Monty Pelerin's World » 2012 February

Case Shiller Throws a Wet Blanket on Housing Recovery Hoopla

economy, Housing Tagged with: Case Shiller, housing market, Tyler Durden

Feb 292012

Tyler Durden provides his commentary on Case Shiller’s home price index. Their report was not pretty and runs counter to all the mainstream media foo foo dust about a housing recovery. Take a look at the charts below to see

No Longer Whether But How The Eurozone Ends

currency, Debt Tagged with: breakup, Disintegration, Europe

Feb 292012

It is no longer a question of whether the Eurozone breaks up, but how. John Mauldin comments on the breakup: It’s one thing to say that peripheral eurozone countries are better off leaving the euro, but how, exactly? And how

Inconvenient Analysis by Charles Biderman

economy, employment, Housing Tagged with: Biderman, economy

Feb 282012

Charles Biderman provides his usual insights on what is happening in the economy as opposed to what government, media and CNBC touts wants you to believe. Subsequent to Biderman’s commentary was yesterday’s disappointing Durable Goods report: Durable Goods Big Miss

Amending the Constitution

humor Tagged with: Constitution, Obama

Feb 282012

I don’t consider this funny. I hope you don’t either. Share/Save Download article as PDF

The Destruction of The US Economy is Assured

credit, Debt, Favorites, Inflation, Insolvency Tagged with: Bankruptcy, Debt, Depression, Government, Insolvency, mises

Feb 282012

The slide toward sovereign bankruptcy and economic collapse continues. The best efforts of politicians and their sycophants in the media to convince you otherwise are being contradicted routinely by the the harsh facts of the marketplace. Their propaganda appears increasingly

AARP vs. AMAC

all other Tagged with: aarp, amac

Feb 282012

As I recall, I began getting mailings from AARP when I turned 50. These were promotional, encouraging me to join their organization. I never did as I considered their approach a bit exploitative of seniors. I shopped a few of their so-called

Inflation — The Final Blow

Inflation Tagged with: Credit Creation, Federal Reserve, Inflation, Money supply

Feb 272012

The developed economies of the world have opened the money spigots, hardly the policy response one would expect if there were truly signs of an economic recovery underway. The massive money and credit creation is sitting in the banking system

The US Nears End-Stage Kremlinism

economy, Favorites, Government Tagged with: Collapse, economy, Propaganda

Feb 272012

Economic conditions continue to deteriorate while the political class and its cronies struggle to maintain the fable of an economic recovery. There is no recovery underway, nor can there be one before a complete and total economic collapse. Our political

Wyoming Begins Preparation For Doomsday Scenarios

Government Tagged with: Doomsday, Rep Lorraine Quarberg, Wyoming

Feb 272012

It seems that Wyoming is convinced or afraid enough of what lies ahead that they are publicly announcing a rather dramatic undertaking: State representatives on Friday advanced legislation to launch a study into what Wyoming should do in the event

Upper-End Home Prices to Halve?

Housing Tagged with: home prices

Feb 262012

Bob Chapman is pessimistic regarding the high-end home market: Banks have let high-end owners in default live in homes free for up to three years for technical reasons and to hide inventory. These figures are available to everyone, but we

Chevy Volt — Latest Central Planning Success

Government Tagged with: Central Planning, Chevy Volt

Feb 262012

The Chevy Volt as explained in an email. I assume the numbers are correct: Add the Volt to a long list of failures of businesses run, operated or influenced by the federal government—–AMTRAC, US Post Office, at least 6 green

Traveling

all other

Feb 242012

I am traveling. There will be no posts until Sunday. Share/Save Download article as PDF

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