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"Treasury Bond Undervalued" Says Hoisington Second Quarter Review; Path to Fiscal Ruin

MishTalk

The Hoisington Investment Management, Second Quarter 2014 Review and Outlook makes the case " Treasury Bond Undervalued ". Projecting further into 2014, the evidence of a continual lackluster expansion is clear. range, arithmetic suggests that real GDP in 2014 will expand between 1.0% percentage points from 2008.

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Persistent Overoptimism Three Ways: Truckers, Fed Economists, Manufacturers

MishTalk

Of course, there is also persistent overoptimism about earnings growth and stock market expectations. In November 2007, the Federal Open Market Committee began releasing projections for real GDP growth four times per year in its Summary of Economic Projections (SEP). The actual growth rate for 2008 turned out to be –2.8%—the

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FOMC Minutes and Economic Projections: Dissent in Both Directions

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. Balanced Budget Ammendment Sign the Balanced Budget Petition. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Following is a snip from the June 18-19, 2013 Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee , released today. Daily Bell.

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Google Chrome Approaching World Domination?

MishTalk

I did a search for the term "browser war" and discovered this December 19, 2014 ZDNet article: Did the browser wars finally end in 2014? Google took over in 2008, introducing its Chrome browser, which caught up with Firefox by 2012. Google took over in 2008, introducing its Chrome browser, which caught up with Firefox by 2012.

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Back in the Saddle, Just in the Nick of Time

MishTalk

Ally, whose defunct GMAC Mortgage unit was one of the biggest lenders of subprime mortgages in the run-up to the 2008 housing bust, will inch back into direct home loan originations next year, the bank’s Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Brown said this week at a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. financial conference in New York.

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business

Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market. The soaring U.S.

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China's Forex Reserves Drop Most On Record: What Does It Mean? Inflation Tsunami?

MishTalk

China's Forex Reserves Note that China's Forex reserves are down about $500 billion from the 2014 peak. If China isn't going to expand its balance sheet anymore, that means it has to stop buying treasuries. That's what's going to happen in 2014. I also agree with Schiff on other things like free markets.