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Chinese Currency is Undervalued - Big Mac Index
Submitted by Sean Riskowitz  (bestcashcow.com)

The Chinese currency is 50% undervalued, according to The Economist's Big Mac Index.

Article | Mar 19, 2010 | Views: 199 | Comments: 0
Tags: economy, china, currencies, dollar, economist, yuan, big mac index, manipulation

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IMF's Dominique Strauss-Kahn: The Central Figure in the Greece Saga
Submitted by JRodgers  (bestcashcow.com)

The Greek bailout situation is becoming wildly complex and now reads like an extraordinary political novel.

Article | Mar 18, 2010 | Views: 146 | Comments: 0
Tags: imf, nicolas sarkozy, greece, angela merkel, dominique strauss-kahn, international monetary fund

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Why Is Arizona Unhappy With Rising Home Sales Figures?
Submitted by SteveAnderson  (bestcashcow.com)

Arizona's recent rise in home sales figures represents a disturbing trend.

Article | Mar 19, 2010 | Views: 155 | Comments: 0
Tags: home sales, home sales figures, arizona, repossession, repossessed homes

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Soros: Don't expect Fed to Raise Rates; Yuan to Appreciate
Submitted by Sean Riskowitz  (bestcashcow.com)

Veteran hedge fund manager George Soros says he does not expect interest rates to rise in the US. He also has some interesting views on the massive growth currenty being experienced in China.

Article | Feb 28, 2010 | Views: 162 | Comments: 0
Tags: soros, interest rates, economy, china, fed, dollar, currency, yuan, bubbles, deficit, stimulus

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Fed Balance Sheet Shows Growth in Mortgage Backed Securities
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

We've talked a lot about how the Fed's purchase of Mortgage Backed Securities has kept rates low. The chart below shows the Fed's balance sheet and how it has changes with the aggressive purchase...

Article | Feb 28, 2010 | Views: 125 | Comments: 0
Tags: federal reserve, mbs, mortgage backed securities

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The Coming Oil Shock?
Submitted by JRodgers  (bestcashcow.com)

Just watching Matt Simmons in TV. He published a book 3 years ago when oil was at $30 saying that oil is going much higher. Hiss views on peak oil are not completely absurd.

Article | May 29, 2008 | Views: 302 | Comments: 2
Tags: oil prices

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Cramer Attacks Alan Greenspan
Submitted by JRodgers  (www.youtube.com)

In this stunning video, Cramer accuses Alan Greenspan of excess self-promotion (talk about the pot calling the kettle black). He also says that Greenspan is incorrect in calling for a correction...

Videos | Jun 23, 2007 | Views: 462 | Comments: 2 
Tags: cramer, greenspan

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Bear Doug Kass Rips Ben Stein
Submitted by JRodgers  (www.thestreet.com)

Doug Kass is a noted bear so he obviously has his own perspective, but in this interesting article he rips Ben Stein for suggesting that these credit problems are not a serious threat to the economy.

Article | Aug 15, 2007 | Views: 770 | Comments: 1 
Tags: ben stein, doug kass, credit problems

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Interview with Chuck Butler, SVP of Everbank World Markets on The Dollar and Investing in Foreign Currencies
Submitted by Sol Nasisi  (bestcashcow.com)

Audio of my interview with Chuck Butler covering the dollar, the economy, attractive foreign currencies, and an easy way to invest in foreign currency.

Audio | May 2, 2008 | Views: 1212 | Comments: 0
Tags: forex, chuck butler, foreign currency investing, currency cd, world currency

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Ivan Sramko to Join European Central Bank and How this Impacts US
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

When Slovakia becomes the newest entrant into the Euro-zone, Ivan Sramko, the countries central banker will join the ECB. Mr Sramko is an inflation hawk and will add his voice to a policy that...

Article | Jul 9, 2008 | Views: 447 | Comments: 0
Tags: ecb, ivan sramko, european inflation

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America's Income and Wealth Inequality
Submitted by andys2i  (www.savingtoinvest.com)

America has by far the widest income distribution. The average American income is around $33,000 with the top 10% (or decile) of earners having an average $87,257 of disposable income, while those...

Article | Oct 24, 2008 | Views: 189 | Comments: 0 
Tags: obama, economy, income, wealth, investing, saving, america, mccain

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Federal Reserve Begins First Meeting of 2009 with No Flexibility
Submitted by soczie  (bestcashcow.com)

The Fed is beginning the first meeting of 2009 and of the Obama Administration with absolutely no flexibility in setting the Fed Funds rate or articulating Federal Reserve policy.

Article | Jan 27, 2009 | Views: 254 | Comments: 0
Tags: obama, federal reserve, currency, fed funds rate, us debt, tarp, usd

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The Debt Spiral
Submitted by surlytrader  (bestcashcow.com)

The underlying theme of this recovery is Keynesian, that the key to prosperity is through more spending. The world governments are creating more debt to ameliorate high unemployment levels and...

Article | Dec 16, 2009 | Views: 174 | Comments: 0
Tags: currencies, credit default swaps, defaults, sovereign risk, macro

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Evil Speculators Trying to Profit
Submitted by Sean Riskowitz  (bestcashcow.com)

By publicly revealing that they sent requests to a bunch of hedge funds to keep trading records related to the Euro currency, the U.S. government is in effect telling hedge funds not to profit from...

Article | Mar 7, 2010 | Views: 266 | Comments: 2
Tags: euro, soros, bernanke, goldman sachs, paulson, regulation, greece, hedge fund, einhorn, greenlight

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Greg Manikew's Perspective on OECD Report
Submitted by Sam Cass  (gregmankiw.blogspot.com)

Interesting comments from economist Greg Manikew on what the international organization has to say about the US economy.

Article | Jun 21, 2007 | Views: 1417 | Comments: 1 
Tags: oecd, manikew



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