Economic Weakness Endangers the U.S. | Newsweek National News
newsweek.com - 5 days ago
Ferguson: How Economic Weakness Endangers the U.S. | Newsweek National News
— newsweek.com — Call it the fractal geometry of fiscal crisis. If you fly across the Atlantic on a clear... day, you can look down and see the same phenomenon but on four entirely different scales. At one extreme there is tiny Iceland. Then there is little Ireland, ... (more) Ferguson: How Economic Weakness Endangers the U.S. | ...

Comments vote down Across the Curve found this 5 days agofound this
nydailynews.com - 19 days ago
The worst is yet to come: Unemployed Americans should hunker down for more job losses
— nydailynews.com — Think the worst is over? Wrong. Conditions in the U.S. labor markets are awful and worsening. While... the official unemployment rate is already 10.2% and another 200,000 jobs were lost in October, when you include discouraged workers and partially ... (more) The worst is yet to come: Unemployed Americans should ...

Comments vote down The Mess That Greenspan Made found this 19 days agofound this
delong.typepad.com - 17 days ago
Chance of Great Depression Now 5%...
— delong.typepad.com — For 2 1/4 years now I have been saying that there is no chance of a repeat... of the Great Depression or anything like it--that we know what to do and how to do it and will do it if things turn south. I don't think I can say that anymore. In my ... (more) Chance of Great Depression Now 5%...

Comments vote down Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis found this 17 days agofound this
The Fed is sending gold higher
blogs.reuters.com - 16 days ago
The Fed is sending gold higher
— blogs.reuters.com — Is gold going to $6,300? Dylan Grice, an analyst with Societe Generale, says it’s possible, given the... decline in central bank credibility. But investors need to keep one thing in mind: Gold is merely a vehicle to protect the purchasing power of ... (more) The Fed is sending gold higher

Comments vote down FT Alphaville found this 16 days agofound this
Why cheap oil is here to stay
money.cnn.com - 2 days ago
Why cheap oil is here to stay
— money.cnn.com — With oil supplies rising and the economy becoming ever more efficient, a super-spike in prices is looking... increasingly unlikely. (more) Why cheap oil is here to stay

Comments vote down Capital Gains and Games found this 2 days agofound this
ft.com - 26 days ago
Fears as price of long
— ft.com — Fears as price of long-dated oil soars By Javier Blas in London, Carola Hoyos in Balhaf, and... Gregory Meyer in New York Published: November 8 2009 19:26 | Last updated: November 8 2009 19:26 Long-dated oil prices have risen to within a whisker of $100 ... (more) Fears as price of long

Comments vote down Across the Curve found this 26 days agofound this
blogs.ft.com - 24 days ago
A better way to regulate financial markets: Asset based reserve requirements
— blogs.ft.com — By Thomas Palley There is widespread recognition that the financial crisis which triggered the Great Recession was... significantly due to financial excess, particularly in real estate lending. Now, policymakers are looking to reform the financial ... (more) A better way to regulate financial markets: Asset based ...

Comments vote down Economist's View found this 24 days agofound this
Chart of the Day: The Dow priced in gold
blogs.reuters.com - 24 days ago
Chart of the Day: The Dow priced in gold
— blogs.reuters.com — Gold’s recent behavior strikes me as similar to oil circa July ‘08. With it leaping to another... new high today, I thought I’d offer the following chart for reader comments: (Click chart to enlarge in new window) Thanks to ... (more) Chart of the Day: The Dow priced in gold

Comments vote down Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed found this 24 days agofound this
The Hubbert Peak Theory of Rock, or, Why We’re All Out of Good Songs
overthinkingit.com - 23 days ago
The Hubbert Peak Theory of Rock, or, Why We’re All Out of Good Songs
— overthinkingit.com — Many rock purists and music snobs (myself included) often lament the quality of most modern pop/rock music.... “Music these days is so trite and derivative,” they say. “It’s just been downhill since the 60’s and 70’s. Those were the days.” A few years ... (more) The Hubbert Peak Theory of Rock, or, Why We’re All ...

Comments vote down The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and ... found this 23 days agofound this
China has now become the biggest risk to the world economy
telegraph.co.uk - 19 days ago
China has now become the biggest risk to the world economy
— telegraph.co.uk — China's policies play havoc with trade and risk tipping the world into further recession says Ambrose EvansPritchard.... (more) China has now become the biggest risk to the world economy

Comments vote down FT Alphaville found this 19 days agofound this
thestar.com - 12 days ago
Hamilton: Why media tell climate story poorly
— thestar.com — I apologize on behalf of my profession. If it's true that Canadians and Americans have become less... concerned about the potential impact of climate change, and that more consider global warming a hoax, some blame can certainly be directed at the news ... (more) Hamilton: Why media tell climate story poorly

Comments vote down The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and ... found this 12 days agofound this
nytimes.com - 28 days ago
Broader Measure of Unemployment Stands at 17.5%
— nytimes.com — For all the pain caused by the Great Recession, the job market still was not in as... bad shape as it had been during the depths of the early 1980s recession — until now. With the release of the jobs report on Friday, the broadest measure of unemployment ... (more) Broader Measure of Unemployment Stands at 17.5%

Comments vote down Calculated Risk found this 28 days agofound this