Think back to the fall of 2007. The deflationary “liquidity crunch” that over the next year-and-a-half cuts the DJIA in half, decimates commodities, real estate and world markets is only starting. Almost no one believes that the crash is coming — to a large degree, because everyone is convinced that the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, with Ben Bernanke at the helm, will never allow deflation to happen: It can just print money! Well, take a look at these two charts EWI’s president Robert Prechter’s published in October 2007.
Take Time from March Madness for 2010’s Most Important Investment Report
March 19, 2010 by Leave a Comment
You want to know whether to prepare for inflation or deflation? This report, with its 22 examples and 13 charts, will answer your questions.
Surviving Deflation: First, Understand It
February 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Deflation is more than just “falling prices.” Robert Prechter explains why. 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. […]
More Credit Default Swaps Means Trouble for European Debt
February 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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.
