Tag Archives: GDP
Travesty of a Free Society
A quick look at the headlines tells us things are looking up. Earlier this week, for instance, the Commerce Department reported that consumer spending rose 0.5 percent in November…notching the seventh consecutive monthly increase. Obviously, this is big news for … Continue reading
Tomato Economics
No one quite understands what’s going on with the economy as far as we can tell. Looking to government reports for answers doesn’t help much either. In fact, the government’s economic data actually generates more questions than answers. For instance, … Continue reading
Exercises in Futility
Something rather inconvenient is going on. Quite frankly, we don’t like it one bit. Despite all the assurances of robust economic recovery, the opposite appears to be happening. The economy isn’t climbing up. It’s slipping back. In fact, last week … Continue reading
Market Moves Ahead Should be Good for Gold, Bad for the US Dollar
Market Moves Ahead Should be Good for Gold, Bad for the US Dollar By John Williams, Shadowstats Nothing is normal: not the economy, not the financial system, not the financial markets and not the political system. The financial system still … Continue reading
