Posts Tagged ‘ credit crisis ’

Crash in Food Supply

Dec 3rd, 2008 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Commodities, Featured
“In my own case, the Depression brought a strange result,” writes Eddie Cantor in 1931. “Before the crash, I had a million dollars, a house, three cars and four daughters. Now all I’ve got left is five daughters.” Eddie Cantor (1892-1964) was a comedian, singer, songwriter and actor. “Banjo Eyes,” as ...read more

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Wisdom During the Sell-Off

Oct 7th, 2008 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Economics
I was in France the last time the markets sold off. Every time I leave the country, the markets go in the tank. But seriously, I'm sitting here watching the market as if it were some drama reaching a climactic conclusion. We live in truly extraordinary times. I have been thinking ...read more

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Financial Market Speculation

Aug 5th, 2008 | By Dan Amoss | Category: Macro Economics
Last year, I devoted several issues of my Strategic Investment service to the web of structured finance. I think it paid off. Since then, banks and brokerage stocks were punished. Energy and material stocks have soared-thanks to the Fed’s inflation campaign. Fed officials have taken their ability to devalue the U.S. ...read more

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Central Bank Mistakes

May 27th, 2008 | By Adrian Ash | Category: Macro Economics
When Albert Hofmann — the Swiss chemist who discovered LSD — passed away at the start of this month, newspaper editors the world over reported it as the death of the man “who experienced the first ever bad trip.” But Hofmann’s hallucinations seem little worse than most acid-induced visions. Or so ...read more

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Rising Oil Prices

May 20th, 2008 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Currencies, Gold, Oil
Has oil hit its peak price or not? The answer to that question leads us to ask whether or not commodities are a bubble about to burst. Barron’s recent cover story on commodities came down on the side that the party was over. I believe the charts I have in this ...read more

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2008 First Quarter

Apr 8th, 2008 | By Byron King | Category: Currencies, Macro Economics
I AM SURE GLAD TO SEE THE FIRST QUARTER of 2008 behind us. It seemed as if every couple of days there was more bad economic news. Each announcement was worse than the last. The banks, investment houses, hedge funds, etc. just pumped out the bilges with their financial gray, ...read more

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The Dumb and the Restless

Oct 17th, 2007 | By Whiskey Contributor | Category: Commodities, Macro Economics
As we move forward in these volatile markets, it seems that the sand in the hour glass is getting closer and closer to running out. The prices of gold and oil are signaling that we may be experiencing the calm before the storm. The price of our favorite yellow metal, although ...read more

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