SOURCE:WashingtonPostanalysisofdatafromtheU.S.DepartmentofCommerceandFederalReserve|GRAPHIC:NeilIrwin,AndreaCaumontandLauraStantonTheWashingtonPost-December14,2007[
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MauldinissomeoneIusedtocorrespondwithandofcoursesomeonethatwroteabook.Forone,Bullseyeinvestingisamisnomerinthattherehasn'tbeenwidescaleinvestingforagoodpartof15years.Theentiregameisleveragedanditisleveragedbytheveryoutsidethebankingindustryploysthathementions.TheFedisScroomedasRaslikestosay.
Thereisn'tanythinggoingtofixthis.Hementionsdeleveraging.Howmuchdeleveraging?Iwouldsayallofitbecauseitis...[
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thedifferencebetweennowandtheseventiesisthat,thenwewerestillanetexportingcountry.Oureconomyhadanincome.
Increasinglyinthepasttenyears,ourincomehascomefrom...youguessedit...Debt...andlotsofit.
Ourpersonalincomesinthisnetimportingeconomynowdependoneachothertobuyservicesandimportedstuff.Therefore,asunemploymentincreases,thelossofjobswillbeexponential.
Eventuallythelossofpurchasingpowerwil...[
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From1990untilthespringofthisyear,wesawthedevelopmentofwhatPaulMcCulleycallstheshadowbankingsystem.Non-depositoryinstitutionsandfundscreatedmassiveamountsofnewmoneybasedonleverage.TheFedhaslostcontrolofthemoneysupply,becausethebanksitregulatesnolongeraretheprimarymoversofdebtcreation.Investmentbanks,hedgefunds,SIVs,andascoreofnewinvestmentvehicleshavebeencreatedtofinanceavastarrayof"stuff."Cor...[
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2.Deflation
TheinflationdatawilloffermorefodderfortheFOMCinflationhawksatthenextmeeting,butinourviewitisultimatelydeflationary,andgoldandthedollarthismorningseemtoagree.
Butwhy?
CheckoutthischartfromtheFedshowingtheadjustedmonetarybase.
Acommonmisunderstandingisthatfallingpricescausesdeflation.
So,lookatthePPIandCPI,they'regoingup,clearlycausinginflation,right?<...[
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WhatiftheycuttheLIBORto1%mannfm11
NEW12/14/200712:33:13AM Mortgagenewsarticleaboutsubprimeadjustables
Inthisarticle,theycoverthetimebombof2/28ARM's.Oneoftheassumptionsisthattheinterestratewouldalwaysgouponadjustment.Itappearstheseloanscarriedanintroductoryrateof7.5%andtrackedthe6monthLIBORplus5.5%.Thus,itappearsweareabouttodoano...[
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Inflationarycreditcrunch?mannfm11
NEW12/14/20073:56:41PM Thebullshavearealpuzzle.Theyaregettingtheirnorecessionforthetimebeing,buttheFedisprobablygoingtohavetoreversecourseoratleastnotloweranymoreuntiltheyseearecession.Somethingtellsmethenumbersarebeingcooked,butthenagain,iftheyhavebeencookinginflationnumbersforsolong,whywouldtheunc...[
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Inmyopinion,THEFINANCIALSYSTEMHASOFFICIALLYENTEREDCHAOS,withthatchaosmorewidelyrecognizedinyear2008.Tobesure,itisanearlystage.Massivehousinglosseshaveoccurred.Evenmoremassivemortgagebondandrelatedcreditderivativelosseswilloccur.Rewardsarebeingpreparedforthemostrecklessofparticipants.Encourageddestructionofcreditandcreditratingsispossiblyaroundthecorner,sothatmarginalhouseholdscanparticipateinfreez...[
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Thisisnotasubprimemortgageproblemanymore.Thedebtratingsagencieswritedownshaveenteredasecondgear,withsomeacceleration.Theyarenotonlydowngradingmassivebankportfolios,theyarethreateningtodowngradethebondinsurerssuchasACACapitalandMBIA,aswellasothers.Whatisahouseorbusinessworthwhenitcannotbeinsuredduetofaultystructures?NOTMUCH!!![
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AnnualPurchaseLimitForSavingsBondsSetat$5,000 FORIMMEDIATERELEASE December3,2007 TheannuallimitationonpurchasesofUnitedStatesSavingsBondswillbesetat$5,000perSocialSecurityNumber,effectiveJanuary1,2008.ThelimitappliesseparatelytoSeriesEEandSeriesIsavingsbonds,andseparatelytobondsissuedinpaperorelectronicform.Underthenewrules,anindividualcanbuyamaximumof$5,000worthofelectronicandpaperbo...[
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