thecurrenteconomicdownturnislikelytofocusitsdamageonassetprices–theU.S.dollar,homevalues,lowandmid-qualitydebt,andequityprices(largelythroughthecombinationofnarrowingprofitmarginsandlowervaluations).Inshort,Iexpectthatweareintheprocessofwhatmightbecalleda“writeoffrecession,”wheresignificantamountsofassetvalueandperceivedwealthwillultimatelybewrittenoff.Therewillundoubtedlybesome“wealtheffects”...[
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中国人道德沦丧的原因
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中国人有没有道德观?这是一个问题。
道德建设是不是可以自外于政治体制和极权主义意识形态,就像我们看到的——只要搞出一种类似空姐的微笑服务,道德建[
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Thetruthofthematteristhetrendinrealestatethatcaughtpeople'sattentionwasputinactionbytheadventofPMIintheearly1970'sandsincethentheinnovationshaveperpetuatedthetrendofmoreandmorequalifiedbuyers.Ifyoucheckhomepricespriorto1970,youwillfindthatmostequitywasacquiredbypaymentofprincipal,notappreciation.Iwouldventureaftertheremovalofthegoldbackingforthedollar,mostinflationhasbeenderivedfromacontinuallybub...[
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MaybethemostimportantchartwecanthinkofrightnowrelatingtoourconcernsoverTreasuriesliesbelow.Andyes,it’sasmuchasymbolasitisaboutsubstance.Hopefullyithelpsputabitofanexclamationpointbehindthisdiscussion.We’relookingatthe30-yearUSTreasurybondfrom1980topresent.Asyoucansee,we’vetriedourbesttodrawinwhatweconsidertobeacriticalmulti-decadetrendline.Whatisabsolutelyclearisthatthemulti-decadeseriesofrisin...[
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interestingpostfromanotherboardbearking
NEW2/1/20087:57:22PM
Unfortunately,theglutofbabyboomersisnowmovingintotheyearsapproachingretirement.TheleadingedgeoftheboomersalreadyHAVEretired.Whilethebabyboomgenerationspansmanyyears,itisafactthatpeoplewhoapproachretirementbecomemoreconservative.Theyshunrisk.Theytakemeasurestopreservec...[
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NEW1/30/20085:18:24PM Ittook30monthstoreachbottominthe2000-2002run,36ifyoucounttheMarch2003bottom,whichwasalittleabovetheOctober2002bottomWehada60monthbullifyoucount10/02to10/07,whichisn'texactlyoutoftherealm.Thetopsof7/07and10/07almostmirrorthebottomsofthesummerof02and10/02.IforgetifthefirstbottomhappenedinJulyorAugus...[
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TheUSiscurrentlyinthepositionofGeneralMotorsinabout1970,splendidinitspossessionofamajorityshareoftheUSautomobilemarketandapparentlyinvulnerabletocompetitivethreat,yetinrealityburdenedwithimpossiblewelfareprogramsthatafoolishmanagementhadnegotiatedduringthegoodyears.ForGeneralMotors,thefutureafter1970wasoneofsteadilyslippingmarketshare,from60%oftheUSmarkettoabout25%,ofasteadilyagingworkforce,a...[
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TheFedcannotcreatehyperinflationinalowwageservice/retaileconomy.Easycreditandmonetizationatthispointwillatbestproduceahyperstagflationaryscenariowhereexponentiallyrisingpricesfornecessitieslikefoodandfueloverwhelmtheeconomy'sabilitytoexpand.
Inorderforhyperinflationtooccur,thegovernmentwouldhavetocontinuallyincreasedollardonationstothepublicaspricesriseduetomonetaryinflation.
Sincethisproc...[
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thedebtmarketsareimploding...ray_heritage
NEW1/26/200811:31:56AM ThisweeksconferencecallbyDonCoxeshedmorelightabouthowgravethesituationisbecoming.
Despitetreasyieldsbeingnegative,allacrosstheboard,thereisburgeoningdemandforhighqualitydebt.Parthastodowiththefactthat,intheUSA,71%ofallcorpdebtisnowofjunkquality.Treasuryshavebecomes...[
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