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Stagflation Haunts Global Stock Markets, Buoys Gold
What is the conclusion? Was there one?
I think we've had crashing markets around the world, stagflation, too much money supply, more stagflation, and high commodity prices.
Israel and Iran hate each other and may make war, and gold is near its all-time high. I think?
But what the hell I am supposed to do about all this?
Anybody, help!
Getting Out of Today's Bear Market
Besides, as a rule, PEs don't show value; they show popularity. The dotbomb blowout was indeed a true bubble, because there were no assets or earnings; but the oil companies have both assets and earnings. But their earnings have ballooned recently to unusual highs, and before long those earnings must revert to the mean.
Right now the main thing holding oil up is fear of an Israeli invasion of Iran.
At first I thought it was a wolf ticket, because they've never telegraphed an attack in the past; but after reading the article below yesterday, I've changed my mind: either the Israelis will force the US to bomb Iran, as they did Iraq, or they'll do it themselves.
Oil and gold stay high until that mess is settled, and stocks must stay in the doldrums.
See this article, "Will Israel Strike Iran" here:
www.humanevents.com/ar...
Commercial RE Trends: Mall Foreclosures [Housing Tracker]
If you have cash, you'll do well, because prices everywhere in everything must fall.
Right now we're in the midst of stagflation, the toughest of all arenas to invest in.
Thanks Judy for the info in both your articles. Confirmed my conclusions re how bad things are becoming.
Global Subprime Update [Housing Tracker]
Ominous Inflation Development: Investors Bidding Up TIPS
It'll be a long time before wages beging rising again.
Five Tactics to Beat a Bear Market
In an economy that is clearly in a state of stagflation, how do you invest?
History shows us that a stagflated economy is the toughest to invest in.
Only when the inflaters stop inflating is there anywhere decent to invest. And that has not come, yet.
Your comment, please?
Peru Miners on Strike
Everybody invested in BVN, FCX, & PCU is already keeping a close eye on the situation.
Do you have a conclusion to the article other than that?
Garmin: Market Erroneously Pricing In Nuvifone Failure
But with momentum players controlling so much of what happens in each sector and stock, who today cares.
I had a good profit in GRMN and let it slip away. I can't say why the stock has dropped from over 50 to the low forties, but that type of drop is surely telegraphing us something negative.
I'm out for the time being, but with such a good balance sheet I'm going to keep my eye on GRMN for future investing.
Lennar Management: Housing Hasn't Yet Reached Bottom
It would help if we had a real estate index for every section of the nation and for each state. Then the public would realize how volatile their home values are.
Certainly the financial media bare some of the blame for cheering on more and more government action and thus less freedom, which always harms the economy.
But the people ought to recognize freedom from statism, and this should begin in their schools, which it does not. A ripe skepticism about more government would help our nation, even though when government bureaucrats are determined to do a thing they don't give a damn what the American people think. They do it!
Hard assets and mining companies are the only hedge investors have at this point. Oil may have run its course unless, of course, there is conflict in the Middle East as the neo-con John Bolton has promised. The only thing that makes me leery of his statement about Israel's attacking Iran is that Israel has never warned before an attack; they always move in on the sneak. Perhaps they annouce it to the ruling Administration in Washington, but never publically.
But even hard assets won't hold up for long in this atmosphere, again, unless Iran is bombed.
Nevertheless, there is no hope in the long run to save our nation, as we've known it, either economically or culturally.
For as long as so many people want to keep leftists in power so that they can create more government to combat the problems and disasters that their government programs and legislation caused in the first place, we are eventually doomed economically.
And culturally, Marxists such as Barack Hussein Obambo hate society as it is, and lust to turn it upside down.
Government bureaucrats create more government over and over to fix the problems they themselves caused, but always wiggle out of what they've done by blaming private industry (Big Oil, Big Pharma, and the like, and of course a bogeyman such as Bush or Cheney or Rove, or the "evil rich"), and the people for what they have brought about.
With the help of the Marxist media, the people then yell for the government to do even more, thus causing problems that will have to be faced in the future—and that means more government rules, regulation, and legislation that brainwashed parrots scream for.
And clearly, it doesn't help sending our forces around the world to carry out other nation's wars for them. You can't blame Bush and the Republicrats for all of this either. The Dumborats in Congress voted to go get the Toy Tiger in Iraq (except for the members of the Black Caucus, which only votes for bills to punish American businesses and individuals, or to overturn society as it now stands); and Bush didn't put troops and bases in over 140 nations around the world. They were there when he took office.
Meanwhile, America has an invasion from the south, crashing stock markets and the dollar, along with hyper-inflation, declining property values, exploding crime (see "Sean Hannity's America" from Sunday, June 22, `08), and energy and food prices nearly equalling Germany's in the 1920s.
Enjoy the ride, especially those of you who're calling for even more statists to take over so they can create more government to punish businesses and anyone else who is succeeding in the private sector.
Parasites engender more parasites of different types, because when one begins its feeding, it weakens the host, which invites even more suckers to the party. The host soon withers to nothing. Consider the American people the host.
Inflation Protection: Government vs. Gold
But even hard assets won't hold up for long in this atmosphere.
Nevertheless, there is no hope in the long run to save our nation, as we've known it, either economically or culturally.
For as long as so many people want to keep leftists in power so that they can create more government to combat the problems and disasters that their government programs and legislation caused in the first place, we are eventually doomed economically. And culturally, Marxists such as Barack Hussein Obambo hate society as it is, and lust to turn it upside down.
Government bureaucrats create more government over and over to fix the problems they themselves caused, but always wiggle out of what they've done by blaming private industry (Big Oil, Big Pharma, and the like, and of course a bogeyman such as Bush or Cheney or Rove), and the people for what they have brought about.
With the help of the Marxist media, the people then yell for the government to do even more, thus causing problems that will have to be faced in the future—and that means more government rules, regulation, and legislation that brainwashed parrots scream for.
And clearly, it doesn't help sending our forces around the world to carry out other nation's wars for them. You can't blame Bush and the Republicrats for all of this either. The Dumborats in Congress voted to go get the Toy Tiger in Iraq (except for the members of the Black Caucus, which only votes for bills to punish American businesses and individuals); and Bush didn't put troops and bases in over 140 nations around the world. They were there when he took office.
Meanwhile, America has an invasion from the south, crashing stock markets and the dollar, along with hyper-inflation, declining property values, exploding crime (see "Sean Hannity's America" from Sunday, June 22, `08), and energy and food prices nearly equalling Germany's in the 1920s.
Enjoy the ride, especially those of you who're calling for even more statists to take over so they can create more government to punish businesses and anyone else who is succeeding in the private sector.
Parasites engender more parasites of different types, because when one begins its feeding, it weakens the host, which invites even more suckers to the party. The host soon withers to nothing. Consider the American people the host.
The Week Ahead: More Bad News?
Both Bush and McCain and Bush's entire Administration are statists. That is, they believe that the government should solve and be involved in nearly every facet of business and the American people's lives.
If you don't understand that that is leftist, then there's no helping you.
Neither Bush nor McCain will try to undo any of the harm that Skinflinton's or Papa Bush's Ads did to the nation through regulation, taxation, and other restrictions on the American people's lives.
Republicrats may speak of freedom and free markets, but look at what they do. When a problem comes up, they create more government, as both Baby Boy Bush and Papa Bush did.
The thing is that the Republicrats are moderately better than any of the Controlrats, either now or all the way back to Woodrow Wilson.
Both are statists, and thus leftists, one only moreso than the other.
Fifth Third Bank: Drink Deeply of the Poison
Here is something you should consider when thinking about buying into the banking sector.
Many banks aren't lending money and on top of that consumers aren't borrowing. So how will banks make any money over the coming years?
That should definitely be taken into consideration when discussing financials, along with this: How long will this last? The Fed is pumping money into the economy, but lending institutions fear the highly leveraged shape of the public. And rightly so. When, how, and what may change that?
No matter though, because in my view there is no hope in the long run to save our nation from its steady and definite decline, i.e, our nation as we've known it.
For as long as so many people want to keep leftists in power so that they can create more government to combat the problems and disasters that their government programs and legislation caused in the first place, we are eventually doomed economically.
And government bureaucrats do this over and over, but always wiggle out of what they've done by blaming private industry (Big Oil, Big Pharma, and the like, and of course a bogeyman such as Bush or Cheney or Rove), and the people for what they have brought about.
With the help of the Marxist media, the people then yell for the government to do even more, thus causing problems that will have to be faced in the future—and that means more government rules, regulation, and legislation that brainwashed parrots scream for.
And clearly, it doesn't help sending our forces around the world to carry out other nation's wars for them. You can't blame Bush for all of this either. The Dumborats in Congress voted to go get the Toy Tiger in Iraq (except for the members of the Black Caucus, which only votes for bills to punish American businesses and individuals); and Bush didn't put troops and bases in over 140 nations around the world. They were there when he took office.
Meanwhile, America has an invasion from the south, crashing stock markets and the dollar, along with hyper-inflation, declining property values, exploding crime (see Sean Hannity's America from Sunday, June 22, `08), and energy and food prices nearly equalling Germany's in the 1920s.
Enjoy the ride, especially those of you who're calling for even more leftists to take over so they can create more government to punish businesses and anyone else who is succeeding in the private sector.
Parasites engender more parasites of different types, because when one begins its feeding, it weakens the host, which invites even more suckers to the party. The host soon withers to nothing. Consider the American people the host.
The Bursting of the Non-Bubble?
That should definitely be taken into consideration when discussing financials.
No matter though, because there is no hope in the long run to save our nation from its steady and definite decline, i.e, our nation as we've known it.
For as long as so many people want to keep leftists in power so that they can create more government to combat the problems and disasters that their government programs and legislation caused in the first place, we are eventually doomed economically.
And government bureaucrats do this over and over, but always wiggle out of what they've done by blaming private industry (Big Oil, Big Pharma, and the like, and of course a bogeyman such as Bush or Cheney or Rove), and the people for what they have brought about.
With the help of the Marxist media, the people then yell for the government to do even more, thus causing problems that will have to be faced in the future—and that means more government rules, regulation, and legislation that brainwashed parrots scream for.
And clearly, it doesn't help sending our forces around the world to carry out other nation's wars for them. You can't blame Bush for all of this either. The Dumborats in Congress voted to go get the Toy Tiger in Iraq (except for the members of the Black Caucus, which only votes for bills to punish American businesses and individuals); and Bush didn't put troops and bases in over 140 nations around the world. They were there when he took office.
Meanwhile, America has an invasion from the south, crashing stock markets and the dollar, along with hyper-inflation, declining property values, exploding crime (see Sean Hannity's America from Sunday, June 22, `08), and energy and food prices nearly equalling Germany's in the 1920s.
Enjoy the ride, especially those of you who're calling for even more leftists to take over so they can create more government to punish businesses and anyone else who is succeeding in the private sector.
Parasites engender more parasites of different types, because when one begins its feeding, it weakens the host, which invites even more suckers to the party. The host soon withers to nothing. Consider the American people the host.
Tax Rebates Likely Helped Consumers in May
For such reasons there is no hope in the long run to save our nation, as we've known it.
For as long as so many people want to keep leftists in power so that they can create more government to combat the problems and disasters that their government programs and legislation caused in the first place, we are eventually doomed economically.
And government bureaucrats do this over and over, but always wiggle out of what they've done by blaming private industry (Big Oil, Big Pharma, and the like, and of course a bogeyman such as Bush or Cheney or Rove), and the people for what they have brought about.
With the help of the Marxist media, the people then yell for the government to do even more, thus causing problems that will have to be faced in the future—and that means more government rules, regulation, and legislation that brainwashed parrots scream for.
And clearly, it doesn't help sending our forces around the world to carry out other nation's wars for them. You can't blame Bush for all of this either. The Dumborats in Congress voted to go get the Toy Tiger in Iraq (except for the members of the Black Caucus, which only votes for bills to punish American businesses and individuals); and Bush didn't put troops and bases in over 140 nations around the world. They were there when he took office.
Meanwhile, America has an invasion from the south, crashing stock markets and the dollar, along with hyper-inflation, declining property values, exploding crime (see Sean Hannity's America from Sunday, June 22, `08), and energy and food prices nearly equalling Germany's in the 1920s.
Enjoy the ride, especially those of you who're calling for even more leftists to take over so they can create more government to punish businesses and anyone else who is succeeding in the private sector.
Parasites engender more parasites of different types, because when one begins its feeding, it weakens the host, which invites even more suckers to the party. The host soon withers to nothing. Consider the American people the host.
Endless Winter for New Home Sales
For as long as so many people want to keep leftists in power so that they can create more government to combat the problems and disasters that their government programs and legislation caused in the first place, we are eventually doomed economically.
And government bureaucrats do this over and over, but always wiggle out of what they've done by blaming private industry (Big Oil, Big Pharma, and the like, and of course a bogeyman such as Bush or Cheney or Rove), and the people for what they have brought about.
With the help of the Marxist media, the people then yell for the government to do even more, thus causing problems that will have to be faced in the future—and that means more government rules, regulation, and legislation that brainwashed parrots scream for.
And clearly, it doesn't help sending our forces around the world to carry out other nation's wars for them. You can't blame Bush for all of this either. The Dumborats in Congress voted to go get the Toy Tiger in Iraq (except for the members of the Black Caucus, which only votes for bills to punish American businesses and individuals); and Bush didn't put troops and bases in over 140 nations around the world. They were there when he took office.
Meanwhile, America has an invasion from the south, crashing stock markets and the dollar, along with hyper-inflation, declining property values, exploding crime (see Sean Hannity's America from Sunday, June 22, `08), and energy and food prices nearly equalling Germany's in the 1920s.
Enjoy the ride, especially those of you who're calling for even more leftists to take over so they can create more government to punish businesses and anyone else who is succeeding in the private sector.
Parasites engender more parasites of different types, because when one begins its feeding, it weakens the host, which invites even more suckers to the party. The host soon withers to nothing. Consider the American people the host.