Let’s begin this commentary by asking exactly what specific “Lehman Bros” type crisis recently occurred or will occur which justifies this nasty global equities decline and its continuation, which would then be called the 2011-2012 crisis? We can quickly dismiss the idea that it was S&P’s credit downgrade of the U.S. I mean... Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Ben Bernanke’
Financial Crisis Or Delusional Circus?
August 14 | Posted by Mario Cavolo | Inside Asia, Top Story Tags: 2011 Financial Crisis, Ben Bernanke, Credit Downgrade, Hyperinflation, Inflation, Interest Rates, Quantitive Easing, S&P Downgrade, United States, USD
The Beginning Of The Great Recession Part II
August 4 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: 200 Day Moving Average, Bear Market, Bearish, Ben Bernanke, Debt, Fed, GDP, Great Depression, Head And Shoulders, Recession, S&P 500, SPY, Technical Trade, US DebtThe markets have been patient with the political turmoil in Washington… until last week. The markets have now shifted their focus to the softer economic reports and are selling off on the worse than expected numbers. GDP numbers were horrible and the debt debate (/debacle) did nothing to instill confidence that Washington can... Read more
The Shocking Truth Behind The Collapsing American Economy
June 23 | Posted by Matthew Clark | Top Story Tags: Ben Bernanke, Bush Tax Cuts, Corporate Taxes, Fed, QE3, Quantitive Easing, Stimulus Bill, United States, United States EconomyAccording to CNBC, “Federal Reserve officials are more pessimistic about prospects for economic growth and employment than they were two months ago”. You think?? Of course they are! All you have to do is turn on the news to know that we are so far from the global recession being over that... Read more
Commodities Pull Back! Potential Correction Or Slight Pause?
May 2 | Posted by Matthew Clark | Inside Trader Highlights Tags: Ben Bernanke, Commodities, Gold, Libya, Oil, Osama Bin Laden, Silver, SLVCommodities opened lower at the open today with Silver (SLV) leading the decline (-7%), but is this really the beginning of an overdue correction or are precious metals just taking a breather before they begin their accent again? For those of you who are long precious metals I wouldn’t start offloading just yet. ... Read more
USD Hits 3 Yr. Low On Bernanke’s Speech – Markets Rally!
April 28 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: Americans, Ben Bernanke, Commodities, EUR, Euro, Falling Dollar, Fed, GLD, Gold, Inflation, Interest Rates, Silver, SLV, US Dollar, USDThe Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, in yesterday’s press conference gave investors no sign that interest rate raises were coming sooner than expected. With lowered expectations for GDP and slower employment growth than expected, the Fed will continue to keep interest rates low. The reaction was simple for investors. With almost ZERO... Read more
