National Debt

Financial Armageddon Jul 3

With all of the rhetoric, obfuscation, and spin coming out of Washington these days, some might find it hard to see just where our current policies are leading us. One look at the following chart of federal receipts, outlays, and borrowing,...

Must Reads Monday June 29, 2009

Contrarian Profits Jun 29

A grim forecast on national debt The Caucus Why stagflation is coming The Washington Times Why we need a second stimulus The New Republic China, Brazil working on currency arrangement CNBC Looking ahead into the dark National Post Goldman:...

The Elephant in the Room

Contrarian Profits Jun 26

“Under current law, the federal budget is on an unsustainable path,” begins the latest report from the Congressional Budget Office. The report, titled The Long Term Budget Outlook, was about as bad as you’d expect… maybe even worse. At...

[$] Banks Still Vulnerable, BOE Warns

Wall Street Journal Jun 26

The Bank of England said U.K. and global banking systems were still vulnerable to further economic and financial shocks.

A: The national debt threshold we just passed

Option ARMageddon Jun 19

Q: What is $11.4 trillion? (Click image to enlarge in new window) And today Treasury announced it will sell $104 billion of debt next week, a new record. CNBC: The Treasury announced Thursday a record $104 billion worth of bond auctions...

City Room: Another Reminder of Pending Doom

New York Times Jun 18

At 33rd Street and Seventh Avenue is a new billboard tracking the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere worldwide.

BOE Chief Calls for Restraint

Wall Street Journal Jun 17

The Bank of England governor warned that the U.K. government must get its debts under control and took a subtle swipe at its plans to reform financial regulation.

Blodget's SEC Fine To Reduce National Debt By $4.2 Million

Clusterstock Jun 11

As most of you know--and as some of you are fond of observing when I say something you disagree with--back in 2003, I was named in a civil fraud complaint the SEC brought against Wall Street after the dotcom research and investment-banking...

[$] Swedish Central Bank Bolsters Reserves

Wall Street Journal May 27

Sweden's Riksbank said it will borrow $13.24 billion from the National Debt Office to restore its currency reserves.

Bad example

Keep My Dollar May 12

Today the White House released new deficit projections stating that the government will borrow 50 cents for every dollar it spends this year and the deficit for this year will be approximately $1.8 trillion. This is almost 4 times the deficit in...

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