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“The Bank of Japan recognizes its on-going role to plug the spending gap left by non-government saving (and the export collapse) and it recognises it has the capacity as a sovereign issuer of its own currency to run large deficits. In this sense, the Japanese government is placing a premium on keeping unemployment low and is resisting pressures from the deficit hawks, the neo-liberals, and the horribly incompetent ratings agencies,” argues Rebecca Wilder in this guest post. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Last Comment On Japan (for now) (Gold Versus Paper, 11/25/11) Making Lower Lows (Gold Versus Paper, 11/22/11) How the Yen-Yuan Agreement Benefits the United States (Investment U, 1/12/12)   By Prieur du Plessis, on January 29th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  One comment so far
The world debt overhang is threatening the world recovery, because markets will realize at some point how risky it is and the yields on bonds will increase, Niall Ferguson, professor of history at Harvard University, told CNBC in a video interview. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) The Truth About the National Debt (Learn Mining News, 1/14/12) Greece Default Poses A Great Risk For Investors (Money Morning, 11/6/11) Greek Default: This Chart Reveals a Possible Date (Wall Street Daily, 11/4/11) By Prieur du Plessis, on January 29th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 2 people had their say - chime in!
Technical analyst Kevin Lane continues to believe that after a bit of a correction stocks can move higher as investor liquidity is still not tapped out. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Is Big Brother Watching You? (Wall Street Daily, 12/5/11) True Intelligence and Crisis (Expected Returns, 7/20/11) What is your news and current events IQ (Pew Research quiz)? Breaking News on Italy bond yields a... (The Political and Financial Mark..., 11/9/11) By Prieur du Plessis, on January 29th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 2 people had their say - chime in!
Following President Obama’s State of the Union address (on which I posted a short piece yesterday), it makes for interesting reading to consider his approval rating against the background of the historical pattern. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) President Obama’s Favorite Chart (Wall Street Daily, 1/13/12) Wall Street's Washington Infiltration Continues with New Chief of Staff Jacob Lew (Money Morning, 1/11/12) Obama's Hydraulic Fracturing Pledge (Wealth Daily, 1/19/12)
The world economy is likely to crash and burn if it keeps gorging on debt, Kenneth Rogoff, professor of economics at Harvard University, told CNBC in Davos on Thursday. [...] |
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