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Damn, sorry I posted twice; the site errored out on me the first time but then somehow posted anyway. I'd delete one but it says I'm not allowed to delete posts on this forum. May I suggest: usually you are allowed to delet your last post, and THEN the one before. Hopefully, someone who speaks abou...

1st thank you John for you blog, it allows me to developp new ideas and thinkings (just to say, sometimes) Then, specially for financial comment I'd like to add Images, but I do not know how to upload an image that I have on my PC. I Read on the FAQS : If the administrator has allowed attachments, y...

What do you think of the comment of STRATFOR: Egyptian demonstrators shout slogans in Cairo on Jan. 27 Egypt's Military and Ruling Party Distancing from the Mubaraks? January 28, 2011 0013 GMT Comments reportedly made during a Jan. 25 meeting of Egyptian civil and military leaders indicate that the ...

"In all historical cases where a government with debt over 80% of GNP and deficit over 40% of spending where the government printed to cover deficit and debt coming due they had hyperinflation." You use quote, could you please give your source. It is VERY tricky, for me 2011 will be on the sign of ...

I really think the reason the CPI is not going up fast is just that they are fudging the numbers. Yes for sure, see also http://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data But the real CPI (not the one of the government which is ONLY political) is the way people (from the middle classe) live their "inflatio...

Limited oil is a problem. With electric cars and solar I am not really sure how bad the problem will be. But what is your point? You are not trying to argue that oil prices going up is deflationary, are you? Just 2 remarks, Oil price is a way to MAKE people poorer (middle class I mean).. but this r...

Hey, slow down a bit folks. Yes As for QE2, how does less than a trillion replace five trillion in losses in the housing values, and that's lowballing the losses. Another 30% drop in housing would have to be considered deflationary under any rules I've ever considered valid. About MUNIs and STATEs ...

This fits with one of the points in my list: "Many sentiment indicators near or at records". Nobody (almost nobody anyway) believes this market can go down much, but they want a correction so they can buy. The majority is usually wrong. Interesting see: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-25/euro...

Just to say it is dangerous to see a country as a whole, as an individual I have to ask myself if where I live is a good place, and I do not really care about if my country is doing well (this is not completly true, because of the laws that polician build at the level of the country and because I fo...

Just to say it is dangerous to see a country as a whole, as an individual I have to ask myself if where I live is a good place, and I do not really care about if my country is doing well (this is not completly true, because of the laws that polician build at the level of the country and because I fo...