We've all seen this story before in 2011. It's not fooling anyone. Nothing will happen and the USA will not default....yawn....

US Treasury Secretary: Congress is ‘playing with fire’

I LOVE how Jim keeps a straight face when he answers the lady's question about do you think we'll see market panic? [JIM] In bear markets we typically see a 40-80% decrease until people throw in the towel. He should have added, you moron!

Prepare for market panic: Jim Rogers

In my region of the US a mortgage lender is running ads telling people to hurry up and buy NOW. Their reasoning is that with interest rates of 2.5% they can purchase a 275,000 house but if the interest rates rise to 3.5% they can only afford a ...

Home ownership: how the property dream turned into a nightmare

The problem with the assumption about inflation is this - productivity increases have been vast and great that there isn't a scarcity of good/products. Don't believe me - then why are so many businesses inventory increasing? People aren't buying. ...

US inflation is rotten to the core

What government is broke? Greece, Spain, Ireland, USA? Governments don't go broke, they just keep issuing bonds (I.O.U.'s) and taxing their citizens. When a government has the power to make a company, Bank of America, purchase another company, ...

Fed's Lacker says exit from bond-buying should be quick

Lacker's comments, because he is not a voting member of the FOMC, will have NO EFFECT on the USD. Furthermore don't expect much/any movement with the USD until AFTER this week's upcoming FOMC statement on Wednesday. Regarding tapering...FED ...

Fed's Lacker says exit from bond-buying should be quick

Quite right, an oaf, as defined, "...is a silly or foolish person" I don't know you and shouldn't have assumed you are an oaf. I wrote my comment based upon your ignorance about the FED, it's history and role in government. I apologize for calling ...

Fed's Lacker says exit from bond-buying should be quick

There you go attempting to think again. The POTUS nominates the FED chairman and that person is confirmed but in no way does the FED HAVE to do what the POTUS says - The FED is an autonomous entity.

Fed's Lacker says exit from bond-buying should be quick

It matters not - Lacker isn't a voting member. Bernanke will begin tapering in December, just before he leaves. The FED won't go cold turkey like Lackner is advocating. The REAL question is this - what is the plan that the FED has to get rid of all ...

Fed's Lacker says exit from bond-buying should be quick

What's amazing is how uneducated oafs like inpatient get's vouches. Look at his profile and under favorite trading books he wrote, "I've never read one..." THAT explains his ignorance about the FED.

Fed's Lacker says exit from bond-buying should be quick

WOW are YOU wrong. The FED can do WHAT they want HOW they want and WHEN they want. I guess you also believe that the POTUS is elected by the people too? (A: No it's the electoral college)

Fed's Lacker says exit from bond-buying should be quick

Lacker is doing what a real economist is supposed to do - understand the macro picture and heavy government debt is not good. The problem is that the FED doesn't answer to the government the FED is a privately owned bank and they have to look out ...

Fed's Lacker says exit from bond-buying should be quick

These "articles" are not written by real traders - they just parrot what the talking heads on the TV say and that's usually wrong anyway. We won't see dollar strength until/unless: 1. Markets "tank" and USD &/or JPY become the currencies of fear or ...

The Dollar's Rally: Done, Dormant Or Just Dumbfounding? - JP Morgan

PLEASE tell me this was sarcasm...otherwise you're plain nutty. Disposable income will be eaten up with higher gas prices therefore it becomes a drag on the economy. Besides when the US computes CPI energy costs are removed....

Retail Sales in U.S. Increased Less Than Forecast in June

It's simple, just pay me 19.99 a month for my signal calls and you too can benefit from my chart reading knowledge. ......LMAO

Retail Sales in U.S. Increased Less Than Forecast in June

After reading this I doubt GS or JPM will send people to China now- too bad!

'China's Madoff' Was Executed In Secret

Not a secret anymore. Benjamin Franklin, have your heard of him, once said, "the only way to keep a secret between 3 people is when 2 of them are dead." Just like your analysis - DOA!

Get ready for the Merkel liftoff for markets

That's assuming we've put in a wave 5 top otherwise what you call A is just a wave 4 and UJ goes up past 103 to 110 or more

Still looking for USDJPY correction potential