Posts Tagged ‘Election 2012’
August 17, 2011
(and I Thought Madoff Was In Jail)
It seems that Vice President Biden used some of his miles to head to China for his summer vacation. The Chinese have been vocal critics of the U.S. and its profligate ways. As the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasury debt, the Chinese have more than a passing concern in the outcome of U.S. economic and fiscal policy. The Chinese are not the single largest holder of U.S. debt as that award goes to the FEDERAL RESERVE. The Obama administration sent BIDEN to reassure the Chinese that the U.S. still maintains a FICO score more than 720.
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Tags:carry trade, China, Election 2012, euro swiss futures, Federal Reserve, Gold, haven status, Joe Biden, Obama, Pound, SNB, strong dollar, Swiss Franc, zero interest rates
Posted in China, Currency, Switzerland, UK | 6 Comments »
February 24, 2011
All eyes have been focused on the MIDDLE EAST for its huge impact on OIL prices. There is a debate between those who believe that the OIL supply disruption is inflationary as energy prices create a rising price environment and those who believe that high energy prices are a tremendous drag on economic growth. NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND is in the camp that OIL supply disruptions are a drag on growth, especially in an environment of high unemployment and a severely stretched consumer. It is this fear that has roiled the stock market in the U.S. and put stress upon the global financial system. Emerging markets that are already feeling the impact of higher food costs will now have to deal with higher energy prices, which many governments already subsidize for its citizens. Will the situation in Bahrain be as economic disastrous as some analysts and pundits are claiming?
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Tags:Bowles-Simpson, Brian Cowen, Dan Rostenkowski, Dollar, Election 2012, Fed, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, G-7, Iran, Irish elections, Libya, Madison, Middle East, oil, PIIGS, QE, Sunni, Timothy Geithner, WI
Posted in Commodities, Federal Reserve, Ireland, Oil | 7 Comments »