The other threat to Israel | The Call

Posted by Matt in March 18th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Accuracy, Economy, Game, Guided Missile, Heart, hezbollah, Israel, Israel Population, Israelis, Lebanon, Missile Attacks, Missiles, Target, Tel Aviv

Other threats are more serious. One day soon, Hezbollah will have access to missiles with the range and accuracy to effectively target Tel Aviv from anywhere inside Lebanon. That will be a game-changer for Israel’s security, its economy, and its politics. More than half of Israel’s population and the heart of its economy are centered [...]

Are you ready for what’s coming?

Posted by Matt in March 16th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Economy, Financial Crisis, Bad Shape, Casey, Collapse 2, Critical Juncture, Dependence, Economy, Email List, Fdic, Foreigners, Government Takeover, Interest Rates, Kindness, Loans, Outlook, Pensions, Problem Banks, Purchasing Power, Real Estate, Stocks, Unemployment

Check out this report by Casey Research titled, “The Good, Bad and Ugly: Outlook for the Economy.”
Get report here.
The report is not all bad, just mostly bad. Here are a few key points:
1. Debt is at a critical juncture and vulnerable to collapse.
2. Government takeover of the economy.
3. Dependence on the kindness of foreigners.
4. The [...]

A Long Way From Economic Normalcy

Posted by Matt in March 13th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Economy, Aftermath, Balance Sheets, Banks, China, Consumers, Debt Crisis, Developing Economies, Economy, Europe, Fiscal Stimulus, Fourth Quarter, Greece, Inventory Replenishment, National Journal Magazine, Normalcy, Overhang, Property Values, Signs, Sovereign Debt, Spurt

The economy grew 5.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, but the number is not as strong as it looks. Most of it is based on temporary factors, notably a spurt of inventory replenishment and the now-waning fiscal stimulus. An overhang of debt and low property values continues to weigh down banks’ and consumers’ [...]

Economy ‘Far too Close’ to Double Dip: Roubini

Posted by Matt in March 10th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Economy, Financial, Challenges, Debt Crisis, Double Dip Recession, Economy, Europe, Financial Crisis, Fiscal Stimulus, Measures, News Headlines, Poor Economic Data, Research Paper, Risk, Roubini, Second Half, Tipping Point

Poor economic data in the US coupled with Europe’s debt crisis are contributing to an increase of the risk of the US economy going through a double-dip recession, Nouriel Roubini, who predicted the 2007 financial crisis, wrote in a research paper.
At best, the US economy is headed for a U-shaped recovery this year, Roubini said. [...]

Nine Shocking New Predictions for 2010-2012

Posted by Matt in March 3rd, 2010 | 1 comment

Published in Favorites, Forecasts, All Time Highs, Bond Prices, Budget Deficit, Commodities, Dollar Index, Double Dip Recession, Economy, Enormous Implications, Federal Deficits, Fortunes, Global Collapse, Global Investors, Gold, Martin D Weiss, Martin Weiss, Massive Wealth, Ounce, Shock Waves, Sovereign Debt, Specter, Stocks, Tension, Trillion, Turmoil, Waves Of Fear, Wealth Shift, Zigzag Pattern

Prediction #1: Starting this year, most U.S. stocks are likely to fall in a zigzag pattern for nearly three long years!
Prediction #2: Gold will skyrocket far higher than $2,000 per ounce by the end of 2011.
Prediction #3: The U.S. Dollar Index will begin to sink in 2010 and will not hit bottom until early 2012.
Prediction [...]

Ratings agency warns on China bank ‘bubble risk’ | The Daily Telegraph

Posted by Matt in February 13th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, China Bank, China Daily, ChinaBubbleRisk, Chinese Banks, Daily Telegraph, Economy, Gross Domestic Product, Loan Growth, Misallocation, Ratings Agency, Risk

“The agency views ‘bubble risk’ as greatest for Chinese banks given their 32 percent loan growth in 2009; this looks likely to be followed by a further 20 percent in 2010,” Fitch said in a statement.”Credit growth of more than 50 percent over a two-year period in an economy where bank credit is already quite [...]

A Financial Crisis That Just Keeps Moving – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in February 8th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Economy, Financial, Chairman Of The Federal Reserve, Chairman Of The Federal Reserve Board, Countries In The Euro, Economic Problems, Economy, Euro Zone, Fair Game, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Board, Financial Crisis, Financial Leaders, Greece, Henry M Paulson, Henry M Paulson Jr, Indebted Countries, Investors, Nonsense, Portugal, Subprime Mortgage, Treasury Secretary

YOU know we’re in trouble when we’re told that the economic problems in Greece, Portugal and Spain, the most indebted countries in the euro zone, are likely to remain safely contained in those nations.
After all, we heard the same nonsense in 2007 from United States financial leaders talking about the subprime mortgage mess. Both Ben [...]

20 Reasons Why The U.S. Economy Is Dying And Is Simply Not Going To Recover

Posted by Matt in February 5th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Economy, Black Hole, Economic Growth, Economy, Nasty, People, prosperity, Recession, Total Meltdown, Truth

Even though the U.S. financial systemnearly experienced a total meltdown in late 2008, the truth is that most Americans simply have no idea what is happening to the U.S. economy. Most people seem to think that the nasty little recession that we have just been through is almost over and that we will be [...]

The 10 and 10 rule: Bad news for U.S. and China alike – Fortune Brainstorm Tech

Posted by Matt in January 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Economy, Bad News, Buzz, Consumption, Driven, Economic Growth In China, Economic Weakness, Economy, Expression, Fears, Fortune, News China, Unemployment, United States

Concern over the future of the economy and finger pointing over what went wrong have dominated the first day’s discussions. There’s even an emerging buzz expression to capture the fears of the financierati. It is “10 and 10,” and refers to the unhealthy combination of 10% unemployment in the United States with 10% economic growth [...]

Europe Sees Dreams of Power Wane as ‘G-2′ Rises – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in January 26th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Europe, China, Davos Switzerland, Dreams, Economic Elite, Economy, Europe, International Influence, Policymakers, Political Divisions, Term Prospects, World Economic Forum, Wsj

When the world’s policy and economic elite gather Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, for the annual World Economic Forum, much of the talk will be about the rise of a “G-2″ world where the U.S. and China are the most important players.
A growing number of European policymakers and analysts say the EU’s international influence may have [...]