
Analysis Topic: Economic Trends Analysis
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.Monday, January 19, 2009
Hyperinflation Begining in China and Will Destroy the U.S. Dollar / Economics / HyperInflation
By: Eric_deCarbonnel

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Saturday, January 17, 2009
Deflation? Stimulus? Deleveraging? Recession? Soft Depression? / Economics / Credit Crisis 2009
By: John_Mauldin
The Endgame
- Employment Numbers Are Worse Than Posted
- Aye, Captain, I'm Giving Her All I've Got!
- Problem #1: Deflation
- Problem #2: Pushing on a String
- The Muddle Through Middle
Deflation? Stimulus? Deleveraging? Recession? A soft depression? A return to a bull market? With all that is going on, how does it all end up? When we get to where we are going, where will we be? In chess, the endgame refers to the stage of the game when there are few pieces left on the board. The line between middlegame and endgame is often not clear, and may occur gradually or with the quick exchange of a few pairs of pieces. The endgame, however, tends to have different characteristics from the middlegame, and the players have correspondingly different strategic concerns. And in the current economic endgame, your strategy needs to consist of more than hope for a renewed bull market.
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
Stimulus, Schmimulus- Fiscal Lifejacket or Money Down a Rathole? / Economics / Economic Stimulus
By: Mike_Whitney

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Saturday, January 17, 2009
Euro-zone: Interest Rates, Inflation, the Economy / Economics / Euro-Zone
By: Victoria_Marklew
As widely expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) lopped another 50 bps off its refi rate this morning, taking it to 2.0%. Rates have now come down by 225 bps in four successive steps, including a 75 bps cut in December, as the Euro-zone economy hits the skids and inflation drops sharply.Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, January 16, 2009
Credit Where Credit is Due / Economics / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Peter_Schiff

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Friday, January 16, 2009
Confidence is the Problem Not Simply Deflation or Inflation! / Economics / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Julian_DW_Phillips

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Friday, January 16, 2009
Worthless Trillion Dollar Paper / Economics / Fiat Currency
By: Mike_Hewitt


Recently Zimbabwe announced that it will issue a new set of notes which will include a 10 trillion, 20 trillion, 50 trillion and 100 trillion denomination. One commentator stated that these notes will be introduced to "keep pace with the hyperinflation that has caused many to abandon the country's currency."
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Saving & Spending and the Credit Crisis Solutions / Economics / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Adrian_Ash
(with no apologies whatsoever to John Maynard Keynes)
"Saving the savers is not the priority...This is surely the time to encourage people to spend, spend, spend..." - Editorial in the Financial Times , Tues 6 Jan.
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Downward Economic Spiral Driving Consumption Down / Economics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Oxbury_Research
Don't Forget the Economics - Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs, who said this month that he is being treated for a nutritional ailment, will take a medical leave of absence through the end of June. The shares fell 10 percent.
Although I wish the best for Steve Jobs, I care very little about this whole Apple story. The reason I bring it up is due wholly to CNBC. They've covered this story, along with the Madoff, for a large portion of the day.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Global Economic Demand Collapse, Bonds Next / Economics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Christopher_Laird

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Thursday, January 15, 2009
UK Retail Sales Crash, No Vadera Green Shoots Visible / Economics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Nadeem_Walayat

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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Economic Depression is Inevitable / Economics / Economic Depression
By: Brian_Bloom
The simple analysis below demonstrates that – based on current behaviour of the Central Banks and monetary authorities – Economic Depression is inevitable.
In the article which can be accessed via the attached link, (http://www.hoisingtonmgt.com/pdf/HIM2008Q4NP.pdf ) Hoisington states that “nominal GDP …. is equal to the stock of money multiplied by its turnover, or velocity.”
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Last Nail in the Coffin for the U.S. Economy / Economics / US Economy
By: Money_and_Markets
Martin Weiss writes: The government has just released one of the most shocking federal budget reports of all time.
Even if you overlook the gaping holes in their economic assumptions, it's obvious the federal deficit is going to deliver a punch below the belt of the economy.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Obama Deficit Spending the Anti-Reagan / Volcker Revolution / Economics / US Debt
By: Michael_Pento

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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Stimulating The U.S. Economy All the Way to Rock Bottom / Economics / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Dr_Ron_Paul

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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Credit Crisis Bailouts Debt Fueled Money Printing Flood / Economics / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Money_and_Markets
Mike Larson writes: How much is $1.186 trillion — or $1,186,000,000,000, written out the long way?
• It's more than the inflation-adjusted cost of the Vietnam ($698 billion) and Korean Wars ($454 billion).
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Bernanke Banking System, Economy In Much Worse Shape Than Previously Admitted / Economics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Mike_Shedlock
At the Stamp Lecture, London School of Economics, London, England, Bernanke Urges ‘Strong Measures' to Stabilize Banks
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned that a fiscal stimulus won't be enough to spur an economic recovery and that the government may need to buy or guarantee banks' tainted assets to revive growth.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The Availability of Money / Economics / Credit Crisis 2009
By: Econgineers

Money is simply not available.
Banks have stopped lending to individuals and corporations.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
U.S. Consumer Booms Inevitable Bust / Economics / US Economy
By: Oxbury_Research
A Nation Named Desire - Classic film buffs will be familiar with the 1951 film – A Streetcar Named Desire – which starred Marlon Brando and Vivian Leigh. My favorite scene in the film involves Blanche DuBois (Vivian Leigh) and Stanley Kowalski (Marlon Brando).
Blanche DuBois is a fallen woman – her family fortune and estate are gone. In an absolutely classic line, Blanche says to Stanley Kowalski - “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers”.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Global Recession 2009, Investors What to Do Now / Economics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Money_and_Markets
Economically, 2009 has been handed some horrible numbers: It inherited the steepest contraction in manufacturing activity since 1980.
The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) factory index tumbled from 36.2 in November to just 32.4 in December, the lowest level since June of 1980. The all-time low for this data series, which began in 1948, was 29.4 in May 1980.
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