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I've wondering how the performance of the Dow in 2008 compares to the drop during the Great Depression. To find out, I graphed both and set them side by side. The results are interesting...
After printing endless amounts of money and growing an unsustainable fiscal deficit, the US economy and inflation outlook is dire. However, it's my opinion that we are not going to see anything...
The conventional wisdom says that inflation is very bad. It makes everything we buy more expensive and decreases the value of our currency. But there are times when inflation is good for you.
The prevailing wisdom today amongst analysts and those “in the know” is that interest rates are poised to go higher, partly because of massive government borrowing/spending. Yet, Japan's...
California faces a financial crisis of epic proportions. The State now seems likely to elect a governor who make the worst acquisition in financial history, making the Arnold Schwarzenegger...
Marketwatch writer Paul Farrell brings up some interesting points but I find things are never as bad as they seem, or as good. I also look at articles like this as a marker to a bottom in the...
We've now had five bank failures in 2008 and I wanted to see how we are doing compared to the real estate downturn in the 1980s and savings and loan crisis it precipitated. The results are...
We may have more vcrs, tvs, ipods, and computers but our standard of living is in the toilet. A look at some common stats will make that clear. The first step to fixing the problem is recognizing...
The TIPS/Treasury Bond spread is an oft-used metric to analyze inflation expectations. Analysts on CNBC, on the WSJ, and in other business media frequently refer to it. What is it? And what is it...
Marc Faber, the editor of a newsletter called the Gloom, Boom, Doom Report did an interview with Bloomberg in which he called US Treasuries junk. Well, what can you expect from someone who writes...
CNBC sent Bill Griffeth for a facelift over the weekend, then put him on Power Lunch with Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Melissa Francis and Dennis Kneale. Why?
This is a discussion on the future direction of the Federal Funds rate, using the Fed Funds Rate Predictor (produced by the Cleveland Fed as a starter.