I have to say that this amazing confluence of negativity strikes
me as one of either two things: A) Sobering, or B) An internet-age substitute
for the “End is Near” walking signs that showed up in so many cartoons when I
was a kid.
FWIW, here is none other than Taleb (Black Swan) and Mandelbrot
(no intro necessary) on Jim Lehrer Newshour this October:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/module.html?mod=0&pkg=21102008&seg=5
If you really want to get jumpy, here’s Peter Schiff, who
predicted the current conditions 2 years ago, and was summarily dismissed and
ridiculed then… not any more. His interview begins 1 minute and 50 seconds into
this video:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=935047784&play=1
When we contemplate what could actually cause such a collapse, I
have a theory. It’s not pretty. I can’t help wondering if we’re entering one
final “bubble”, and that is a Treasury bubble. The world is busy snapping up
newly issued (and pre-issued) Treasuries like potato chips. It doesn’t really
matter what the interest rate is, it’s still a loan. As the world “overshoots”
into Treasuries, I still cannot quite get my hands around the notion of how all
this is going to get paid off. I’m aware that our national debt to GDP ratio
reached something like 20% in the Great Depression, but that was partially (or
even mostly) funding the war effort. There is no such cause to focus on today.
It’s also of note that most of the historically large bank crashes
were caused by…. surprise… over-leverage and real estate bubbles. But this
confluence of government ponzi schemes, global recession, and extreme national
debt. It makes me nervous.
Regards,
Gene
From:
realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jim White
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 11:19 AM
To: realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RT] Fw: Q Ratio Signals Horrific Market Bottom
Before the trough in 2014, investors are likely to see a so-
called bear
> market rally for the next two years as central bank actions delay the
> onset of deflation, Napier said.
This agrees with Harry Dent's projection of a high in mid to
late 2009 before the plunge. Armstrong calls for March 2009 for a high.