International Forecaster June 2011 (#5) - Gold, Silver, Economy + More - Gold Seek

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International Forecaster June 2011 (#5) - Gold, Silver, Economy + More Gold Seek Next year we will see further deterioration and 25% to 30% inflation caused by QE2 and stimulus 2. If the Fed increases money and credit from $1.7 to $2.5 trillion inflation will move up close to 50% or what we recognize as hyperinflation. ...

The Recent Retail Sales Are No Reason for A Market Party - Business Insider

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The Recent Retail Sales Are No Reason for A Market Party Business Insider This 6 month decline in the rate of growth of real retail sales suggests that the stimulus driven recovery is ending. If I am right, the numbers should turn negative in July after the Fed ends QE2. That ship has sailed. Changes in the annual growth ... and more »

Retail Sales No Reason for Market Party - Minyanville.com

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Retail Sales No Reason for Market Party Minyanville.com This 6-month decline in the rate of growth of real retail sales suggests that the stimulus driven recovery is ending. If I am right, the numbers should turn negative in July after the Fed ends QE2. That ship has sailed. Changes in the annual growth ... and more »

Should the US Constitution have an amendment requiring a balanced budget? - KSL-TV

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Should the US Constitution have an amendment requiring a balanced budget? KSL-TV Additionally, the federal government launched a QE2 -- Quantitative Easing -- which allows the government to use open market operations to buy up bonds and other financial assets to increase the nation's money supply. "In large part due to QE2, ...

After a dismal week – Monday brings a roller-coaster ride - Examiner.com

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After a dismal week – Monday brings a roller-coaster ride Examiner.com Meanwhile, the QE2 trade is essentially unwinding, and our impression is that the Fed's balance sheet is extended enough to make QE3 a difficult (though not impossible) sell. Further economic and market weakness might modify that possibility, ...

HK Dollar Down Late As US Dollar Rises Amid Safe-Haven Demand - Wall Street Journal

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HK Dollar Down Late As US Dollar Rises Amid Safe-Haven Demand Wall Street Journal "I don't expect a significant fall in the US dollar as most market participants expect the US Fed won't introduce further quantitative easing measures after QE2 is due to end this month, which is supportive to the greenback," the senior trader added. ...

Will We Be Pining for 2008 the Way We Miss 1998? - What They Think

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Will We Be Pining for 2008 the Way We Miss 1998? What They Think Perhaps the wild and fun ride it had on Ben Bernanke's QE2 has now come to an end. It may not get another cruise until he pilots a brand new ship, QE3, but rumors of that cruise liner's voyage are just that-rumors. QE2's huge midnight buffet was nice, ...

Daily Stock Alert - Barron's

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Daily Stock Alert Barron's Importantly, QE2 will be replaced by "extended period" language, which means the Fed will keep interest rates low for a long time. I don't see a bear market in Treasuries, but I see a very low-yield, low-return environment. The saver class -- not just ... and more »

Buy Low, Stay Nimble - Barron's

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Buy Low, Stay Nimble Barron's Importantly, QE2 will be replaced by "extended period" language, which means the Fed will keep interest rates low for a long time. I don't see a bear market in Treasuries, but I see a very low-yield, low-return environment. The saver class -- not just ...

The QE2 Final Trans-Atlantic Crossing

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Take a photographic journey aboard the QE2 on her final Trans-Atlantic Crossing, from New York to Southampton, October 16 -- 22, 2008. Cunard&39 ...

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Wary investors ready to seek any port in a storm - Irish Times

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Wary investors ready to seek any port in a storm Irish Times The poor performance of risk assets in recent weeks provides an early warning as to what may lie in store for investors in a post-QE2 world. The Federal Reserve is scheduled to conclude its $600 billion Treasury-bond purchase programme at the end of ... and more »

Congress, It's Time To Bail Out The Fed - istockAnalyst.com (press release)

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Congress, It's Time To Bail Out The Fed istockAnalyst.com (press release) QE2, the Federal Reserve's second round of monetary stimulus, is about to return to home port from its eight month, $600 Billion cruise. While the large cash injection into the financial system did prop up equity and asset prices from last summer's ... and more »

Congress, It's Time to Bail Out the Fed - Tycoon Report

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Congress, It's Time to Bail Out the Fed Tycoon Report QE2, the Federal Reserve's second round of monetary stimulus, is about to return to home port from its eight month, $600 Billion cruise. While the large cash injection into the financial system did prop up equity and asset prices from last summer's ... and more »

Austan Goolsbee's Exit and Debating the Need for QE3 - Big Government

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Austan Goolsbee's Exit and Debating the Need for QE3 Big Government One of the reasons why the stock market hasn't re-corrected (again, and badly) is because of QE1 and QE2 have pumped so much cash into the economy that people can't figure out where to park the cash, so they park it in the market. ... and more »

Markets throw back Bernanke life preserver - MarketWatch

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Markets throw back Bernanke life preserver MarketWatch Read more about Bernanke's speech As the Fed confronts the end of its QE2 policy at a time of weakness, the head of the Dallas Fed says no fresh support will be coming from the central bank. Bernanke's remarks were greeted by a wave of stock selling ...