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On State and Local Governments

The bottom line is this: Forget about Meredith Whitney. State and municipal governments are carrying a load in operating and pension costs that cannot be sustained through downturns in a secular bear market as the US population ages. These…

Turnaround Tuesday Falls Flat

Global stocks continue to show heavy losses in Asia and Europe, oil & copper down; G10 mostly mixed. Euro group meeting injects more uncertainty about Greece; EUR/USD “death cross” on daily chart. RBA strikes dovish tone, AUD/USD down…

Faber: Market May Fall Below 1,100

Marc Faber told CNBC yesterday that he thinks the S&P500 could fall to as low as 1010 by the end of the ongoing sell-off. Faber also believes gold could fall. However, he believes both markets are oversold and is more keen to buy gold…

Gold and the Three McBears

Now the market must contend with three macro bears: 1) how much and how Asia slows; 2) the Eurozone debt crisis; and 3) the slowing U.S. economy and employment/political problem. Continued volatility and 1101, 1101, 1101 on the…

Another Freaky Friday

EUR/USD headed back below 1.347 as European stocks extend early morning losses; DAX down 2.7%. G20 communiqué indicates that EZ actions to increase EFSF flexibility is likely; details remain light. Singapore’s inflation continued to surge…

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