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Editor, Diary of a Rogue Economist
Bill Bonner founded Agora Inc. in 1978. It has grown into one of the largest independent newsletter publishing companies in the world. In 1999, along with Addison Wiggin, Bill founded The Daily Reckoning. Today, this daily e-letter reaches over 500,000 readers around the globe. Bill has also ...more

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A Shock To The System
Despite the jitters around the financial sector major indices all turned in positive performances this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4% in Friday’s session. The S&P 500 closed up 0.6% while the Nasdaq gained 0.3%.
The 'Stealth Pivot'
Ultimately, when you spend more than you can afford, something’s gotta give. 
Crack... Crack... Crack...
Having created a dangerous and debilitating debt bubble, the Fed is now determined to take the air out of it…as long as higher interest rates don’t cause too much trouble.
Distort And Destroy
Inflation ain’t going away anytime soon. When it goes over 8%, it usually goes higher.
Central Banksters' Digital Controllers (CBCDs)
A look at the near-future dystopia, where we survive the blast and are left in Orwell's nightmare
Vandals And Knaves
In an honest economy, people create wealth by producing goods and services. The value of this output is recorded and preserved in ‘money’.
The Fed's Tragicomedy
One way or another, the federal government must finance its spending. Apart from borrowing, the only other choices are to cut spending…or ‘print’ the money. These are the subjects of the two dramas now on the big stage.
The Fed's Baby Steps
Investors get pinched, and speculators look to the moon.
Gold Fever
A look at the Dow/Gold trade, history's best store of value, and the road to $2,000/oz.
The Middle Class Squeeze
The fiscal and monetary policies of the last two decades were exceptional. They cost the middle class a lot of money.
Debts, Deficits... And Death To The Middle Class
Inflation to the left, housing crisis to the right, America's workers get squeezed.
Extraordinary Measures
Despite much speculation and wishful thinking, the Fed is determined to get real rates back in positive territory. That will mean more ‘tightening’ and even lower asset prices.
The Price Of Money
Inflation was the watchword this week as the Labor Department released its much-anticipated consumer price index figures. (When did these things become so topical, by the way? That can’t be a good sign...) 
It's The Fed, Stupid
The Fed increased its balance sheet 1,200% since 1999. The extra money drove up prices, first where it entered the financial system – on Wall Street.
Breaking The Spell
The Fed gave investors the idea that making money was easy. All they had to do was to buy stocks and sit back.
Buckle Up
The Dow popped 700 points Friday after a mixed jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The broader, S&P 500 index climbed 2.3% while the Nasdaq rallied 2.6%. On the week, the major indices were higher by 1.5%, 1.4% and 1%, respectively.
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