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Steen Jakobsen: US Credit Cycle Peaked, Zero Growth Coming to Europe, Gold 1425 by Year End

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Average Annual Inflation by Decade We need to stop talking deflation and using 1930s comparison on Fed hike. Central Bank Balance Sheets Excuse me? Hard even to see change in ECB balance sheet. Gold will be the best performer in commodity-led rally. We see 1425-1435 by year-end. Positive Gold and negative for US$?

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Cash Flow Relief for Independent Consultants: the CARES Act & Other Ideas

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We’re in an unprecedented situation because of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and the economic fallout has been drastic for many business sectors, such as travel and restaurants. An accounting firm has published a good comparison chart of the two loan programs here. The maximum loan you can get as a solopreneur will be about $20,800 (2.5

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Reflections on 2013; What's Important, What's Not? What's Ahead?

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Had I suggested in 2007 that the Fed balance sheet expansion of $75 billion a month would have been considered "tightening" people would have thought I was nuts. Stay an extra day and golf or travel. At long last, the Fed has finally started to taper. Here we are. The bank said a typical Canadian bungalow requires 43.3%