Market Focus: Economy
Recent Editorials on Economy
- May 17 The Last of the 2008 Doomsday Scenarios Is Fading Away by Sy Harding
- May 16 What Inflation Means to You: Inside the Consumer Price Index by Doug Short
- May 16 The Taper Trade by Ryan Puplava CMT
- May 16 Is Bad Economic Data Good for Stocks? by Sheraz Mian
- May 15 Leading Employment Indicators Suggest Higher Highs Into the Fall by Chris Puplava
- May 15 Lame Duck President Good for the Markets by David Kotok
- May 15 Is Peak Oil to Blame for Riots in Syria? by FS Staff
- May 15 Vultures Begin to Circle on Canadian Housing Downside by Danielle Park
- May 15 The Big Four Economic Indicators: Industrial Production by Doug Short
- May 14 Thinking of Life Without QE by Sheraz Mian
- May 14 Social Mood Darkens in Europe by Michael Shedlock
- May 14 Clues to Watch for the End of QE “Infinity” by Lance Roberts
- May 13 Fudging China’s Export Figures or Currency Trading? by Sober Look
- May 13 Retail Sales: Better Than Expected by Doug Short
- May 13 Implications of Fed Tightening for Equities by Tim Duy PhD
Recent Newshours on Economy
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Jim Puplava’s Big Picture: The Petro Business Cycle Equals The New Normal
May 18
In this segment of the Big Picture, Jim looks at how the price of oil has affected the economy and growth over the past three years, and how his concept of the Petro Business Cycle looks like it will be the “New Normal” in the years ahead. He also references recent interviews with oil experts Dr. Robert Hirsch and Dr. Oliver Inderwildi who concurred with his analysis on the Petro Business Cycle. Jim also answers your Q-calls in this segment of the program.
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Rick Santelli: Hold Onto Your Wallet - The Entitlement Society Now Being Adopted as US Economic Policy
May 17
Jim welcomes back Rick Santelli, On-Air Editor at CNBC and veteran trader and financial executive. Rick refers to current central bank policies as a world-wide “money fest”, given by the Central Banking Country Club. Rick sees the US adopting the “entitlement society” as current economic policy, which he asserts has never worked globally. He advises taxpayers to hold onto their wallets. Taxes will be going higher to pay for ever increasing government spending.
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Dr. Oliver Inderwildi: Oil Price Volatility – A Fundamental Barrier to Economic Growth
May 16
Jim is pleased to welcome back Dr. Oliver Inderwildi PhD, Research Fellow at Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford, UK. Dr. Inderwildi speaks to the high degree of oil price volatility over the past four decades, and its damaging and destabilizing effects on the global macro-economy. He discusses the main drivers of oil price volatility and how it has influenced both the level of inflation and the level of unemployment within economies affected by it. Dr. Inderwildi notes while there is no energy “silver bullet”, he discusses economic policies that could help prevent or minimize oil price volatility.
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Steve Forbes: The Federal Reserve Leadership Has No Idea What They’re Doing
May 15
Jim is pleased to welcome back Steve Forbes, Chairman, CEO, and Editor in Chief at Forbes Media and an internationally respected authority in the worlds of economics, finance, and corporate leadership. They cover a number of issues, including the recent plunge in gold, the Fed’s manipulation of the economy and the potential for future inflation, and the government’s relentless search for more revenue to raise federal spending. Mr. Forbes believes there is a determination in Washington to increase taxes on wealth, following the French model.
