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Why oil could hit $180 a barrel

posted by PrettyUgly 1432 days ago in USD, Special, Oil

Just when crude is becoming more costly to extract and process, producers in three key countries are short of cash. And without that money, recent finds won't do much good.

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Why we're stuck with insane prices

posted by PrettyUgly 1432 days ago in USD, Inflation

Forget supply and demand. We're now seeing scarcity economics at work -- what happens when buyers fear they won't get what they need at any price.

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Why higher prices are here to stay

posted by PrettyUgly 1432 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Special

Even if crude oil and crop prices come back down to earth, you won't pay less for gas or groceries. And investors won't make out like bandits while consumers suffer.

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Why the US economy feels so shaky

posted by PrettyUgly 1432 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Special

Changes to the US economy over the past four decades have left Americans richer but less secure. A new book explains why anxiety is rising along with incomes.

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US Current Account - Still A Drag On the Dollar

posted by PrettyUgly 1436 days ago in USD, Weekly, Trade made popular 1433 days ago

Lost amidst recent data on inflation, the rise in oil prices, a deepening crisis in the housing market and the uncanny ability of Goldman-Sachs to outperform market expectations was the deterioration of the current account balance in Q1'08.

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Paulson To Urge New Fed Powers

posted by PrettyUgly 1438 days ago in USD, Special made popular 1437 days ago

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. plans to call today for the Federal Reserve to be given new, explicit powers to intervene in the workings of Wall Street firms to protect the financial system, adapting his vision of how the financial world

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Economy struggles with rising prices, slow growth

posted by PrettyUgly 1439 days ago in USD, Housing, Manufacturing

Wholesale prices barreled ahead while housing and industrial activity faltered -- a blend of high-costs and slow growth that ensures the Federal Reserve's most likely move on interest rates next week will be no move whatsoever.

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Bank economists say home prices yet to bottom

posted by PrettyUgly 1439 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Housing

U.S. home prices are only about halfway through their decline and most of the further erosion should occur this year, major bank economists said Tuesday.

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Merk Insight: Europe's Ivory Tower Politics

posted by PrettyUgly 1439 days ago in EUR, Fundamental, Weekly

Just because we have been favoring the euro over the U.S. dollar in recent years doesn’t mean we believe everything is perfect in Europe. The rejection of Irish voters of the latest attempt by the European Union (E.U.) to streamline its decision

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How badly are consumers getting squeezed?

posted by PrettyUgly 1440 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Special made popular 1440 days ago

The US consumer is doomed!

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Builders' confidence matches record low

posted by PrettyUgly 1440 days ago in USD, Housing made popular 1440 days ago

A survey of homebuilders' assessment of the housing market shows the industry's sentiment tied the mark set in December.

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Fed chief still doesn't get it

posted by PrettyUgly 1440 days ago in USD, Special, Inflation made popular 1440 days ago

Ben Bernanke's tough talk on inflation suggests the economy may be improving. He's wrong, and his comments will backfire.

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