Tom Duncan
at Sound Money Project
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“Fed Economic Outlook Sends Investors to Gold”
“The Fed’s commitment to maintaining liquidity and its deteriorating growth outlook are broadly speaking bullish for gold,” said Standard Bank analyst Leon Westgate. Gold is often seen as a stronger store of value than equities and other commodities in times of economic uncertainty, and the metal gained ground after the Federal Open Market Committee on…
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“Perspectives on the U.S. Economy: Fiscal Policy Issues”
“A clear and credible path of fiscal consolidation is clearly needed and would do much to remove uncertainty about future policy and thereby build confidence. The reason why such a plan is not being articulated and carried out now is an apparent concern that such a consolidation would remove needed stimulus from the economy. In…
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Deflation and Liberty
“The link between the paper dollar and the exponential expansion of public debt is well known. From the point of view of the creditors, the federal government controls the Federal Reserve—the monopoly producer of paper dollars—and it can therefore never go bankrupt. If necessary, the federal government can have any quantity of dollars printed to…
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“The High Costs of Very Low Interest Rates”
“The prevailing view among economists, policy makers and Federal Reserve Board governors is that a zero or near-zero short-term interest rate stimulates the economy—the lower the rate, the better. It is time to re-examine this conventional wisdom. In fact, lowering interest rates too much may not stimulate recovery, but actually slow it. Yes, there are…
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“Wells Says New Regulations to Cost $530M”
“Wells Fargo said Monday that new financial regulation will cost the San Francisco bank $530 million in lost revenue this year. The bank expects changes to its overdraft practices and other new policies will reduce its fee income $225 million, after tax, in the third quarter and $275 million in the fourth quarter.” Read more.…
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“Gold Is Steady Ahead of Fed”
“Spot gold was mostly flat early Monday in a quiet start to the week, as market participants await the Federal Reserve meeting Tuesday. Analysts said they expected the Fed’s comments this week to indirectly boost gold.” Read more. “Gold Is Steady Ahead of Fed” Matthew Walls The Wall Street Journal, August 9, 2010. Image by…
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“Who Will Regulate AIG? Who Knows”
“There is a section of today’s second quarter filing from AIG that reads like a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book. For those out there who need a reminder, in Choose Your Adventure books readers get to choose what happens to the main character by deciding to turn to one page or another. “If you decide…
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Tax and Spend
On Wednesday, August 4, Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner debated the Bush tax cuts with Douglas Hotz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum. It was not much of a debate. With Geithner and Holtz-Eakin joined by the third panelist, John Podesta, president and CEO of Center for American Progress, and a time constraint of 45…
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“Senate Rejection of Fed Nominees Slows White House Plan”
“The Obama administration’s effort to fill every vacancy on the Federal Reserve Board is running into more trouble than expected after Senate leaders returned Peter A. Diamond’s nomination to the White House late Thursday. The move means President Obama must renominate Diamond or pick a new candidate. The White House did not immediately comment on…
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“Dollar Bears Will Soon Have Had Their Day”
“Dollar bears should soon be hiding their faces. A combination of soft U.S. economic data, over cautious Fed officials and sliding Treasury yields have all raised expectations of more quantitative easing. As a result, the dollar has been sold heavily over the last few weeks as investors have turned elsewhere for higher returns. However, the…
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“Fed Economic Outlook Sends Investors to Gold”
“The Fed’s commitment to maintaining liquidity and its deteriorating growth outlook are broadly speaking bullish for gold,” said Standard Bank analyst Leon Westgate. Gold is often seen as a stronger store of value than equities and other commodities in times of economic uncertainty, and the metal gained ground after the Federal Open Market Committee on…
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“Perspectives on the U.S. Economy: Fiscal Policy Issues”
“A clear and credible path of fiscal consolidation is clearly needed and would do much to remove uncertainty about future policy and thereby build confidence. The reason why such a plan is not being articulated and carried out now is an apparent concern that such a consolidation would remove needed stimulus from the economy. In…
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Deflation and Liberty
“The link between the paper dollar and the exponential expansion of public debt is well known. From the point of view of the creditors, the federal government controls the Federal Reserve—the monopoly producer of paper dollars—and it can therefore never go bankrupt. If necessary, the federal government can have any quantity of dollars printed to…
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“The High Costs of Very Low Interest Rates”
“The prevailing view among economists, policy makers and Federal Reserve Board governors is that a zero or near-zero short-term interest rate stimulates the economy—the lower the rate, the better. It is time to re-examine this conventional wisdom. In fact, lowering interest rates too much may not stimulate recovery, but actually slow it. Yes, there are…
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“Wells Says New Regulations to Cost $530M”
“Wells Fargo said Monday that new financial regulation will cost the San Francisco bank $530 million in lost revenue this year. The bank expects changes to its overdraft practices and other new policies will reduce its fee income $225 million, after tax, in the third quarter and $275 million in the fourth quarter.” Read more.…
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“Gold Is Steady Ahead of Fed”
“Spot gold was mostly flat early Monday in a quiet start to the week, as market participants await the Federal Reserve meeting Tuesday. Analysts said they expected the Fed’s comments this week to indirectly boost gold.” Read more. “Gold Is Steady Ahead of Fed” Matthew Walls The Wall Street Journal, August 9, 2010. Image by…
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“Who Will Regulate AIG? Who Knows”
“There is a section of today’s second quarter filing from AIG that reads like a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book. For those out there who need a reminder, in Choose Your Adventure books readers get to choose what happens to the main character by deciding to turn to one page or another. “If you decide…
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Tax and Spend
On Wednesday, August 4, Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner debated the Bush tax cuts with Douglas Hotz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum. It was not much of a debate. With Geithner and Holtz-Eakin joined by the third panelist, John Podesta, president and CEO of Center for American Progress, and a time constraint of 45…
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“Senate Rejection of Fed Nominees Slows White House Plan”
“The Obama administration’s effort to fill every vacancy on the Federal Reserve Board is running into more trouble than expected after Senate leaders returned Peter A. Diamond’s nomination to the White House late Thursday. The move means President Obama must renominate Diamond or pick a new candidate. The White House did not immediately comment on…
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“Dollar Bears Will Soon Have Had Their Day”
“Dollar bears should soon be hiding their faces. A combination of soft U.S. economic data, over cautious Fed officials and sliding Treasury yields have all raised expectations of more quantitative easing. As a result, the dollar has been sold heavily over the last few weeks as investors have turned elsewhere for higher returns. However, the…
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