consumption vs GDP – CHART OF THE DAY: The Real-Time Indicator That Says The Consumer Is Already Rolling Over – Vincent Fernando and Kamelia Angelova – Clusterstock at Business Insider
CHART OF THE DAY: Why You Still Don’t Have A Job – Joe Weisenthal and Kamelia Angelova - Clusterstock at Business Insider
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major article on inflation vs deflation – must read – Bernanke’s Dilemma: Hyperinflation and the U.S. Dollar – Ron Hera – Seeking Alpha
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video: MISH & Marc Faber: Don’t Expect Another Crash … Bernanke Won’t Allow It – … He says "if we go down by 10-20% on the S&P 500, our money printer Ben Bernanke will flood the market, weakening the dollar" Both commentators made a … – GuruFocus
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Gold Makes Making New Highs Relative to All Currencies (VIDEO) – Paco Ahlgren –
Assets against which gold continues to make new highs: the dollar. the euro. residential housing. the yen. the yuan. the Dow Jones Industrial Average. the S&P 500. U.S. debt. automobiles. – The Bottom Violation
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Income distribution: Why Our Present Economy Is Not Sustainable – Kimball Corson – Most of us are not going to like to read what I write here, but, after careful consideration, I believe it is the truth, whether we like it or not. However, I doubt that we will be able to face up to the problem and fix it. Succinctly put, the problem is this– … – Seeking Alpha
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Households’ balance sheet repair continues (2) – Scott Grannis – According to the Federal Reserve’s calculations, the net worth of U.S. households as of last December had increased by $5.7 trillion (up 11.6%) from the low of last March – Calafia Beach Pundit
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Soaring Stock Market, And Housing Rebound Means The Wealth Effect Is Back! – Joe Weisenthal – Money Game at Business Insider
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The TIPS Yield Curve: Bad News for Bonds – Eddie Elfenbein – … I’m not a bond investor but I wouldn’t even think of investing in any bond that had a real return of less than 2%. According to the bend of the current curve, the TIPS yields won’t reach 2% for another four years. … – Seeking Alpha
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Annaly Capital Management Announces Monthly Commentary for March
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interesting – Hugh Hendry: "We Hedge Fund Managers Are On Your Side" – Submitted by Tyler Durden – Originally authored by Hugh Hendry and appearing in the Daily Telegraph – hattip John Cervarich – Zero Hedge
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Video: Uneven Terrain: Oil of L.A. – From VBS.tv – Twenty million barrels of oil sit beneath Los Angeles. Hidden in plain sight, thousands of wells pump day and night all over the city covered by hollow office buildings, camouflaged next to high schools, and concealed behind shopping malls. – Canoe.tv