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What makes stocks rise? What makes steady Employment? What makes home prices increase? Social mood is what drives the markets, the economy, politics and the culture: http://www.tradingstocks.net/socionomics/ Early in the game when debt levels are down, as the social mood improves in capitalist economies, people start borrowing to create a good future for themselves. They work hard,… Read more Deflationary Crash? |
Category: Economy
Articles about the general economy, macro-economic indicators, money supply, FED and government policies.
Market Myths Exposed: Inflation Is Not A Threat, Deflation Is
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By Nico Isaac Most people are confident they can recognize a myth when they hear one: Wearing a hat causes baldness; eating a bunch of carrots gives you perfect vision; ‘light’ cigarettes are better for your health than the regular kind. But what about this sentence: Inflation is the number one threat to the US… Read more Market Myths Exposed: Inflation Is Not A Threat, Deflation Is |
The Stock Market Is Patterned — Here’s Proof
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By Editorial Staff This is an excerpt from Elliott Wave International’s free Club EWI resource, “What Can a Fractal Teach Me About the Stock Market?” by EWI’s president Robert Prechter. In the 1930s, Ralph Nelson Elliott described the stock market as a fractal — an object that is similarly shaped at different scales. Scientists today… Read more The Stock Market Is Patterned — Here’s Proof |
What To Do With Your Pension Plan
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Enjoy your 8 free chapters from Prechter’s Conquer the Crash — the book that foresaw what others have missed. March 16, 2010 By Editorial Staff There is no question that Robert Prechter’s Conquer the Crash foresaw and explained nearly every chapter of today’s financial crisis, years before it happened. Enjoy your 8 free chapters from… Read more What To Do With Your Pension Plan |
What Can Movies Tell You About the Stock Market?
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By Editorial Staff The following article is adapted from a special report on “Popular Culture and the Stock Market” published by Robert Prechter, founder and CEO of the technical analysis and research firm Elliott Wave International. Although originally published in 1985, “Popular Culture and the Stock Market” is so timeless and relevant that USA Today… Read more What Can Movies Tell You About the Stock Market? |
Surviving Deflation: First, Understand It
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The following article is an excerpt from Elliott Wave International’s free Club EWI resource, “The Guide to Understanding Deflation. Robert Prechter’s Most Important Writings on Deflation.” The Primary Precondition of Deflation Deflation requires a precondition: a major societal buildup in the extension of credit. Bank credit and Elliott wave expert Hamilton Bolton, in a 1957… Read more Surviving Deflation: First, Understand It |
More Credit Default Swaps Means Trouble for European Debt
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By Editorial Staff Government debt is no longer just a problem for emerging countries. Portugal, Spain, France and Greece (as we have seen in recent weeks) are living in fear of credit default. Consequently, the value of their credit default swaps is skyrocketing. The following is an excerpt from the February issue of Global Market… Read more More Credit Default Swaps Means Trouble for European Debt |
What Chinese Malls Tell Us about the Economic Reality
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By Editorial Staff Investor expectations are decidely bullish right now, and many people expect an economic turnaround this year. What do the underlying economic conditions suggest? The Chinese mall “The Place” demonstrates the contrast between investor hope and economic reality. The following is an excerpt from the February issue of Global Market Perspective. For a… Read more What Chinese Malls Tell Us about the Economic Reality |
Europe’s Return to Risky Investment
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By Editorial Staff Over 100 banks are opening soon, buying junk bonds is gaining popularity and emerging markets are the trendy investment. Sound familiar? Europe appears to be returning to some bad investment habits. The following is an excerpt from the February issue of Global Market Perspective. For a limited time, you can visit Elliott… Read more Europe’s Return to Risky Investment |
Robert Prechter on Herding and Markets’ “Irony and Paradox”
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By Editorial Staff The following is an excerpt from a classic issue of Robert Prechter’s Elliott Wave Theorist. For a limited time, you can visit Elliott Wave International to download the rest of the 10-page issue free. Market Herding Have you ever watched a dog interact with its owner? The dog repeatedly looks at the owner,… Read more Robert Prechter on Herding and Markets’ “Irony and Paradox” |