Saturday, September 24, 2011

The Ugly Head of Protectionism Resurfaces in Brazil

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In my view, Brazil’s recent boom has been getting into the heads of their policymakers. From the Economist , (bold emphasis mine) ON ...

War on Precious Metals: Amidst Market Slump, Credit Margins Raised Anew!

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From Barrons , The CME Group (CME) on Friday raised margin requirements for some gold, silver and copper futures contracts. The hikes w...
Thursday, September 22, 2011

Bernanke Jilts Markets on Steroids, Suffers Violent Withdrawal Symptoms

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Despite my current circumstances, I felt the compulsion to offer a reaction on today’s market meltdown. Here is what I recently wrote , ...
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Blogging Hiatus

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Because of a personal emergency, I am not certain if I can go on posting through the weekend. But if I find the any opportunity to do so, I...

Quote of the Day: Fallacy of Animal Spirits

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From Bob Wenzel Markets clear. If consumer products are out there, they will be purchased, and a production-consumption structure will ...

Declining World Economic Freedom (includes the Philippines)

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The Cato Institute and the Fraser Institute has just published the 2011 Economic Freedom of the World with bleak results. From Cato’s Ian ...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Quote of the Day: The Religion called Government

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From Ron Paul It has been said that when all you have is a hammer, everything is a nail. Our government is full of people who sincerel...

OPEC’s Welfare State: Buying Off the Populace to Maintain Political Power

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From Bloomberg , (bold highlights mine) Saudi Arabia will spend $43 billion on its poorer citizens and religious institutions. Kuwaitis...

Paul Volker Swings at Ben Bernanke on Inflationism

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Writing at the New York Times former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker takes a swing at Ben Bernanke over the latter’s inflationist ...
Sunday, September 18, 2011

Definitely Not a Reprise of 2008, Phisix-ASEAN Equities Still in Consolidation

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Note: I am in a hurry so this week's outlook will be abbreviated. This year’s top-notch performers among global stock markets [1] (base...

Quote of the Day: Law Differs from Legislation

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Today’s quote of the day comes from Professor Don Boudreaux law is not at all the same thing as legislation. Law deserves far more res...
Saturday, September 17, 2011

Gold as Money: China’s Gold ATMs and Donald Trump’s Gold Security Deposit

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We are witnessing more signs of gold’s reassuming its place as money. From Forbes , (bold emphasis mine) China’s got the gold bug. Re...

Video: Jon Stewart on President Obama’s Solyndra Green Jobs Scandal

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President Obama’s green jobs showcase… (hat tip: Lew Rockwell blog) The true engines of economic growth will always be companies like Solynd...

US Equity Markets: Signs of Intensifying Boom Bust Cycles

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More evidence where US equity markets seem as increasingly being influenced by monetary policy propelled tidal flows. Again another marv...