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Meredith Whitney rose to prominence as a financial analyst by predicting the problems at Citigroup. Ms Whitney is now predicting dramatic declines in US home prices, large layoffs at U.S. banks and widespread defaults in the municipal bond market. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) What a Default on the National Debt Would Look Like (Learn Mining News, 1/19/12) What Happens When the US Defaults on Its Debt (Learn Mining News, 7/16/11) Why You Should Want A US Debt Default (Black Swan Insights, 7/26/11) 
It is patently clear that Bernanke will do anything in his power to fight deflation … [...]
By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist FNB. SARB Governor Marcus announced the MPC decision to cut interest rates by another 0.5% today, with the prime interest rate dropping to 9%. The main emphasis was on a slightly lowered inflation trajectory, averaging 3.5% in 2H2010, 4.3% in 2011 and 4.8% [...] More on this topic (What's this?) The Secret to Gold Prices: Real Interest Rates (Wealth Daily, 1/20/12) Inflation Proof Your Portfolio With These 5 Stocks (Investment Underground » Page n..., 1/19/12) Where is the Hyperinflation in America? (Learn Mining News, 12/13/11)
By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist of FNB. Who exactly are we (and does it matter)? In daily conversation, the confusion about South Africa’s economic identity often shines through, as struck me again at a major economic conference last week. This matters as regards expectations about what can be [...] More on this topic (What's this?) What the Next Decade Holds for Commodities (Money Morning, 1/20/12) Energy and Commodities: 2011 & 2012 (Investment U, 12/21/11) Three challenges facing South Africa (Wall Street Sector Selector, 11/14/11)  By Prieur du Plessis, on November 18th, 2010 posted in: Economy, US  2 people had their say - chime in!
Just in case you have not seen “Bernanke’s letter” that was posted by a guest writer on the FT Alphaville site, it is also published here. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Out of Answers, Federal Reserve Can Only Offer Empty Rhetoric (Money Morning, 12/13/11) How to Win Bernanke's War on Savers with a 19% Yield (Money Morning, 1/18/12) What did the Fed know? (Wealth Daily, 12/1/11)
The World Gold Council yesterday published the latest issue of Gold Demand Trends for Q3 2010, which suggests demand for gold for the rest of 2010 will be underpinned by a number of factors. Click through for the detail … [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Why the Gold Slump is Not Over (Investment U, 1/9/12) Gold Prices 2012 Forecast: How to Make Double the Gold Profits in the New Year (Money Morning, 12/30/11) Why I “Hope” Gold Prices Crash (Learn Mining News, 1/4/12) |
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