All Posts Tagged With: "Paul Volcker"

Big Ben’s Loose Lips

The trouble with getting older…Big Ben expresses himself…Globalization is no longer a force for good - but a force for evil…the Bear Stearns domino effect…End of the road for Hilary…a new hotline service - made just for central bankers…and more!

The Danger of Stagflation

There seems to be two important consensuses coming from the world’s pre-eminent economic minds. One is that the inflationary policies of the Federal Reserve are setting the economy down a dark path. The other is that the guys in charge of the Federal Reserve are the only ones who don’t realize this.

Oil’s Adjustment

Everything happens at the margin, said a dead economist. Americans alone probably drive millions of marginal miles - to places they really don’t really need to go…when they don’t really have to be there. At over $3.50 - they’ll drive less.

The Fed’s Emperor’s Club

Accidents don’t cause bubbles - Fed policy does…the world, again, turns its weary eyes to Paul Volcker…The real cost of the war between inflation and deflation hasn’t even begun to register…Why the oil price will correct itself…and more!

Volcker: Fed’s Bear Stearns Bailout Sets Dangerous Precedent

Former Fed chief Paul Volcker has warned that the Fed’s recent use of “long-dormant” powers may set a dangerous precedent for the future, causing “market participants” to factor another Fed bailout into their increasingly reckless trading strategies.

“Whatever claims might be made about the uniqueness of current circumstances, it seems inevitable that the nature of the Fed’s response will be taken into account and be anticipated, by officials and market participants alike, in similar future circumstances,” Volcker said in prepared testimony before Congress.

And Then There’s This…Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Not a lot happened in both gold and silver yesterday. The tiny rally in the Far East got sold off starting at 3:00 a.m. New York time, then rallied slightly in London and into the Comex open…and that was that once again. Ditto for silver.

Why Inflation Is Going To Hurt This Time

Falling house prices, tighter credit and rising prices are going to hurt consumers.

How Do You Say ‘We Surrender’ in Mandarin?

China: bigger, faster, stronger…the world’s up-and-comer does have some trouble on the way. More and more people competing for the world’s resources. The Chinese work their way up the ladder, as Americans work their way down…and more!

The End of Democracy

The war between the ‘flations drags on. Inflation has become globalized. In the United States, you are on the pot-holed highway to Hell…and more thoughts, insights and advice to take you into the weekend!

Poverty Time Bomb

The papers have kept us in stitches today…a ‘Gas Tax Holiday’? Really? Waiting for the showdown between Hillary and Obama…the Fed has created bubble-like conditions in the commodities markets - but Kevin Kerr tells us all is not lost. Buffett tells it like it is…the art world’s big test…and more!

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