Is the U.S. Following in Japan’s Deflationary Footsteps? Part 2

Posted by on Jul 16, 2010 in Economy | 1 comment

In Part 1 of this article I spoke about how the U.S. is following the Japan deflationary example in both the Stock and Real Estate markets. In Part 2, I will address the 5, 10 and 30 year yields of the Japanese Government Bonds (JGB) and U.S. Dollar T-Bonds first and speak to the likeliness the U.S. will follow the Japan example of increasing Debt as a percentage of GDP to fight the deflationary...

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Is the U.S. Following in Japan’s Deflationary Footsteps? Part 1

Posted by on Jul 13, 2010 in Economy | 2 comments

In trying to further decipher whether we should worry about inflation or deflation now, many people look to the similarities of what Japan has experienced the past decade plus and wonder whether the U.S. will follow suit. Could the U.S. be taking the same deflationary flight pattern as the Japanese have taken since 1989? What will that mean to the price of gold? To answer this question,...

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Do You Buy Real Estate Now or Wait? Part 2/3

Posted by on Apr 27, 2010 in Economy | 0 comments

U.S. Dollar, GDP, Inflation, The Fed and Interest Rates – Just What Is the Fed Thinking? The U.S. Dollar is a key factor in the Fed’s decision on whether to raise interest rates.  Presently we are in a cyclical rise in the Dollar Index within a secular trend.  With the problems the EURO and the YEN appearing, the benefactor is the U.S. Dollar for now as it pushes back towards the...

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Do You Buy Real Estate Now or Wait? Part 1/3

Posted by on Apr 26, 2010 in Economy | 3 comments

To become wealthy in America, the old adage has been you either buy real estate, invest in stocks or inherit. Unless you have rich relatives who are going to leave you a nice nest egg, like most of us, you probably have to decide how to invest in stocks, bonds, real estate, precious metals or your own business to acquire wealth.  The last few years this hasn’t been easy to do, except of...

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Current Thoughts on the Stock Market: Caveat Emptor!

Posted by on Jul 28, 2009 in Deflation, Economy, Federal Reserve, GDP, Government Spending, Inflation, Infrastructure, Interest rates, Investing, Recession, Stocks, U.S. Dollar | 3 comments

Government surplus efforts are presently working.  Some are calling an end to the recession.  Green shoots are sprouting.  The stock market is breaking 2009 highs.   Life is back to normal.  All is well.  Or is it? What is the real reason for all the happy faces of the folks on CNBC? Answer:  Government spending. I addressed the government spending effect on GDP  in June in an article...

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