By Bob Stokes
5/4/2012 4:15:00 PM
Very rare exceptions aside, money markets have been safe. Learn why they now may be a lot less safe...
Filed Under: money markets, banks, central banks, credit crisis, debt crisis, deflation, economic depression, euro stoxx 50, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), mutual funds, stimulus package, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
By Nico Isaac
4/20/2012 5:30:00 PM
It’s been over two years since the European Central Bank began its open-heart surgery of the eurozone's anemic economy. So far, the procedure has included an unprecedented $3 trillion-plus in bailouts, monetary transfusions, AND toxic debt transplants. Yet, according to a recent slew of discomforting news reports, the economies across the pond would still flatline in seconds without constant life support.
Filed Under: bailouts, banks, central banks, Club EWI, credit crisis, debt, debt crisis, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, eurozone, monetary policy
Category: European Markets
By Bob Stokes
4/20/2012 4:45:00 PM
Four years after we brushed up against "financial Armageddon," it appears our financial system is still not as stable as it needs to be. We believe that you should plan ahead for a run on bank deposits. Here's why...
Filed Under: banks, Ben Bernanke, cash, Club EWI, conquer the crash, credit crisis, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Robert Prechter, safe banks, safe haven, subprime lending, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
4/13/2012 5:15:00 PM
As bubbles balloon in individual sectors of the economy, the psychology of the pre-financial crisis days have returned. That's why it's important to remember that hardly anyone was concerned about the real estate market in 2006. Then the whole house of cards fell in. Now consider the entire global debt market: the biggest bubble of all time...
Filed Under: commercial real estate, credit crisis, debt crisis, deflation, history, home sales, housing prices, Robert Prechter
Category: U.S. Economy
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
3/29/2012 3:30:00 PM
Today, almost everyone agrees that the root of the 2007-2009 global financial crisis was too much debt. With that in mind, please read this quote.
Filed Under: credit crisis, debt crisis, debt, deflation, Elliott Wave Theorist, hyperinflation, inflation, Robert Prechter, safe haven, U.S., Robert Prechter
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
3/29/2012 2:45:00 PM
Robert Prechter's emphasis on financial safety served subscribers well in the 2007-2009 financial crisis. We anticipate that a financial safety plan will be of greater benefit during a time of economic chaos ahead. But where can you keep your assets safe? Learn more...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, credit crisis, credit rating, debt crisis, deflation, economic depression, Elliott Wave Theorist, liquidity, monetary policy, risk management, Robert Prechter, safe haven, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
3/27/2012 4:45:00 PM
There is a reason that citizens should be concerned about excessive sovereign debt. National governments have defaulted on their obligations, and those events do have consequences. Read what Robert Prechter has to say about the impending credit implosion...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, credit crisis, debt crisis, deflation, European debt crisis, history, Robert Prechter, soverign debt crisis
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
3/19/2012 5:15:00 PM
"Investors who wait... before acting will be too late. We have to anticipate developments, and the only way we can do that is to use tools that reveal signs of approaching trend change." See the towering economic cumulus clouds that we see so you can prepare for what's ahead...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, credit crisis, debt, debt crisis, deflation, municipal bonds, safe haven
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
3/16/2012 6:00:00 PM
Is there evidence now that a deflationary trend is underway? Dear reader, the evidence is abundant and growing by the day. To begin with...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, credit crisis, deflation, economic depression, great depression
Category: U.S. Economy
By Nico Isaac
2/14/2012 5:00:00 PM
You can judge market sentiment in more ways than one. For example, cover pages of popular periodicals can give you a glimpse of the prevailing mood in the market. When a financial trend is so strong, or in force for so long -- or both -- that it makes the cover, the trend is usually fully acted upon, and therefore close to a reversal. Here at Elliott wave International, we've often used this phenomenon to help us gauge how extreme market sentiment has become -- and therefore, how close is the market in question to a reversal.
Filed Under: bull market, Chinese markets, credit crisis, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Principle, housing prices, Lehman Brothers, Magazine Cover Indicator, Shanghai Composite Index, social mood
Category: Stocks
By Alexandra Lienhard
1/25/2012 3:30:00 PM
In this video clip, taken from Robert Prechter's interview with The Mind of Money, Prechter and host Douglass Lodmell discuss "real" money vs the FIAT money system, and what is backing your dollars under our current system.
Filed Under: video, Robert Prechter, deflation, real money, credit crisis
Category: U.S. Economy
By Nico Isaac
1/12/2012 4:45:00 PM
On the financial playground, long-term bonds are generally the last picked for the winning team -- well behind equities, commodities, high-yield (junk) bonds, even the barely established emerging markets. The reason being: the amount of time it takes to actually reap the fruits of your return. BUT, as a January 5, 2012 CNBC articlereveals, the asset that supposedly nobody loves has outperformed them all.
Filed Under: conquer the crash, credit crisis, debt, debt crisis, deflation, Elliott wave, emerging markets, hyperinflation, inflation, Interest Rates, liquidity, prechter, QE2, quantitative easing, social mood, Treasury bonds, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), U.S. Treasuries
Category: U.S. Economy
By Editorial Staff
1/10/2012 10:45:00 AM
Many people think that government intervention in the credit markets will cause major inflation. It's a complex issue to understand, but perhaps this analogy will help clarify what has really been happening.
Filed Under: banks, central banks, consumer credit, credit crisis, debt, debt crisis, debt, deflation, Elliott Wave Theorist, hyperinflation, inflation, Robert Prechter, safe haven, U.S., deflation, inflation, prechter
Category: U.S. Economy
By Debbie Iseler
12/20/2011 11:15:00 AM
More credit is denominated in U.S. dollars than any other currency. What does this mean for the value of the dollar as the credit crisis continues its strangle-hold on the world economies? Enjoy this video clip of Bob Prechter.
Filed Under: credit crisis, forex, prechter, U.S. dollar, video
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
11/30/2011 4:30:00 PM
Fifteen major U.S. and European banks were just downgraded by Standard & Poor's. Please consider this insightful excerpt from a recent Elliott Wave Theorist titled, "The Coming Worldwide Bank run"...
Filed Under: bailouts, central banks, Club EWI, credit crisis, debt downgrade, european central bank, European debt crisis, liquidity, Robert Prechter, soverign debt crisis, stimulus package
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
11/23/2011 4:30:00 PM
Financial history shows that every true credit boom is followed by a credit bust. See the "nudging finger" that will topple the "first domino"...
Filed Under: credit crisis, deflation, economic depression, European debt crisis, Robert Prechter
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
11/15/2011 5:15:00 PM
A big bet on European sovereign debt was the undoing of MF Global. Our latest Financial Forecast says "...Europe is the epicenter of the credit crisis," and observes that "The current level of unpayable debt is too big to bail." It's reasonable to believe that many more financial shoes will drop. What do we see just ahead?...
Filed Under: bailouts, conquer the crash, credit crisis, credit default swaps, credit rating, debt crisis, debt downgrade, economic depression, European debt crisis, European Union (EU), eurozone, Robert Prechter, soverign debt crisis
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
11/8/2011 5:30:00 PM
The latest Financial Forecast states: "While Europe is the epicenter of the credit crisis, the situation in the U.S. is hurtling toward the same type of abyss..." The recently published issue goes on to reveal the thought-provoking analysis behind that statement...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, credit crisis, credit rating, debt crisis, debt downgrade, Greek debt, soverign debt crisis
Category: U.S. Economy
By Nico Isaac
11/1/2011 2:30:00 PM
U.S. treasuries have long since been the butt of the financial joke, ridiculed for being worth little more than the paper they're issued on. The idea being: once you factor in early redemption penalties and inflation, the interest payments on long- or even short-dated securities often outweigh the capital gains. Not Anymore.
Filed Under: Robert Prechter, cash, conquer the crash, credit crisis, emerging markets, inflation, investment decisions, junk bonds, Robert Prechter, S&P 500, Treasury bills (T-bills), Treasury bonds, U.S. Treasuries
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
10/26/2011 4:45:00 PM
Is the trend reversal in the decades-long government job growth part of a bigger deflationary trend? Will government layoffs mean unemployment rates well above the current 9.1%?...
Filed Under: credit crisis, debt ceiling, debt crisis, deflation, Elliott wave
Category: U.S. Economy