How about TIPS then? With a NEGATIVE yield, I might add . What a joke. But anyway, you pretty much hit it right on about inflation. That's what I was trying to say in my previous post about banks being able to lend money they don't have ...

subprime - it takes a cartoon to understand this stuff...

All kinds of hedge fund goodies have been bubbling up to the surface lately. While this is hardly unexpected, it cannot possibly inspire confidence in the markets.

Wall Street close watch

See what I mean about being "allergic to Marx"? Anyway, his earlier work is a little less extreme, but even in the Manifesto he doesn't abandon the idea of alienation of the worker. And who knows maybe even communism will have its day . The sun ...

subprime - it takes a cartoon to understand this stuff...

I guess the title of the thread is right - it takes a cartoon to understand this stuff . Actually Marx's idea of alienation of the worker and of Socialism is not anything like its real world manifestations either. Most people from capitalist ...

subprime - it takes a cartoon to understand this stuff...

1. Yes, the US is in recession. The National Bureau of Economic Research judges recessions on a case by case basis. In economic circles, the "2 consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth" is a crude and not generally accepted norm for measuring ...

IS the US in Recession and whos fault is that?

Alienation of the worker... hmm... maybe you should be "marxist88" hehe (just kidding). Anyway, yes, wealth is all those things you mention like plasma TVs, yachts, Maseratis etc... and money covers a good deal of those things as long as we live in ...

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capitalist, I completely agree with you on your outlook about gold. I fail to see how gold is better than paper money backed by "stuff". Gold being rare is simply not a good enough argument. As far as the definition of wealth... well I think that ...

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I think we're basically agreeing here actually . My tone towards the "creation" of wealth was meant to be sarcastic - I was actually trying to show exactly what you're saying: money can be created out of thin air, but wealth cannot. That's the ...

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If it only were that simple... Unfortunately you get these magicians that move things around behind smoke and mirrors and play with numbers and trick others into thinking they've created something of value. They are called BANKS. For example, they ...

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Although I believe Coca Cola is produced locally in most regions of the world, I think I understand what you are saying... In other words, yes, the slightly improved trade balance is most likely due to USD weakness more than anything else.

Is Japan headed towards recession?

I guess my ex-girlfriend finally got out of the house

Wall Street close watch

All our troubles are over now that the Fed took this decisive step... I think DJI is heading up to 15,000 in a straight line .

Wall Street close watch

Brainwrek, I suggest you read up a bit about how leverage works. In short, it's up to you how much leverage you want - up to a maximum set by your broker. As long as you don't approach that maximum, you're good to go. Oanda will do you just fine.

Smallest Forex Margin Available?

The strongest arguments probably come towards the end of the article: This, according to Paul Chertkow of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, applies mostly to "small to medium size corporations". Chertkow, BTW, sees USD/JPY going to 90.00 and then ...

Is Japan headed towards recession?

Indeed.

Lots, Leverage & Risk

That was exactly my thinking merlin, that's why I posted this now. I think 100.00 would be a good number for the BoJ to defend because of a high likelyhood of other USD/JPY buyers coming into the market at the same point, giving their efforts some ...

Is Japan headed towards recession?

His position was 5x bigger on a same size account, therefore his LEVERAGE was 5x higher. The maximum leverage offered by your broker should never even enter your mind. It is a completely irrelevant number.

Lots, Leverage & Risk

Sorry I haven't been posting for a while. It does appear that the research is now downloadable only if you pay... That was not the case when I first posted the link.

Fiscal Stimulus - where will the rebates go?

That explains all those threads I've been seeing about "dealers" lately. BTW, TopBloke, Australia has some of the highest ecstasy and methamphetamine use rates in the world.

Fiscal Stimulus - where will the rebates go?