
Analysis Topic: Economic Trends Analysis
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Higher Wages or Bubblenomics: What's it gonna be? / Economics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Mike_Whitney

A strong economy must be built on a solid foundation of steadily rising wages. If wages don't keep pace with production, the only way the economy can grow is through the expansion of debt, which leads to disaster.
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
U.S. Economy GDP Contracts by 0.5% in Third Quarter / Economics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Money_Morning
Mike Caggeso writes: The U.S. economy shrank 0.5% in the third quarter, marking the slowing pace since 2001 and continuing a still deepening recession that has wrung the markets since last year.Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Inflation Deflation Switch Turns Entire Investment World Upside Down for 2009 / Economics / Investing 2009
By: Money_and_Markets
Martin Weiss writes: The Fed, the Treasury and all major governments on the planet are throwing the kitchen sink at this debt crisis.
But their efforts are being overwhelmed by a monumental sea change — the shift from rising prices to falling prices, from booming asset values to crashing asset values, from wealth creation to wealth destruction , from inflation to deflation.
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Deflation Depression II as $10 Trillion Wealth Destroyed / Economics / Deflation
By: John_Mauldin

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Monday, December 22, 2008
Federal Reserve and Central Banking Responsible for Inflationary Booms and Busts / Economics / Global Financial System
By: Rob_Kirby

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Monday, December 22, 2008
Great Depression 2009 Follows $30 Trillion Deflation / Economics / Economic Depression
By: Kurt_Kasun
Not Your Grandfather's Depression - It will be much worse, in many respects.
The chart below, borrowed from Dr. Marc Faber's Market Commentary December 1, 2008, is devastating. The chart shows a stunning loss of $30 trillion stock market wealth around the world. By some estimates, combined losses in commodities, stocks, bonds, real estate are greater than $60 trillion. This is beyond rescue.
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Monday, December 22, 2008
U.S. Economy Sinking in an Ocean of Newly Created Money / Economics / Fiat Currency
By: Gerard_Jackson

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Sunday, December 21, 2008
Governments Powerless in the face of Price Deflation and Debt Collapse / Economics / Deflation
By: Money_and_Markets
Martin here with a quick update and big picture overview.
Deflation is now striking with unprecedented power and speed: Last week, OPEC announced its biggest production cut in history … and STILL oil prices collapsed, extending their largest decline of all time.
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Friday, December 19, 2008
Inflationary Consequences of Fed Policy of Monetary Panic / Economics / Money Supply
By: Ned_W_Schmidt

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Thursday, December 18, 2008
UK Inflation CPI Slumps to 4.1% Whilst RPI Crashes to 3% / Economics / Inflation
By: Nadeem_Walayat

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Thursday, December 18, 2008
UK Unemployment Breaks above 2 million During December / Economics / UK Economy
By: Nadeem_Walayat

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Thursday, December 18, 2008
UK Real Retail Sales Deflation Continues as Woolworths Goes Bust / Economics / UK Economy
By: Nadeem_Walayat

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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Norway's Central Bank Slashes Rates, Warns of Recession / Economics / Euro-Zone
By: Victoria_Marklew

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Thursday, December 18, 2008
UK Economy Nosedives Pointing to Much Lower Sterling and Interest Rates / Economics / UK Economy
By: Victoria_Marklew

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Financial World Turned Upside Down– A Changing of the Guard? / Economics / Credit Crisis 2008
By: William_R_Thomson

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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Deflation and the Destruction of America's Wealth / Economics / Deflation
By: Money_and_Markets
Martin Weiss writes: The deflation we've been warning you about is here, and it's striking hard. Last week, the Fed released a report that sent chills down the spine of economists all over the world, revealing a sweeping destruction of wealth in America.
Just in the third quarter alone, U.S. households lost $647 billion in real estate; $922 billion in stocks; $523 billion in mutual funds; $653 billion in life insurance and pension fund reserves; plus $128 billion in private business interests.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Expect Smaller If Any Pay Increases During 2009 / Economics / Recession 2008 - 2010
By: Mike_Shedlock
The latest business survey from Hewitt Associates Inc. suggests that Pay Raises Will Take A Hit
Employers, who as recently as October said they were barely modifying their salary budgets for 2009, have changed their tune in December, this time bringing some workers' projected annual pay raises to a low not seen in three decades.
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Deflation 2009 as Central Bank Credit Creation Loses to Derivatives Deleveraging / Economics / Deflation
By: John_Mauldin

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Monday, December 15, 2008
U.S. Federal Reserve Sets Stage for Weimar Style Hyper-inflation / Economics / HyperInflation
By: F_William_Engdahl

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Monday, December 15, 2008
How Deflation Creates Hyper-inflation / Economics / HyperInflation
By: Eric_deCarbonnel

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