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Dollar Bear takes on inflation hunters at the Fed

June 5, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
by John Browne Baltimore — (TFN): This week I watched Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke charm the rain-soaked graduating class of Harvard, my Alma Mater. As he spoke, I was reminded of an anecdote involving President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the commencement speech he gave at Harvard in 1936: Amidst a similar downpour, he said, “Well, Harvard [...]

Dollar Bear: The Ticking Credit Card Bomb

May 9, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
by Peter Schiff Baltimore — (TFN): For those holding out hope that the American economy can miraculously avoid a long and deep recession, consumer credit is often viewed as the wonder drug that can cure all manner of economic ills. As such, this week’s report showing $15 billion growth in consumer credit was widely heralded as [...]

Precious Metal Investing: Fed’s recent moves virtually guarantee that gold will rise

December 15, 2007 · Filed Under Gold and Resources · Comments 
"The hope that this additional credit will somehow alleviate the problems in the U.S. housing market is extremely naïve. Virtually none of this newly created credit will find its way back into the domestic mortgage market." — Peter Schiff  by Peter Schiff, EuroPacific Capital  Baltimore — (TFN): This week’s announcement by the Fed that it will create [...]