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Economy stalling as easy-money effect wears off

Economy stalling as easy-money effect wears off

The evidence is coming fast and furious — and it all points in the same direction! Washington’s “bought and paid for” economic recovery is stalling out as the easy money effect wears off, according to a recent post by Mike Larson, an interest rate and mortgage market expert. Here are Mike’s insights: Just consider...

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20 Giant U.S. banks still vulnerable to failure

20 Giant U.S. banks still vulnerable to failure

Weiss Ratings is warning that 20 giant U.S. banks are still vulnerable to serious financial difficulties — and even failure. The failure of Washington Mutual in 2008 was the largest in U.S. banking history. It was acquired by JPMorgan Chase. The other major acquirers of failed institutions since 2008 include Fifth Third Bancorp, U.S....

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Investor distrust of credit rating agencies will unfold in three phases

Investor distrust of credit rating agencies will unfold in three phases

The post entitled Debt-ridden Euro countries are canaries in the coal mine outlined four shocking realities that are rudely waking up investors. These shocks can drive global stock and bond markets into a nosedive. The fourth shock I outlined, namely, investors waking up to the fact that there has been a global deception in...

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Debt-ridden Euro countries are canaries in the coal mine

Debt-ridden Euro countries are canaries in the coal mine

Why did, Hungary, another small country in the European Union, help sink the Dow by 323 points on Friday? And why did similar scenarios in Greece, Spain, and Portugal trigger the Dow’s 1,000-point Flash Crash one month earlier? According to investment and financial expert, Martin D. Weiss, it is because investors around the world...

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