Macro | Global Strategy & Investment Trends http://www.dinl.net en-US http://www.dinl.net/images/Logo_DINL_RSS.gif http://www.dinl.net 144 31 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:50:42 +0100 http://www.dinl.net/transporter/guestArticle.php?id=3039     Booyah. It's morning in America. The jobless numbers are stabilizing, the stock market is sizzling, quarterly earnings came in better than expected, traders have turned bullish, housing is showing signs of life, and clunker-swaps have given Detroit a well-needed boost of adrenalin. Even Cassandra economists --like Paul Krugman and Nouriel Roubini--have been uncharacteristically optimistic. Is is true; did we avoid a Second Great Depression? Is the worst really behind us? Maybe. Guest Article:Mike Whitney Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:45:08 GMT http://www.dinl.net/transporter/guestArticle.php?id=3039 http://www.dinl.net/transporter/guestArticle.php?id=3038 Buried amid news stories about World Breastfeeding Week, World Suicide Prevention Day and World Rabies Day, the WHO has a small item gving the latest supposed count of "laboratory" confirmed H1N1 cases.  It is something on the order of 55,000 persons worldwide since this April at a factory pig farm in Veracruz, Mexico  a smaill child got ill and thw world was told of a deadly new "Swine Flu" that was alledgedly spreading from pig to person.  Yet the US government is gearing ... Guest Article:F. William Engdahl Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:04:12 GMT http://www.dinl.net/transporter/guestArticle.php?id=3038 http://www.dinl.net/transporter/guestArticle.php?id=3037 Why has the stock market been on a 3-month tear when the economy is undergoing the worst economic contraction since the Great Depression? The S&P 500 has shot up 40% from its low on March 9 and the Dow Jones Industrials have followed close behind. Is this a typical bear market rally or is the invisible hand of the Fed goosing the markets? Everyone seems to agree that the Fed's multi-trillion dollar quantitative easing (QE) is the jet-fuel that's put stocks into orbit. But how Guest Article:Mike Whitney Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:58:34 GMT http://www.dinl.net/transporter/guestArticle.php?id=3037 http://www.dinl.net/transporter/guestArticle.php?id=3036   editors go even further than this article - One of those investments may be one you€ve never heard of before. Yet it has given our subscribers 54% returns in 2008 – at the same time the common stock market was plummeting. Read our brand-new report here Are we there yet? Are we there yet? We gold bugs are like little kids on a trip to the zoo; we just can€t wait to get there. “There” being the elusive point in time when the gold mania (no, make ... Guest Article:Jeff Clark Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:40:31 GMT http://www.dinl.net/transporter/guestArticle.php?id=3036 http://www.dinl.net/transporter/guestArticle.php?id=3035 This week, Team Obama took their dog and pony show on the road. Treasury Secretary Geithner went to China, Fed Chairman Bernanke to Capitol Hill, and the President himself began a Mideast tour in Saudi Arabia. This full-court press is not coincidental, and comes just as the federal government has begun unloading trillions of dollars in new Treasury obligations. The coordinated charm offensive is meant to assure the world-at-large that the United States can repay these obligations ... Guest Article:Peter Schiff Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:50:16 GMT http://www.dinl.net/transporter/guestArticle.php?id=3035 http://www.dinl.net/transporter/guestArticle.php?id=3034 Dear Friends: One of the first things you learn about analyzing a company is how to dissect a balance sheet. What assets and liabilities can be deployed by a company to create equity over time? I've enclosed a fascinating variant on this process. Take a look at how STRATFOR has analyzed the "geographic balance sheets" of the US, Russia, China, and Europe to understand why different countries' economies have suffered to varying degrees from the current economic crisis. Guest Article:John Mauldin Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:52:25 GMT http://www.dinl.net/transporter/guestArticle.php?id=3034 http://www.dinl.net/transporter/guestArticle.php?id=3033 There is no doubt that the equity markets have been rising in recent weeks. It would be foolish to argue with that fact. There is also no doubt that those who have "played" the rise will have made significant profits during the past few weeks. Indeed, according to the chart below - courtesy Bigcharts.com - the Dow Jones Industrials Index has risen by over 30%. To those who caught that particular wave: Well done! Of course, there is a reason this analyst has chosen to reflect a Guest Article:Brian Bloom Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:35:04 GMT http://www.dinl.net/transporter/guestArticle.php?id=3033 http://www.dinl.net/transporter/guestArticle.php?id=3032 This analysis seeks to update the UK Recession Watch (Feb 09) that forecast a recession which would see GDP peak to trough contraction of 6.3% and followed by economic recovery in the fourth quarter of 2009. In conjunction with the economic analysis, this article will also seek to forecast the date of the next general election as well as outcome of the vote in terms of MP seats per major party. The recession to date has seen GDP contraction of 4% which implies that the worst now 'shou Guest Article:Nadeem Walayat Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:55:03 GMT http://www.dinl.net/transporter/guestArticle.php?id=3032