…can learn more and subscribe at http://www.johnmauldin.com/overmyshoulder/recent/ . LA, NYC, Hong Kong, and Singapore "When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions." The last few weeks have been a little more stressful than normal. These times come and go, of course, and eventually I return to my…

Flirtin’ with Disaster Rich Yamarone Chief Economist, Bloomberg I'm travelin' down the road and I'm flirtin' with disaster I've got the pedal to the floor and my life is running faster I'm outta money outta hope it looks like self destruction Well how much more can we take with all…

…see their work and subscribe at www.bcaresearch.com) They give us some sobering thoughts: * The population of the “developed countries” will drop rapidly over the next 50 years, while those of undeveloped countries, especially Islamic countries, will rise dramatically. Germany will experience no population growth and remains at 80 million…

There are two main points to be taken away from this week’s meetings. First, the Germans really took control. This has been coming for a long time, and it’s not like we haven’t discussed it in these letters. Second, Britain either opted out or was shown the door, depending on…

…case you want to subscribe to that, too. Halifax, as you know, is not Toronto or Vancouver, so it’s only moderately overpriced. But I think my big takeaway from this trip is how stinkin’ happy Canadians are… just deliriously happy. We get off the plane, we go to our hotel,…

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…is “wired.” (You can subscribe to his letter at http://sarkargm.com.) He shot out a special note on the rather incendiary comments of Mr. Dijsselbloem. I have seen other comments similar to these (but less well-said), expressing various levels of disbelief about the timing of Dijsselbloem’s remarks, but here’s what Kiron…

…higher prices. (You can subscribe to Weldon at www.metal-monitor.com.) Weldon goes on to note that The Bank of Japan is also monetizing the national debt, purchasing 45 trillion of government debt in just 5 months, which is an annual rate of increase of 20%! Then he gives us this hat…

It’s All Greek To Me By Michael Lewitt “This is a great trap of the twentieth century: on the one side is the logic of the market, where we like to imagine we all start out as individuals who don’t owe each other anything. On the other is the logic…

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