Tag

"Consumer Sentiment"

Dec

2014

The Illusion of an Economic Recovery

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: congress, Consumer Sentiment, Deflation, derivatives, Dodd, Dollar, economic recovery, Frank, GDP, Gold, illusion, manufacturing, PPI, Retail Sales, spending, u-6, Unemployment

The Fed and many economists seem to think the economy is strong, but is it? My Thoughts on the Economy Based on the Data I Read The Fed ignores U-6 unemployment data which still has the rate over 11%. The Producers Price Index (PPI) today came in lower than expected. The Dollar is down $1 and fell since the PPI …

Apr

2010

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

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: Austrian Economics, Baby Boomers, Bank Lending, Buy Real Esttate, Consumer Sentiment, Declining Wages, Federal Reserve, GDP, Government Spending, Household Debt, housing bubble, Housing Market, Inflation, Interest rates, Japanese Real Estate Market, Orange County California, REIT's, Retirement Planning, Robert Schiller, U.S. Dollar, Unemployment, Wages

Government and Fed intervention wreaks havoc in the real estate market. We have historically low interest rates to consider whether to buy real estate now or wait.