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- Death of the Dollar Still Inevitable: The Dead Cat Bounce Explained
- Nicholas Jones submits: I've been writing a lot recently about the dollar vs gold trade, with the emphasis of the discussion being on gold analysis. The problem is that there are a lot more individuals who care more about dollar FX markets than they do about gold. This...
- External links 2008-10-29
- Gold Demand Resurges
- Nicholas Jones submits: I love to analyze gold in issues of Bourbon and Bayonets, especially with a focus on the macroeconomic issues that are extremely bullish for our favorite yellow metal. The economic crisis and complete lack of competence from our leaders has resulted...
- External links 2009-02-05
- Is the U.S. Solvent?
- Nicholas Jones submits: Doom and Gloom, Get it Straight! There will, before long my best guess is between two and five years from now be a global dumping of US dollar assets, including US government assets. Old habits die hard. The US dollar and US Treasury bills...
- External links 2009-01-09
- Dreaming of Budget Deficits
- Nicholas Jones submits: Jan. 5 Bloomberg: President-elect Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package will include hundreds of billions of dollars worth of tax breaks for individuals and businesses, according to a transition official and Democratic aides. Obama is asking that tax cuts make up 40 percent of a stimulus package,...
- External links 2009-01-07
- Market Expectations for 2009
- Nicholas Jones submits: It's that time of year again. The obese pledge to hit the gym, the drunks plan to switch to soda, and the smokers will run to the nearest convenience store for their nicotine patches. As is the American way, very few of those who confront...
- External links 2009-01-06
- GMAC: A Perfect Sign of the Times
- Nicholas Jones submits: The Treasury Department said Monday that it will provide $5 billion to GMAC Financial Services LLC GKM, the ailing financing arm of General Motors Corp. GM, from the $700 billion bank rescue program The Huffington Post. GMAC will also potentially receive up to $1 billion from the...
- External links 2008-12-31
- The Bailout Glitters with Gold
- Nicholas Jones submits: I've spent a lot of time recently writing about the macroeconomics behind what's been going on. I've been essentially putting the blame right where it belongs, on Keynesian policies and the regulators who have enacted them since the Great Depression. During this period, I've also...
- External links 2008-12-14
- The Downfall of Keynesian Economics and the U.S. (Part 3 of 3)
- Nicholas Jones submits: In the first two parts of this series, we identified fundamental economic weaknesses that running a Keynesian based economy have brought us. So the next question is figuring out when the critical point will be, and what it will look like. In short, we’re looking...
- External links 2008-11-21
- The Downfall of Keynesian Economics and the U.S. (Part 2 of 3)
- Nicholas Jones submits: For the second part of this series see Part I here, we are going to start by looking back at the three farmer scenarios. In today’s society, the three farmers have, for a while, experienced a period where the monetary base is growing enough to keep...
- External links 2008-11-19
- The Downfall of Keynesian Economics and the U.S. (Part 1 of 3)
- Nicholas Jones submits: This three part series will look into detail at how decades of Keynesian based economics have led us to the current economic crisis. I will also be identifying what the future consequences of Keynesian economics will look like, and what that means for the U.S.A. ...
- External links 2008-11-14
- Effects of the Long Dated Treasury Bubble
- Nicholas Jones submits: More on the last great bubble... I wanted to revisit this notion of the long dated U.S. Treasury bubble and look at it from a more simple, macro prospective. I really want to relate to you exactly how we got to this near breaking point. by Nicholas...
- External links 2008-11-07
- What's the Better Solution - Inflation or Deflation?
- Nicholas Jones submits: There was something about the article I wrote last week for Bourbon & Bayonets that touched a nerve with a lot of people. There wasn’t a lot of middle-ground; readers loved it, hated it, or were annoyed with me for complaining...
- External links 2009-02-18
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- Gold Train: All Aboard
- Nicholas Jones submits: If you ask any of my good friends, they’ll tell you “Don’t get Nick Jones started on gold. He’ll talk your ears off.” Unfortunately, my friends are right. Precious metals were the very first market I ever researched. I’m glad that’s where I started, because to understand gold is...
- External links 2008-08-27
- The Real Secret to Fractional Banking
- Nicholas Jones submits: Aug. 25 Bloomberg -- Treasuries rose the most in almost two weeks on speculation credit-market turmoil may be widening. The gains pushed yields on U.S. 10-year notes to the lowest since May 13 as financial stocks fell amid speculation American International Group Inc. will post a...
- External links 2008-08-27
- Look Out FDIC
- Nicholas Jones submits: A run on the bank occurs when depositors lose faith in the bank’s ability to repay the money that rightfully belongs to its customers. As a direct result of bank runs during the great depression, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [FDIC] was created by the Glass-Steagall...
- External links 2008-08-29
- Gold Futures' Dirty Secret (Part I)
- Nicholas Jones submits: Cash markets and futures markets carry both similarities and differences. For example, both markets are a form of price discovery. Also, both markets are used by commercials and speculators alike. Given that, their differences are much more pronounced. In a cash market, the physical...
- External links 2008-09-03
- Gold Futures' Dirty Secret (Part II)
- Nicholas Jones submits: We ended the first part of this two part series with an unanswered question: Why has physical supply dried up now? The answer to that question lies in the two vehicles that have made the gold carry trade possible. This is another issue that I’ve alluded...
- External links 2008-09-05
- Fannie & Freddie: Just the Tip of the Iceberg
- Nicholas Jones submits: Easy Al Greenspan has stepped out of his cave and opened his big fat mouth again. This time, Al felt it necessary to propose that the United States of America have specific “laws that authorize the Treasury to use taxpayer money to counter systemic financial breakdowns transparently and...
- External links 2008-09-09
- Go for the Gold
- Nicholas Jones submits: This past couple of weeks have felt like an eternity when it comes to noteworthy occurrences in financial markets. We’ve marked out 10th IndyMac and 11th FDIC bank rescue. As a result of the escalating number of troubled banks and diminishing value of the assets...
- External links 2008-09-14
- Credit Crunch Claims Two More (Part II)
- Nicholas Jones submits: Much has happened in the 48 short hours since the first part of this two part series was published. I’m not too interested in the Lehman Brothers LEH garage sale, or the $34 million that Merrill’s MER CEO, John Thain, will receive in stock options for brokering...
- External links 2008-09-18
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