Money and Finance
John Mauldin: An Economy at Stall Speed
The GDP numbers for the second quarter came in, and there is no way to spin them as anything but ugly. And the revisions were worse. We simply have to take a few pages to look at them. And, as I noted last Monday in the Outside the Box, I met with some ten Senators Monday afternoon (as well as Congressmen in the morning), plus a lot of staff. Getting ten Senators in a room for 90-plus minutes is not so often done. I will report in this week’s letter about our conversation and my impressions.
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John Mauldin: Daddy's Home
I have often said that when someone is appointed to be a member of the Federal Reserve, they are taken into a back room and given a complete DNA change. They simply are not like you and me once they step out of that room, with the exception of Fisher...
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John Mauldin: What Happened To The Jobs?
The US jobs report came out this morning, and it was simply dismal. This week we look at not only the jobs report but also “what-if” proffers for the US and global economies. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s jump in. First, there were only 18,000...
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John Mauldin: The Unsustainable Meets The Irresistible
This week’s letter is a result of two lengthy conversations I had today, which have me in a reflective mode. Plus, I finished the last, final edits of my book, all of which is causing me to mull over the unsustainability of the US fiscal situation....
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Weekly Roundup - August 29, 2015
What a week! As I'm sure everyone is aware of the stock markets took a big step back to start off the week. The DJIA dropped almost 1,100 points in the first 10 minutes of trading Monday morning. I almost couldn't believe what I was seeing...
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Weekly Roundup - November 15, 2014
Another week down! Although this one was rather boring, but right now boring is good. We finished up the last job early Monday morning so I started heading back towards Houston to meet up with my wife at the hospital. Well, go visit her at the hospital....
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