IN THIS ISSUE: Stratfor's Take On The Subprime/Credit Crisis Treasury Secretary Paulson Changes The Plan Do They Even Have A Clue What To Do? Bailout's Next Phase: Consumer Loans (Maybe) More From Stratfor On The Credit Crisis & The Economy Gauging The Recession & The Economy - Not Good...
IN THIS ISSUE: The Economy Falling Fast Into Recession Democrats Want To Highjack Your 401(k) The Democrats' 401(k) Replacement Plan Socialism Du Jour - "Spread The Wealth Around" Can We Afford This Nonsense? No, But So What Conclusions - After Today, Anything Is Possible Introduction On...
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IN THIS ISSUE: A Look At The Latest Economic Numbers Economic Forecasts Roundly Downgraded Fallacies Of A "Buy-And-Hold" Only Approach The Goal Of Active Management Strategies The HWM Difference Is It Time To Try Active Management? Conclusions -- Don't Miss The Next Bull Market Introduction...
IN THIS ISSUE: The Latest $700 Billion Bailout Package What Could Go Wrong? Potentially A Lot What Could Go Right, If We're Lucky? What Would Happen To The Profits, If Any? A "Main Street" Backlash To Come? Introduction Like it or not, members of the House and Senate, with the approval...
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Filed under: Election Issues, Gary D. Halbert, The Fed, Credit Crisis, Subprime, Economic Forecast, Recession, U.S. Economy, Politics, Ben Bernanke, Depression, Bailout, Financial Crisis, Henry Paulson
IN THIS ISSUE: The Latest Economic Numbers On Inflation & The Fed “The Double Dip Supply Shock” Conclusions – What Next? Investing In Today’s Dicey Environment Introduction The major investment markets seem perplexed this year. Questions abound. Are we in a recession? Not according to the textbook...
Post-Mortem On The 1Q GDP Report Recession, Even If Outside The Long-Held Definition So How Bad Are Things Going To Get? Have We Seen The Worst Of The "Credit Crisis"? Maybe It's Not As Bad As We Thought Stocks - Have We Seen The Bottom? Conclusions - What To Watch For Introduction When...
IN THIS ISSUE: 1. The US Economy - What Kind Of Recession? 2. Fed Puts Real Skin (Our Skin) In The Game 3. J.P. Morgan Quintuples The Bear Deal - Why? 4. Market Implications - More Uncertainty 5. Are We There Yet (Market Bottom)? 6. Getting Out Is Easy - When To Get back In? 7. Conclusions - What To...
IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Revisiting Stratfor's Previous Forecast 2. Stratfor's Latest Economic Outlook 3. Recession, Maybe - But No Depression 4. My Analysis And Conclusions Introduction There is a growing chorus that we are already in a full-blown recession, even though we'll have to wait several...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Leap Years - Why We Have Them 2. But Wait, It's Not Quite That Simple 3. What If You Are Born On Leap Day? 4. Stocks In Presidential Election Years 5. The Economy: Are We In A Recession Or Not? 6. Politics: Be Careful What You Wish For Introduction 2008 is a "Leap Year"...
Is A Subprime Recession Inevitable? IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Stocks - Correction Or New Bear Market? 2. Consumer Confidence & Spending Remain Key 3. A Look At Previous Credit Crunches 4. How Bad Is The Subprime Mortgage Problem? 5. Crisis In Confidence 6. Are Subprime Fears Overblown? 7. Fed To The Rescue...
The Economy Disappoints In The First Quarter Economic growth was a bit slower than expected in the first three months of this year. The Commerce Department reported last week that GDP rose at an annual rate of 3.1% in the 1Q. Economists had expected a rise of 3.5% or better, so the latest report was...