Tag Archive: quantitative easing

Overexposed: European Debt, Systemic Risk, and Stealth Bailouts

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Truth is after all a moving target Hairs to split, And pieces that don’t fit How can anybody be enlightened? Truth is after all so poorly lit. ~Neil Peart, Turn the Page The following is an excerpt of an article that was originally published on Seeking Alpha as premium content. You can read the entire…

20 Cents from May 2011

Pennies

Another month has flown by and it’s time once again to point out a few choice pieces writing from the web for May of 2011. Finally, some nicer weather has arrived here and I hope some of it has made its way to where you are too! This month’s selection of articles is as eclectic…

Will the S&P Fall to 400?

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The future is an opaque mirror. Anyone who tries to look into it sees nothing but the dim outlines of an old and worried face. ~Jim Bishop Most people would agree that it’s pure folly to try to predict the future – especially that of the financial markets. And yet we don’t want to invest…

What Happens After QE2?

Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch. ~ James Baldwin This is an excerpt of an article that was originally published on Seeking Alpha as premium content. You can read the entire article there. There’s been no shortage of…

End of QE2 Marks D-Day for the Markets: Bill Gross

End of QE2 Is D-Day for the Markets

Because quantitative easing has affected all risk spreads, the withdrawal of nearly $1.5 trillion in annualized check writing may have dramatic consequences. ~ Bill Gross The Ides of March will soon be upon us, but it’s not the 15th of this month that has PIMCO’s Bill Gross a little concerned. He’s more worried about June…

2011 What Ifs: Overview

2011 What Ifs: Overview

Always watch where you are going.  Otherwise, you may step on a piece of the Forest that was left out by mistake. ~Pooh’s Little Instruction Book, inspired by A.A. Milne Update: This article was included in the Carnival of Wealth #20 at Personal Dividends as well as The Wealth Builder Carnival #23 at My Wealth…

Time to Stop the Bubble Machine?

Federal Reserve Bubbles

Debt and deficits are not inventions of ideology. They are facts of arithmetic. ~Paul Martin, Canada’s finance minister at the start of the country’s “Redemptive Decade” Update: Thanks to The Financial Blogger for choosing this article for the #1 spot in the Best of Money Carnival – My Favorite Money Quote Edition. Usually our Friday…

Can Gold and Bonds Both Be Right?

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In my opinion, the crisis and the sharp recession of the past two years and the subsequent rescue packages around the globe did not provide the necessary catharsis that recessions need to bring to economies. ~ George Athanassakos Update: This article was selected for the Best of Money Carnival #73 posted at Redeeming Riches. Thanks!…