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Not only that but the “stimulus” measures, propping up of the housing market, stock market , fractional reserve banking structure, unemployment benefits, 401Ks, IRAs, pension funds, social security, and Medicare frauds would see the light of day … First there was the rape of Nanking and we cut off Japan’s oil and then there was the Abu Graib and the destruction of Iraq. Who’s going to cut off U.S. oil ? China or Japan could do it by crashing the dollar and trading Yen and …

The last two decades, Prechter called the gold market better than anyone else in history. If you’re trading Elliott correctly, when you’re wrong you don’t lose much and every trader who makes money consistently loses money on at least 40% of his …. Why would anyone think that the Fed’s actions have any influence whatsoever on the trend in the stock market ? The Fed has similarly cut the discount rate twice in recent months, and on all occasions (Sept. 18, Oct. 31, Jan. …

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Over the past year, businesses cut deeply into those inventories — not wanting to get stuck with unsold goods. Now that they’ve cut them to the bone, the rate of inventory-cutting has slowed. The way the GDP is calculated, that slowdown adds to “growth” — even though it doesn’t … I guess this sentiment explains why the stock market did not rocket higher yesterday, the price of Oil continued to flounder, and most surprisingly of all the bond markets did not sell-off. …

In late February, we had long-time bear Robert Prechter, Founder & CEO of Elliott Wave International on the “Closing Bell,” where he predicted a sharp rally. …

Robert Prechter on Bear Markets. By Barry Ritholtz – May 23rd, 2009, 12:30PM. I enjoy reading Prechter, but you have to admit he was dead wrong …

Elliott Wave International Inc.’s Robert Prechter, who advised shorting U.S. stocks three … Robert Prechter, known for examining stock charts to make market …

The stock market soared, but the US economy was hampered by rising unemployment and tight credit markets. What will 2010 bring? Find out the four major trends to watch for in the next 12 months… and where to look for real gains. … The unemployment rate has never peaked inside a recession and the Fed has never raised interest rates while unemployment was still rising. That means all signs point to the Fed keeping rates low until unemployment begins to subside. …

Who is going to sustain the indefinite price increases in gold ? Is the demand going to increase permanently? Or will people simply dump it as an asset (like they did with oil contracts) when the bubble bursts? ….. The real thrust of progress, ratings agencies, financial wizardry, cause the stock market to commoditize, which supports the idea that the financial crisis was a preemptive government action, seemlessly supported by the political class in an election year, …

The increase in GDP was primarily driven by a positive contribution from inventories of 3.4%, as stocks of goods fell at a slower rate , as well as a 1.4% contribution from consumer spending, and a 0.8% contribution from capital …. Moreover, concerns about the impact on the financial markets of the White House’s proposed tighter regulation on the banking industry added to the uncertainty, but some of the concerns were tempered as President Barack Obama pared back his …

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You are reading the Daily Download (”Daily DL”), which includes summaries and links to the day’s selected economic and stock investing news. The Daily DL is maintained by Chain Bridge Investing (“CB”), which is a financial blog at www. chainbridgeinvesting.com. … 4:30 PM Fed Balance Sheet. 4:30 PM Money Supply. Initial Public Offerings (”IPOs”) for the Week of January 25- 29, 2010. 1/25/10 Andatee China Marine Fuel Services (“AMCF”) – Provides blended marine fuel oil . …

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And these are FED sponsored banks with FED money. They are absolutely desperate to get GOLD down to 1024 level at the minimum. It will be annihilation for some of the biggest banks in the world if GOLD gets away and these banks hold these GOLD …. How can you grow if the revenue streams are flat…do you cost cut forever…do you raise prices against an ever stingy consumer? I suspect theres alot of downside in some stocks atm. Its a stock pickers market , value is key. …