Laugh out Loud: US national debt
Another excellent cartoon from Michael Ramirez …
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Growth hiccup and storm warnings
Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog. By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist of FNB. One does not want to overstate either the growth hiccup underway or the storm warnings...
Read MoreIs U.S. inflation nearing a cyclical peak?
The ISM PMIs for March indicate continued upward price pressures in the US economy. My GDP-weighted PMI (manufacturing and non-manufacturing combined) seems to indicate that the CPI inflation rate is heading for 4% in the coming...
Read MoreShiller & Siegel: Is the stock market overvalued?
Weighing in on whether the bullish market is too much of a good thing, with Robert Shiller, Yale economics professor and Jeremy Siegel, Wharton finance...
Read MoreGlobal PMI Scorecard: Global growth still strong but moderating
This post provides an update on my monthly Global PMI Scorecard.
Read MoreFaber: “Only at the Fed is there no inflation”
Marc Faber, editor and publisher of “The Gloom Boom & Doom Report,” discusses the world economy and the amount of paper being printed by central banks. His preference, as a result, is gold. Faber adds that in the...
Read MoreQuote du Jour: Spending cuts – what a joke!
Sen. Harry Reid said: “Both sides have had to make tough choices. But tough choices is what this job’s all about.” “What a joke,” argues Don Boudreaux.
Read MoreDon Coxe webcast – updated (April 8, 2011)
Don Coxe has updated his popular webcast on Friday, April 8, 2011. Click through for the recording.
Read MoreSoros: ECB rate hike “inappropriate” in debt crisis
Billionaire investor George Soros talks about the ECB’s decision to raise its benchmark lending rate on Bloomberg TV with Michael McKee and Sara Eisen.
Read MoreWhy oil prices are likely to stay high
In this guest post, Frank Holmes provides an excellent summary of the factors influencing the oil price. Read on …
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