
Themes: Bank bailouts, Feds, Bankruptcies
Paris, France Thursday, 2 July 2009 Everything is working out just like we thought it would. The stock market is performing as expected. The economy is on track. Even the politicians are doing what they thought ...
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You are on page 1 of 7Die Hard Illusions... This just in – Ben Bernanke and Tim Geithner have rushed to Los Angeles. If they can revive an entire world economy... they told crowds... why not the ‘King of Pop?’ Fans are hopeful... but here at the Daily Reckoning we take a discouraging ...
Warren Buffett, the world’s most legendary investor, has been in the news lately. His investment powerhouse Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) has been trading down for 8 straight days - something that’s only occurred 13 times in the past two decades. Some commentators have ...
After a two-month long rally, bank stocks may just have run their course. We’ve recently been seeing weakness in the sector. This is down mostly to severe ratings downgrades and investors’ waiting on new financial regulation plans from the Obama camp. One ...
London, England Wednesday, 17 June 2009 The Dow fell another 107 points yesterday. Oil held steady at $70. The dollar fell to $1.38. And gold rose $4 to 932. What if the rally is over? Could be... It began on 9 March. That makes it more than 3 months old. Most ...
Stock markets around the world had a blistering run from March until last Friday. The American S&P500, for instance, was up 40% from the low on 9 March until yesterday’s Friday’s close. But as today’s chart shows clearly, that’s nothing compared to some of the ...
Dear Reader, It’s one of the major investment themes of the coming decade... In America, President Obama is calling for rapid action to reform the healthcare system. He wants wider subsidised coverage but knows the cost implications. The US already spends some 17% ...
"Either cuts in spending or increases in taxes will be necessary to stabilize the fiscal situation," said Ben Bernanke in response to a question posed by a Member of Congress. Then, he added... "The Federal Reserve will not monetize the debt." That last sentence ...
This week brought an entertaining episode. Wall Street’s man in Washington, incidentally Secretary of the US Treasury, was sent to Beijing. His mission: to convince the canny Chinese of something that everyone knows is untrue - that US bonds are safe. But if the ...
Newsflash: the dollar’s fighting back! But as you’ll see in a moment, it’s just handing you an opportunity to get into an established trend at a better price. Yesterday saw the reversal of two major trends of the past few weeks. Stock markets fell and the dollar ...
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