Think about why... This is the also the first time in history that all the world's currencies were made out of paper and the reserve currency...
Odd that they'd announce it on a Sunday to me, but maybe its Monday there already. Makes you wonder where the carry trade money is invested at...
Not a chance. By then, Canada will be happy that China wants its oil and will have money that will buy something to pay for it with.
Too much slippage on FXE. You get killed getting in, and killed getting out. Net effect is breakeven if you bet correctly.
Said it takes effect in 2 wks. I wonder if THAT will convince people not to bet their tuition and rent money in the stock market?
As long as it declines slowly its more trouble than its worth trying to avoid it. I usualy go to GLD over long weekends because that's when the...
I think I'd rather hold gold than dollars longer term.
Only works for very small positions for very short timeframes. The problem with owning silver as an investment is that storage costs are very...
The debt bubble needs to burst to put us into a depression. I think its years off, like after the election at least, or more likely when the...
Was that what happened in 1979 or 1980 when the rates all of a sudden went thru the roof?
I like your diversified setup. I think thats wise. How is the TIP rate determined? I thought they use the reported CPI. That's why i've...
It will take a big crisis to get a rate cut
We are obviously into stagflation. Not as bad as it was in the 70's, but in that direction. High tech defense did well, but that was because...
Paper money = debt Digital paper money = debt Its that simple. The more of it you lend, the more diluted it becomes.
Try shadowstatistics.com They have the inflation and unemployment numbers calculated the same way as they used to be in the 70's. The government...
LOL, because NAHB were always the PERMABULLS on housing, silly! That's what's SICK about it. Don't worry, what they lose on each house they...
the NAHB mailing has usually been looking thru rose colored glasses on the positive side. I guess the positive you can find there is that every...
I think it depends if the rest of the economy goes down with it. If that is "allowed" to happen, you have bad situation similar to the US in...
From National Assn of Homebuilders today: April 25, 2007 By David F. Seiders NAHB Chief Economist Home Buyer Demand Shifts Downward â...
Prices won't need to fall in dollar terms if the value of the dollar declines faster than the value of the homes. But that's cheating. The...
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