The Understated Inflation May Mask that We are Already in a Recession Written By: David Neubert 2008-05-30 13:53:46
This morning at my local West Village organic coffee shop after my run but before my a shower, I had raging discussion about inflation and GDP data with one of my coffee shop friends. Suffice it to say there was a bet about BLS data and I won a free cup of mud. But in the process I went to his blog and discovered something wonderful. I love it when non-professional economists write something salient and newsworthy. Craig Blitz, in his personal blog write that because inflation is underreported (I'll let him explain why) that we are actually finding ourselves in a recession sooner than the press and everyone else thinks.
Wall Street's Next Big Bailout? Written By: Eben Esterhuizen 2008-03-18 00:21:11
Ask yourself a simple question: Do you believe that the U.S. dollar will appreciate over the next decade?
Warren Buffet on the Decline in The U.S. Dollar Written By: David Neubert 2007-05-05 14:39:11 "We are following policies in the this country that will lead to a continued decline in the dollar." Says Buffet.
Why Commodities Will Struggle in 2008 Written By: Eben Esterhuizen 2008-03-26 01:10:28 A recent Barrons article points out that "gold and copper are each down 12% from the all-time highs seen on March 17 and March 6, respectively, while crude has fallen 11% from its March 17 high. London International Financial Futures Exchange sugar and cocoa are off 25% and 21%, respectively, from recent highs, while Chicago Board of Trade wheat has slipped nearly 20% since March 13." Is this the end of the commodity bull run?
Why the World isn't Over . . . Yet Written By: Michelle Haimoff 2008-10-26 14:04:20 There are a number of environemntal, political and financial problems in the world that its most resourceful, patient and intelligent people should address. Luckily, many of these people are on the case, as was evident at the 2008 Pop!Tech conference.
