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Where is going to come from, their harebrained ideas of, and misapplied globalisation ? No jobs and or low paid jobs, no purchasing power, high consumer and national dept, escalating & insolvent government programs... there is worse to come, much worse.]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:11:47 -0500
Where is going to come from, their harebrained ideas of, and misapplied globalisation ? No jobs and or low paid jobs, no purchasing power, high consumer and national dept, escalating & insolvent government programs... there is worse to come, much worse.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/171973-elliot-wave-the-dollar-is-set-for-a-major-rally?source=feed#comment-752073 752073

On Nov 08 09:13 AM fwi wrote:

> As the Federal Government gets deeper and deeper in debt (even before
> the "estimates" for the healthcare plan prove to be way low), will
> its ability to manage the dollar, interest rates, inflation, etc.
> continue to weaken to the point of total ineffectual policy? I was
> just wondering.]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:56:46 -0500

On Nov 08 09:13 AM fwi wrote:

> As the Federal Government gets deeper and deeper in debt (even before
> the "estimates" for the healthcare plan prove to be way low), will
> its ability to manage the dollar, interest rates, inflation, etc.
> continue to weaken to the point of total ineffectual policy? I was
> just wondering.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/171618-insider-trading-on-uup-options?source=feed#comment-747629 747629

On Nov 06 07:42 AM Mark Anthony wrote:

> Karl:
>
> So exactly what "insider" information they traded on? Do these guys
> have some "insider" knowledge about the US dollar that the rest of
> us do not know?
>
> If it was a company stock, some one may have known some insider knowledge
> of the company that is not publicly known.
>
> But this UUP is merely a US dollar bullish ETF fund. There can not
> be any insider information you can leverage. You bet a US dollar
> bull you buy it, you bet a US dollar bear you sell it.
>
> The only plausible "insider" information I could even think of, and
> as you suggested, is that some one know they will need regulatory
> filing to issue new shares. But isn't it public knowledge that they
> are approaching the allowed number of shares as per the prospectus,
> and hence they will have to register more shares? Any one who cares
> to do a little bit due diligence would have known it before hand.
> There is nothing secret here.
>
> It does seem a bit weird that UUP and UDN was not trading against
> each other yesterday, as they usuaully SHOULD.]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:22:23 -0500

On Nov 06 07:42 AM Mark Anthony wrote:

> Karl:
>
> So exactly what "insider" information they traded on? Do these guys
> have some "insider" knowledge about the US dollar that the rest of
> us do not know?
>
> If it was a company stock, some one may have known some insider knowledge
> of the company that is not publicly known.
>
> But this UUP is merely a US dollar bullish ETF fund. There can not
> be any insider information you can leverage. You bet a US dollar
> bull you buy it, you bet a US dollar bear you sell it.
>
> The only plausible "insider" information I could even think of, and
> as you suggested, is that some one know they will need regulatory
> filing to issue new shares. But isn't it public knowledge that they
> are approaching the allowed number of shares as per the prospectus,
> and hence they will have to register more shares? Any one who cares
> to do a little bit due diligence would have known it before hand.
> There is nothing secret here.
>
> It does seem a bit weird that UUP and UDN was not trading against
> each other yesterday, as they usuaully SHOULD.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/171413-thursday-outlook-commodities-global-markets?source=feed#comment-745768 745768 Just a reminder, the bulk of the active economy is still consumer driven.]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:47:07 -0500 Just a reminder, the bulk of the active economy is still consumer driven.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/140448-why-is-oil-creeping-back-up?source=feed#comment-526077 526077 The sad truth is that capital can't see past its nose, with notable exceptions. The rest of the heard will follow the squeals of the neo-Malthusian environmental left, that seem anti technological by their pig headed nature. And then their is the accumulation of institutional inertia by big government, that will act as a break to progress and enterprise.
The short answer is, will get to it (maybe) when we have no choice !

On May 31 08:26 PM Anandakos wrote:

> But the truth is that the only way for human beings to maintain a
> technological society is complete conversion to gravitational (tidal)
> and solar (direct, wind and perhaps space-based direct if one can
> avoid cooking all life under the transmission receivers) energy.
> It's the ONLY way; there is no other option.]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:51:04 -0400 The sad truth is that capital can't see past its nose, with notable exceptions. The rest of the heard will follow the squeals of the neo-Malthusian environmental left, that seem anti technological by their pig headed nature. And then their is the accumulation of institutional inertia by big government, that will act as a break to progress and enterprise.
The short answer is, will get to it (maybe) when we have no choice !

On May 31 08:26 PM Anandakos wrote:

> But the truth is that the only way for human beings to maintain a
> technological society is complete conversion to gravitational (tidal)
> and solar (direct, wind and perhaps space-based direct if one can
> avoid cooking all life under the transmission receivers) energy.
> It's the ONLY way; there is no other option.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/119881-our-deflationary-mindset-is-the-most-concerning?source=feed#comment-383509 383509
Meanwhile they are trying everything else, but deflation.... read, let the little man suffer, while the establishment is dipping its dirty paws in the taxpayer’s pockets. It is not workable indefinitely when "capital" is getting too good a deal, for too long. Now it is crunch time. Nothing wrong with making money, but this is what happens when one tries to suck the life out of the supporting structures.
]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:41:12 -0500
Meanwhile they are trying everything else, but deflation.... read, let the little man suffer, while the establishment is dipping its dirty paws in the taxpayer’s pockets. It is not workable indefinitely when "capital" is getting too good a deal, for too long. Now it is crunch time. Nothing wrong with making money, but this is what happens when one tries to suck the life out of the supporting structures.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/117878-the-obama-stimulus-plan-why-i-m-concerned?source=feed#comment-373054 373054
If the Bush crowd was dominated by crooks, idiots at that, O'Bama's crowd seems even more dangerous. Ideologically motivated, clueless sapsuckers. It would be a stroke of luck, if they will not drive us over the deep end.]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:49:51 -0500
If the Bush crowd was dominated by crooks, idiots at that, O'Bama's crowd seems even more dangerous. Ideologically motivated, clueless sapsuckers. It would be a stroke of luck, if they will not drive us over the deep end.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/116684-obama-shines-natural-gas?source=feed#comment-367330 367330
What is disturbing about these bozos, is that they are both clueless and ideologically motivated. At least Bush's miscreants were only thieves.

Consequently, I see a very long agony for the economy. I don't think the economy will croak outright, the little guy will pay dearly to prevent a collapse. But it is not going to be pretty.]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:08:03 -0500
What is disturbing about these bozos, is that they are both clueless and ideologically motivated. At least Bush's miscreants were only thieves.

Consequently, I see a very long agony for the economy. I don't think the economy will croak outright, the little guy will pay dearly to prevent a collapse. But it is not going to be pretty.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/115116-have-we-turned-all-economic-authority-over-to-highly-principled-accountants?source=feed#comment-357347 357347
They should live with transparent accounting rules, or perish. The market should not be a black box, or should I say a black hole !]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:37:12 -0500
They should live with transparent accounting rules, or perish. The market should not be a black box, or should I say a black hole !]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/112438-2009-economic-forecasts-ignore-demographic-shift?source=feed#comment-340236 340236 What is left is adjustment, to the living standards of third world country.


On Dec 29 07:05 AM Strangewalk wrote:

> Genuine wealth creation and sustainable recovery via American manufacturing
> cannot return since the same factors (unions, environmental extremists,
> worker's comp shake-down lawyers, etc) that forced its move to China
> would just drive it back there again. The only kind of recovery that's
> plausible is a new round of credit expansion resulting from Chinese
> funding of US consumption. This model hopefully won't return again,
> so what's left?]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:21:52 -0500 What is left is adjustment, to the living standards of third world country.


On Dec 29 07:05 AM Strangewalk wrote:

> Genuine wealth creation and sustainable recovery via American manufacturing
> cannot return since the same factors (unions, environmental extremists,
> worker's comp shake-down lawyers, etc) that forced its move to China
> would just drive it back there again. The only kind of recovery that's
> plausible is a new round of credit expansion resulting from Chinese
> funding of US consumption. This model hopefully won't return again,
> so what's left?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/110437-preview-from-europe-rejected-auto-bailout-tanks-markets?source=feed#comment-327112 327112
Beyond that, it seems that both parties are used to getting to good a deal. And it looks like times are going to teach them a stern lesson. And I don't mean only the unions, but the fat parasites that lied their way to Congress, and their manipulators as well.]]> Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:19:55 -0500
Beyond that, it seems that both parties are used to getting to good a deal. And it looks like times are going to teach them a stern lesson. And I don't mean only the unions, but the fat parasites that lied their way to Congress, and their manipulators as well.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/107371-geithner?source=feed#comment-312337 312337

On Nov 22 08:13 AM nukldrager wrote:

> Hey cristian, how as in where did you look to see that the market
> was in a short squeeze?]]> Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:41:22 -0500

On Nov 22 08:13 AM nukldrager wrote:

> Hey cristian, how as in where did you look to see that the market
> was in a short squeeze?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/107371-geithner?source=feed#comment-312313 312313

On Nov 21 10:55 PM hoover wrote:

> Geithner is believed to be nominated for Treasury Secretary and the
> DOW gains 450 points or so. That in itself shows there is something
> radically wrong with the market and the entire financial system.
> A worldwide house of cards, Ponzi scheme, chain letter, or mountain
> of leverage on top of leverage, isn't going to be changed soon when
> it starts coming unglued and has built up momentum for a couple of
> years. If Obama and his financial team even slow the downward direction
> of this monster in four years they will have achieved unbelievable
> success. But, they will be criticized as if they failed miserably.

The market was looking for anything.... to get out of a short squeeze.
It is a subjective thought, but twice now the market has bounced back from about the same lows, maybe that is the bottom.

As far as Geithner, he may be a good man, I don't know of him, but this economic predicament is much bigger than any one man.
It remains to be seen how the Obama administration will be able to deal with the fundamentals.

What has been done so far is windows dressing, if it remains at this stage, the market will chew it up and spit it out, along with the hacks that attempted to perpetrate the so called bailout, or whatever you want to call it.]]> Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:36:03 -0500

On Nov 21 10:55 PM hoover wrote:

> Geithner is believed to be nominated for Treasury Secretary and the
> DOW gains 450 points or so. That in itself shows there is something
> radically wrong with the market and the entire financial system.
> A worldwide house of cards, Ponzi scheme, chain letter, or mountain
> of leverage on top of leverage, isn't going to be changed soon when
> it starts coming unglued and has built up momentum for a couple of
> years. If Obama and his financial team even slow the downward direction
> of this monster in four years they will have achieved unbelievable
> success. But, they will be criticized as if they failed miserably.

The market was looking for anything.... to get out of a short squeeze.
It is a subjective thought, but twice now the market has bounced back from about the same lows, maybe that is the bottom.

As far as Geithner, he may be a good man, I don't know of him, but this economic predicament is much bigger than any one man.
It remains to be seen how the Obama administration will be able to deal with the fundamentals.

What has been done so far is windows dressing, if it remains at this stage, the market will chew it up and spit it out, along with the hacks that attempted to perpetrate the so called bailout, or whatever you want to call it.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/106256-can-a-global-economy-be-managed-one-nation-at-a-time?source=feed#comment-307728 307728

On Nov 17 08:15 AM Mafeking wrote:

> What a dumb article. So this is the level of naive thinking that
> a Wharton MBA gets you! We have a problem so let's regulate. Come
> on Fred, there is a living breathing example of the incompetence
> of 'global' organizations just down the road from you called the
> UN.
>
> Following on from the Libyan representative being the head of the
> Human Rights Commission at the UN perhaps the finance minister from
> Zimbabwe can be in charge of the global financial situation.]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:24:40 -0500

On Nov 17 08:15 AM Mafeking wrote:

> What a dumb article. So this is the level of naive thinking that
> a Wharton MBA gets you! We have a problem so let's regulate. Come
> on Fred, there is a living breathing example of the incompetence
> of 'global' organizations just down the road from you called the
> UN.
>
> Following on from the Libyan representative being the head of the
> Human Rights Commission at the UN perhaps the finance minister from
> Zimbabwe can be in charge of the global financial situation.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/106256-can-a-global-economy-be-managed-one-nation-at-a-time?source=feed#comment-307714 307714
Unless you are an ostrich living with your head in the sand, or a theoretician in some ivory tower, it is pretty clear by now that an inequitable, mismanaged globalization is the culprit that bestowed the the 2008 crash upon us. How do you figure that a service economy can provide the kind of consumption that the US economy relies upon ?
The crisis at hand, is the consequence of the decades long deterioration of the US consumer's purchasing power.]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:06:19 -0500
Unless you are an ostrich living with your head in the sand, or a theoretician in some ivory tower, it is pretty clear by now that an inequitable, mismanaged globalization is the culprit that bestowed the the 2008 crash upon us. How do you figure that a service economy can provide the kind of consumption that the US economy relies upon ?
The crisis at hand, is the consequence of the decades long deterioration of the US consumer's purchasing power.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/106113-consumers-buy-into-disinflation?source=feed#comment-306420 306420 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:11:45 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/105552-paul-krugman-al-gore-the-way-forward?source=feed#comment-303788 303788 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:30:09 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/100460-google-3q-results-reveal-chinks-in-the-armor?source=feed#comment-284564 284564 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:26:46 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/99396-fear-is-not-a-strategy?source=feed#comment-279117 279117
There is nothing wrong with cash and gold, they are eroding much slower than the markets.]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:13:49 -0400
There is nothing wrong with cash and gold, they are eroding much slower than the markets.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/98465-bailout-1-1-passed-will-we-have-to-go-back-to-the-well-for-v2-0?source=feed#comment-273109 273109 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:02:13 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/96354-today-s-federal-action-will-alter-the-face-of-finance?source=feed#comment-259090 259090
And why couldn't they afford it ? Where did most of the well paying jobs go ? If someone thinks that there can be an economy based on flipping hamburgers, I pity them. Well it can, but most of us will not like the adjustments that have to be made.
Anyway this government intervention is a lame attempt to prolong the agony and save some political necks.]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:43:12 -0400
And why couldn't they afford it ? Where did most of the well paying jobs go ? If someone thinks that there can be an economy based on flipping hamburgers, I pity them. Well it can, but most of us will not like the adjustments that have to be made.
Anyway this government intervention is a lame attempt to prolong the agony and save some political necks.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/96354-today-s-federal-action-will-alter-the-face-of-finance?source=feed#comment-259055 259055
Sssssssssh... idle moaning about the moratorium on shorting. Most of you people are not Bubba Beerbely, come election time cough up some money, and make the pigs pay.]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:23:36 -0400
Sssssssssh... idle moaning about the moratorium on shorting. Most of you people are not Bubba Beerbely, come election time cough up some money, and make the pigs pay.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/96185-bring-back-the-uptick-rule?source=feed#comment-258299 258299 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:28:18 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/96071-who-will-bail-out-the-u-s-government?source=feed#comment-257823 257823 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:43:56 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/95984-market-nosedive-pushes-dollar-down?source=feed#comment-257426 257426 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:45:04 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/95873-are-the-basic-principles-still-relevant?source=feed#comment-257038 257038
Indeed, and I am a pessimist since very few are ready to face reality. It is not lending, or the housing market woes.

It is is the Basic Principles that are still relevant. Namely we have a culture, and worse an economy based on debt. To an extent debt is fine, but overwhelming levels of debt driven massive loss of well paying jobs do to a misunderstood "globalisation", and the afferent pressure on wages is insanity. Or at least it is temporary insanity to think that one can have a healthy economy as a consequence. The rest is the rubbish of the fast talking heads. ]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:41:23 -0400
Indeed, and I am a pessimist since very few are ready to face reality. It is not lending, or the housing market woes.

It is is the Basic Principles that are still relevant. Namely we have a culture, and worse an economy based on debt. To an extent debt is fine, but overwhelming levels of debt driven massive loss of well paying jobs do to a misunderstood "globalisation", and the afferent pressure on wages is insanity. Or at least it is temporary insanity to think that one can have a healthy economy as a consequence. The rest is the rubbish of the fast talking heads. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/95003-etfs-the-trading-tool?source=feed#comment-251317 251317 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:41:00 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/94788-obama-mccain-and-offshore-drilling?source=feed#comment-250109 250109 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:52:13 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/94736-wednesday-outlook-commodities-emerging-markets?source=feed#comment-250096 250096 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:38:25 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/93943-be-it-resolved-no-one-has-a-clue?source=feed#comment-245648 245648 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:32:39 -0400