tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post3377862693083717571..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Budget outlook improves dramaticallyScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-1827267084237847962013-07-13T12:07:13.999-07:002013-07-13T12:07:13.999-07:00William, this is why so many investors are angry w...William, this is why so many investors are angry with the establishment! I hope you understand.<br /><br />Trader Dan & Rick Santelli, (I deeply admire him) thoughts on the FRB; Uncle Ben; and "Tap out Taper."<br /><br />Bring the mudders in! <br /><br /> http://traderdannorcini.blogspot.com/2013/07/rick-santelli-echoing-my-sentiments.htmlHanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-77189413629975417252013-07-13T11:35:55.396-07:002013-07-13T11:35:55.396-07:00This article indicates, that real federal spending...This article indicates, that real federal spending between 08 to 12 is up..<br /><br />Who is right, whom is wong?<br /><br />http://cnsnews.com/news/article/real-federal-spending-82290-american-2008Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-83348557142500978042013-07-13T06:05:57.467-07:002013-07-13T06:05:57.467-07:00Ben Jamin, agree and a good post!
What I find dis...Ben Jamin, agree and a good post!<br /><br />What I find disturbing is the lack of information on the Fed's website (http://www.federalreserveonline.org/search/index.cfm) about the basic facts of QE...<br /><br />Yes, William, that is why and how rumors and conjecture begin because in the current Beltway there is absolutely no transparency...<br /><br />I enjoyed this thread by, Mr Grannis, Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-91807647034643506332013-07-12T20:49:55.625-07:002013-07-12T20:49:55.625-07:00Hans-
I would like less federal spending. Much of...Hans-<br /><br />I would like less federal spending. Much of the increase in federal outlays is "only" Medicare and Social Security outlays.<br /><br />In a perfect world, these programs would not exist, but in another sense they just take my money and give it back later.<br /><br />Much worse: When the federal government places taxes on my income, they take it forever and spend it on aBenjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-743606598678262862013-07-12T20:45:42.279-07:002013-07-12T20:45:42.279-07:00Interesting read from the FRB - St Louis..
http:/...Interesting read from the FRB - St Louis..<br /><br />http://research.stlouisfed.org/econ/bullard/pdf/Bullard_OMFIF_GoldenSeriesLecture23May2013Final.pdf<br /><br />"Announcements that policy will be accommodative far into <br />the future can be interpreted by the private sector as “the <br />central bank thinks the economy will never recover.”<br />This is the problem of pessimistic Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-32738675017887566972013-07-12T16:22:12.593-07:002013-07-12T16:22:12.593-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.sgt.red.blue.redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08132657702786638326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-16444397363139037732013-07-12T09:59:40.088-07:002013-07-12T09:59:40.088-07:00William, if you do not believe that first and fore...William, if you do not believe that first and foremost that the Central Bank works on behalf of its institutionalize bank members then you are short on your facts.<br /><br />These club members are also very active traders and investors on Wall Street itself and would benefit greatly on being first informed...<br /><br />I do believe you understand the impact upon markets from Fed words and Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-29786207113012582992013-07-12T08:50:23.791-07:002013-07-12T08:50:23.791-07:00Ben Jamin, you can see the slow but steady creep i...Ben Jamin, you can see the slow but steady creep in Federal spending (socialism) since the turn of the century; completely unabated in any decade..<br /><br />http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/us_20th_century_chart.html Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-79653675251845575412013-07-12T08:13:01.226-07:002013-07-12T08:13:01.226-07:00Conspiracy Theories are a poor basis for investing...<b>Conspiracy Theories</b> are a poor basis for investing, most folks would agree. It is best to deal with facts as Scott Grannis does so superbly.<br /><br />As an example, consider <b>Hans</b> comments above:<br /><br /><b>Conspiracy Theories:</b> "Either Bank Bernank received a telephone call from his pals on Wall St (to stop the slide) <b>or</b> he has reservation about the health of USAWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-63610837571384902212013-07-12T07:39:10.508-07:002013-07-12T07:39:10.508-07:00Regarding the total of fed spending vs GNP, the He...Regarding the total of fed spending vs GNP, the Heritage Foundation said that 2012 fed spending was 23% of GNP.<br /><br />"As this 2012 edition of Federal Spending by the Numbers shows, total federal spending for fiscal year 2012[1] reached $3.6 trillion, or 22.9 percent the size of the entire U.S. economy. In the past 20 years, federal outlays have grown 71 percent faster than inflation. Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-65447221441784518292013-07-12T06:58:19.144-07:002013-07-12T06:58:19.144-07:00Ben Jamin, Qe is working on Broad St or the econom...Ben Jamin, Qe is working on Broad St or the economy or both?<br /><br />Either Bank Bernank received a telephone call from his pals on Wall St(to stop the slide)or he has reservation about the health of USA Incorporated...<br /><br />I am an investor in the markets, however, in the past several years we have gone to mainly cash do to Fedrigging of the markets..<br /><br />Yesterday, was just Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-77898723440195006052013-07-12T06:46:55.515-07:002013-07-12T06:46:55.515-07:00OECD Composite leading indicators point to divergi...<b>OECD Composite leading indicators point to diverging growth patterns in major economies</b><br /><br />Composite leading indicators (CLIs), designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trend, point to diverging patterns across major economies. The CLIs point to moderate improvements in growth in most major OECD economies but in large emerging economies the CLIs point Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-47038077533571586362013-07-12T06:41:21.230-07:002013-07-12T06:41:21.230-07:00Schaeffer's Investors' Intelligence" ...<b>Schaeffer's Investors' Intelligence"</b> Sentiment of Investment Advisers<br /><br />Date...Bullish...Bearish<br />07/10....46.9....22.9<br />07/03....43.8....20.8<br />06/26....41.7....25<br />06/19....46.8....21.9<br />06/12....43.8....22.9<br />06/05....45.8....20.8<br />05/29....52.1....19.8<br /><b>05/22....55.2....18.8</b><br />05/15....54.2....19.8Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-31763968352838842912013-07-11T20:07:43.202-07:002013-07-11T20:07:43.202-07:00BTW:
Stocks soar to new records on hopes for cont...BTW:<br /><br />Stocks soar to new records on hopes for continued stimulus<br />Los Angeles Times - 49 minutes ago <br />The stock market streaked to new highs Thursday as investors remained hopeful that the Federal Reserve's easy money policies will continue to drive the U.S.<br />--30--<br /><br />Well, you know what they say. If the market agrees with your analysis. cite the market and Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-39600108125596196402013-07-11T19:59:37.090-07:002013-07-11T19:59:37.090-07:00Terrific wrap up of federal taxes and spending.
W...Terrific wrap up of federal taxes and spending.<br /><br />Worth noting is that despite the strident caterwauling, federal taxes as a share of GDP have been more or less steady, in fact declining a bit, since the 1960s. I wish they were a lot lower, but they are not getting higher.<br /><br />What has changed is the composition of federal taxes, shifting from income taxes (corporate and personal)Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.com