Sep 17 2009
The U.S. Balance Sheet: Households See Net Worth Down by $12 Trillion Since Peak and Total Debt Floating in the Market of $33 Trillion.
The Federal Flow of Funds report was released on Thursday with an expected jump in household net worth. When we did our last report, we stated that with the $13.89 trillion in wealth that evaporated to the trough, we would expect a jump in net worth to come from the massive stock market rally. The [...]
Sep 3 2009
Can the U.S. Dollar Rally while Stocks go Down? U.S. Dollar Fueling Stock Market Rally: Examining the Dow World Index and Dow Index in Relation to the U.S. Dollar. U.S. Dollar down 35 Percent since 2001.
The role of the U.S. dollar is coming into question during this economic crisis. Most average Americans are oblivious to the fact that since 2001, the U.S. dollar has fallen a stunning 35 percent. What seemed as good economic times was purely a credit bubble fueled by easy money from the U.S. Treasury and Federal [...]
