Doug Roberts

China's Economy: Everything Looks Great, Yet Many Reasons for Disquiet

This column is right on. Central planners have them buying, buying and buying to support an expansive mandate. When demand cools they are in deep trouble.

High Frequency Trading: Providing Value?

Thank you for the link to the Bloomberg article; it was very informative.

China's Growth: Far Less than Meets the Eye

I enjoyed this article by Craig Pirrong very much. I found much cross-confirmation with my own - less objective - analysis. Thank you very much.

Winter's Coming for the Boomers: Part 1

I loved it. I look forward to part 2.

Reject blaming wall street and Republicans. Blame belongs to the entire country. Our country has become a self-absorbed bubble of entitlement. I don't want things to get ugly, but we'll be lucky to have things only as bad as the Depression - in that era we at least were the creditor nation of the world.

Why the Dow Is Headed to 6000

I like the 6,000 number - or a number lower - but the author gave a nuanced trading suggestion for Dow 8,200 that allows for either a rally higher or further decline (for example to his target of 6,000) if 8,200 were tripped. The key is the paragraph about whipsaws.

The Coming Economic Collapse, Part 1

I agree with the overall direction, but there's too much detail without enough concept. In other words, too many trees and not enough forest.

Main Street Down and Out?

I loved the graphs and concur with the analysis.

GDP = Going Downhill Precipitously

Another great analytical piece by Dirk van Dijk!

Mainstream Media Misunderstands Job Loss Data

Hi Jeff -
So the net from this article is that there are lots of separations. And this differs from the mainstream media in what way? Lots of people losing their jobs.

I read the JOLTS data too. It just confirms that lots of people are losing their jobs.

And, yes, I do know people who have lost their jobs.

Doug

Oil Outperforming Oil Stocks

What symbol is the S&P Oil and Gas sector? I cannot find it. That is the sector you used to calc the ratio of this article.

Declaring Victory Too Soon?

Reinko is right. Total gov't debt - including offsheet - is more than $50 Trillion. Paulson has repeated this in his speeches. $10 Trillion is just the most direct borrowings.

Government Conspiracy Theories and Your Money

Hi Jeff - I find your remarks to be right on. Plenty of people, not just the inflation folks, but also the gold bugs and monetary critics are hyping misleading statistics that are focused on confusing the dialog. Taking them to task just initiates a circular dialog. - Doug

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

The concern about "reasonable profits" probably comes from an errant story that has been floating around for more than a year. The story is about Nancy Pelosi and quotes her saying that she supports a 100% windfall profits tax on stock market trading profits - including that of retired persons. It has been labeled as fallacious by factcheck.org (try this link: www.factcheck.org/askf... ).

Many Consumer Prices Have Fallen, Not Risen, in the Last Year

Hi Mark -
Absolutely loved the interactive graphic. I look for your posts all the time. Don't let the criticism get you down - you must be on to something.

A Look at Recession Indicators

Hi -
I checked out your recession index and the language is confusing. It says 7.7% for Q3, 2007. Does that mean the index is not any more current than September 2007?
Love your columns.
Doug Roberts