Recent Posts - page 2
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TSP funds Quicklook:
Fear the Central Banks.
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Doug Noland: History Screams
Michael Bond comment: Just read it. Term “coup de whiskey” means in 1927 with over heating markets the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates instead of raising them. The 1929 stock market bubble top took 30 years to be topped after… Read More ›
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Bitcoin crashes just like the last time Goldman Sachs got involved.
This is not a factor in TSP investing or other index funds, but it tells us a lot about our money system and how markets can be controlled to a point. And more important, how many narratives are controlled too.
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Smart Bird: “Radical Socialist Democrat Agenda”
What I learned today is that when we hear the word “socialism” from conservatives, it is as much against decentralized shared democracy as it is about spending and definitely not about shared ownership.
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Doug Noland: Un-Anchored
The financial sphere is not driven by inflation, but “inflation expectations”. The Fed will say whatever it takes to attempt to manage expectations, but the market may not listen. Higher inflation pushes interest rates higher, higher interest rates will bring down stocks… and bubbles do not work in reverse. This is the risk of 2021.
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TSP Funds 201
A quick discussion on the TSP Funds today. A little more than the basics.
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TSP Funds and Socialism
The war on socialism’s impact on TSP funds.
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Doug Noland: Generational Turning Point?
Everyone is prepared for unchecked monetary and fiscal stimulus as far as the eye can see. But is existing market structure sustainable in a backdrop of unrelenting non-productive debt growth, rising inflation, waning central bank flexibility and shifting political priorities?
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TSP Investing: In a Mania
The central banks have no idea how to get out of the mess and distortions they have created. Which makes it real hard to predict what they will do next. So all I can do is point out the distortions and tell you that in the long run (10-12 years), the purchasing power of the stock market will be much, much lower than today.
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Doug Noland: Fed Guessing
Our central bank has its heels firmly dug in. Monetary policy will remain ultra-loose, while their communications strategy at this point is little more than rationalization and justification. I can only assume they are fearful of the consequences of puncturing Bubbles. It’s been only 13 months since a near financial meltdown.