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In This Issue. * Spanish bailout talk heats up * Yet another day for the dollar * Flight to liquidity and risk aversion * Sweden plays leap frog And, Now, Today's Pfennig For Your Thoughts! Who hit the repeat button. Good day.and welcome to another Terrific Tuesday. Yesterday was pretty much a blur...
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Introduction Given the hectic New Year’s weekend at the Halbert home, there was little time for reading or working on today’s E-Letter. If I counted correctly, we had 24 for dinner on New Year’s Eve and even more for the fireworks show that followed. Every bed and several sofas in both...
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In my letter earlier this week, our guest writer, Grant Williams, gave Europe about the same odds of escaping crisis as a pitcher throwing a perfect game in baseball. That's 40,000 to 1. Take a look at this decision tree on Europe (below) from STRATFOR, a private intelligence company. Looks like...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. IMF/G-20 Summit in Washington 2. Europe Split on Rescue Plan 3. Options for Expanding the Rescue Fund 4. Greece to Default on 50% of Its Debt? 5. Timeline for What Happens Next IMF/G-20 Summit in Washington Over this past weekend, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and G-20 leaders...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Fed to Loan US Dollars to Europe’s Banks 2. See My Blog Posting on Fed Meeting Tomorrow 3. The Latest Census Bureau Report on Poverty 4. Food Stamps Hit New Record High 5. Be Sure to Join My Blog Introduction The news this week will be dominated almost entirely by the Fed Open...
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Gary D. Halbert
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09-20-2011
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Filed under: Bailout, Debt, Banks, Greece, Fed, Ireland, Portugal, ECB, food stamps, Poverty, European
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By Doug Hornig, Casey Research I’ve used the term outrage fatigue on numerous occasions in this forum as a way of trying to explain why there has been such a muted outcry from the general population as the tally of financial atrocities committed against American citizens has exploded. August 22...
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This will be one of the more controversial Outside the Box posts in a great long time. Indeed, I debated with myself at some length. It will make some readers mad, but I decided it is more important to make most readers think. And, as it happens, there are parts of this week’s essay that I rather...
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On Friday, I addressed my obsession with bank stocks. I get plenty of mail regarding this topic, and yes, some of you wonder if my banks stock obsession may be a little unhealthy. The answer, yes, it's very possible that bank stocks could come back to bite me. After all, like I said Friday, any bad...
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November 19, 2010 *****The Market Feels Heavy *****Silver Eagle *****The Fed Fires Back Fellow Investor, The good vibes from the GM IPO and the bailout potential for Ireland took the S&P 500 back above support/resistance at 1,192. We'll see how long the good vibes last. Despite yesterday's...
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Ian Wyatt
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11-19-2010
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Filed under: Ian Wyatt, bailout, bank bailout, S&P 500, Federal Reserve, Fed, China, Bank of America, GM, Bernanke, General Motors, TARP, dollar, currency, silver, mining stock, PIMCO, IPO, silver price
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Does Small Business Need a Bailout? 2. Obama & the Democrats to the Rescue 3. What’s Not to Like About TARP III? 4. Higher Taxes Hurt Only 3% of Small Businesses – Wrong! 5. President Obama’s “September Surprises” So Far 6. My Thoughts on the Surprising...
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Gary D. Halbert
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09-14-2010
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Filed under: Taxes, Bailout, Income Tax, Banks, Obama, TARP, cut, september surprises, TARP III, Cash-for-Clunkers, small businesses
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August Surprise from Obama? The Problem with Pensions Whither China? Sadly, I find myself with more than enough time to compose yet another Thoughts from the Frontline in an airport, as a flight booking error has me at JFK for six hours instead of fishing in Maine. Details for those interested or amused...
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IN THIS ISSUE: US Taxpayers Bailing Out Greece & the Rest of Europe Quick History of the International Monetary Fund IMF Prepares for $1 Trillion Bailout of Europe EU Bailout Approved, But Will It Work? Will Any of this Money Ever be Paid Back? The "Cornyn Amendment" - A New Monkey Wrench...
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General Motors’ return to profitability had to jostle for attention with other big stories in last week’s newspapers, notably the burning of Bangkok, the resurgence of Iceland’s volcano, and the Greek crisis and bailout, but it stood out nonetheless. Here was a bankrupt company, delisted...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Fannie & Freddie Request Billions More A Brief History of Fannie & Freddie Fannie/Freddie Scandals & Lack of Regulation Fannie & Freddie Were Huge Political Contributors How & When Does the Bleeding Stop? Introduction In last week's letter, I focused on recent economic...