What Happens When the World Economy “Goes Japan”

The Dow sinking.

Gold sinking.

Oil sinking.

Copper sinking.

Yields sinking.

We struggled with this, Dear Reader. We meditated. We prayed. We drank heavily.

And finally…we overcame the rank desire to say: “We told you so!”

As you know, Martin Wolf, of The Financial Times, is the voice of The Economics Establishment. All that is great and good in the field — which isn’t very much — is given voice by Wolf. Then, it is acceptable for policymakers, Treasury ministers, and central bankers, not to mention the people you talk to at cocktail parties.

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What Happens When the World Economy “Goes Japan”

The Dow sinking.

Gold sinking.

Oil sinking.

Copper sinking.

Yields sinking.

We struggled with this, Dear Reader. We meditated. We prayed. We drank heavily.

And finally…we overcame the rank desire to say: “We told you so!”

As you know, Martin Wolf, of The Financial Times, is the voice of The Economics Establishment. All that is great and good in the field — which isn’t very much — is given voice by Wolf. Then, it is acceptable for policymakers, Treasury ministers, and central bankers, not to mention the people you talk to at cocktail parties.

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China Stops Buying Eurozone Debt

Good day. Here’s your second reminder — this coming Sunday is Mother’s Day. Don’t you dare forget! The Cardinals will be in town this weekend, making the Sunday game a Mother’s Day game. When I was a young man and played baseball, we always began our season on Mother’s Day. These days, the baseball season for youngsters has been going on for over a month!

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China Stops Buying Eurozone Debt

Good day. Here’s your second reminder — this coming Sunday is Mother’s Day. Don’t you dare forget! The Cardinals will be in town this weekend, making the Sunday game a Mother’s Day game. When I was a young man and played baseball, we always began our season on Mother’s Day. These days, the baseball season for youngsters has been going on for over a month!

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Elections Throw Euro Under a Bus

Last Friday, I sent you into the weekend talking about the elections that had held the euro (EUR) hostage, which would be held in France and Greece. France got their Socialist leader — good for them. I hope they have fun with that. And Greece got a government — no wait, no they didn’t. You see, the Greeks tried to vote in anti-euro leaders, but couldn’t get enough to form a government.

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Elections Throw Euro Under a Bus

Last Friday, I sent you into the weekend talking about the elections that had held the euro (EUR) hostage, which would be held in France and Greece. France got their Socialist leader — good for them. I hope they have fun with that. And Greece got a government — no wait, no they didn’t. You see, the Greeks tried to vote in anti-euro leaders, but couldn’t get enough to form a government.

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The Return of Cheap Oil?

Will new energy discoveries and new technology sink oil prices? Will lower oil prices rescue the world from the Great Correction?

Maybe, say Porter Stansberry and a good number of the analysts and experts here.

We’re attending an investment conference — for professionals only. It’s a beautiful place for one. The island is a barrier island, mostly sand…surrounded by ocean or marshland. There is a golf course…tennis courts…bocce courts… Maybe even a kangaroo court. Or an appeals court. And a royal court. Not to mention a food court.

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The Return of Cheap Oil?

Will new energy discoveries and new technology sink oil prices? Will lower oil prices rescue the world from the Great Correction?

Maybe, say Porter Stansberry and a good number of the analysts and experts here.

We’re attending an investment conference — for professionals only. It’s a beautiful place for one. The island is a barrier island, mostly sand…surrounded by ocean or marshland. There is a golf course…tennis courts…bocce courts… Maybe even a kangaroo court. Or an appeals court. And a royal court. Not to mention a food court.

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QE3 Still an Option

Good day, and welcome to the last Thursday in April. As Chuck mentioned, I’ll be steering the ship today while he travels to Florida for some conferences, so the call to the bullpen has been made. All in all, it was a fairly quiet day, and if I had to make a call one way or the other, I would have to say Wednesday turned out to be a risk-on type of day. While the U.S. earnings season has definitely fueled the risk on campers, it was touch-and-go for a while.

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