By Bob Stokes
5/17/2012 5:30:00 PM
To this day, I wonder why Robert Prechter's book Conquer the Crash has not been more widely recognized. It described in advance much of what happened in the 2008 financial crisis. Learn what Prechter is saying now...
Filed Under: banks, Bob Prechter, conquer the crash, debt crisis, debt downgrade, deflation, economic depression, Elliott Wave Theorist, Greek debt, market crash, market forecasts
Category: U.S. Economy
Bank Capital Rules: A Reminder of 2008
"In 2008 there was a credit crisis. The next five years will bring on the credit crisis."
By Bob Stokes
5/10/2012 5:00:00 PM
Is our financial system stronger today than it was four years ago? Most people might think so; mainstream news analysis rarely suggests otherwise. But here's what the public remains mostly in the dark about...
Filed Under: banks, central banks, conquer the crash, credit rating, debt crisis, debt downgrade, deflation, economic depression, Elliott wave, european central bank, European debt crisis, hedge funds, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
4/27/2012 4:00:00 PM
Shortly after the fourteenth European debt crisis summit concluded and there was an "extraordinary shift from negativity to optimism," the November 2011 Global Market Perspective flatly said "The current level of unpayable debt is too big to bail." Yet financial journalists and many of the economists they interview have been busy talking about rising markets and recovering economies. Some were even saying that Europe's debt crisis was "under control." It seems not...
Filed Under: debt downgrade, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone, Greek debt, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Short Term Update, soverign debt crisis
Category: European Markets
By Bob Stokes
4/10/2012 3:45:00 PM
You can't do much as an individual to solve the nation's debt and economic problems, yet you can prepare for a worsening economic downtrend. Do we see evidence for an economic turn for the worse? Well, the evidence is so overwhelming that...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, debt crisis, debt downgrade, deflation, economic depression, great depression, history, safe banks
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
3/5/2012 5:00:00 PM
As pundits chatter about an economic recovery, municipalities are facing bankruptcy - including the largest-ever U.S. city. What's really going on?...
Filed Under: credit rating, debt downgrade, economic depression, foreclosures, home sales, junk bonds, municipal bonds
Category: U.S. Economy
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
3/4/2012 11:45:00 AM
When you look at a long-term chart of Europe's four main stock indexes --- the DAX, FTSE-100, CAC-40 and EuroStoxx 50 -- you notice one striking detail: Since at least 2000, every prolonged stock market rally turned out to be a set-up for another devastating crash. This fact is obvious when you glance at the opening chart of EWI's new, March 2012 European Financial Forecast. Of course, European stocks have rallied strongly off their 2009 lows, too. What should you make of this?
Filed Under: AEX, Bank of England, debt crisis, debt downgrade, economic depression, Elliott wave, euro, euro stoxx 50, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone, Greek debt, investment decisions, Swiss Market Index (SMI), technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: European Markets
Who Downgraded France before S&P Did?
Discover how rating agencies simply endorse the judgments that stock markets make
By Nathaniel Williams
1/24/2012 2:00:00 PM
After Standard & Poor's downgraded France on Jan. 13, 2012, some analysts were shocked -- while others fiercely criticized the move. But is it S&P they should be mad at?
Filed Under: debt downgrade, europe, European debt crisis, european markets
Category: European Markets
By Bob Stokes
12/15/2011 5:30:00 PM
After reading this, you may wonder how healthy the "economic recovery" really is...
Filed Under: banks, debt downgrade, deflation, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), Interest Rates, monetary policy, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
11/30/2011 4:30:00 PM
Fifteen major U.S. and European banks were just downgraded by Standard & Poor's. Please consider this insightful excerpt from a recent Elliott Wave Theorist titled, "The Coming Worldwide Bank run"...
Filed Under: bailouts, central banks, Club EWI, credit crisis, debt downgrade, european central bank, European debt crisis, liquidity, Robert Prechter, soverign debt crisis, stimulus package
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
11/15/2011 5:15:00 PM
A big bet on European sovereign debt was the undoing of MF Global. Our latest Financial Forecast says "...Europe is the epicenter of the credit crisis," and observes that "The current level of unpayable debt is too big to bail." It's reasonable to believe that many more financial shoes will drop. What do we see just ahead?...
Filed Under: bailouts, conquer the crash, credit crisis, credit default swaps, credit rating, debt crisis, debt downgrade, economic depression, European debt crisis, European Union (EU), eurozone, Robert Prechter, soverign debt crisis
Category: U.S. Economy
The Hidden Risk on a “Hedged Position”
How the International Swaps Dealer Association crippled the sovereign bond credit default swaps market -- and why that matters to you
By Jason Farkas
11/10/2011 2:00:00 PM
Jefferies & Co, Inc. just announced that they have reduced their holdings of European sovereign debt by $2.2 billion. But just last week -- and for months prior – many holders of European debt declared themselves to be “hedged” against any risks via credit default swaps (CDS). Here's what might be happening...
Filed Under: debt crisis, debt downgrade, derivatives, European debt crisis, European Union (EU), eurozone, Greek debt
Category: European Markets
By Bob Stokes
11/8/2011 5:30:00 PM
The latest Financial Forecast states: "While Europe is the epicenter of the credit crisis, the situation in the U.S. is hurtling toward the same type of abyss..." The recently published issue goes on to reveal the thought-provoking analysis behind that statement...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, credit crisis, credit rating, debt crisis, debt downgrade, Greek debt, soverign debt crisis
Category: U.S. Economy
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
11/4/2011 6:00:00 PM
In times of uncertainty -- when emotions run high and no one knows what will happen next -- the mainstream financial community is usually gripped by confusion and panic. And yet it's precisely at these sorts of "flash crash" moments that Elliott wave analysis shines, as wave patterns in price charts become clear. Why?
Filed Under: debt crisis, debt downgrade, economic depression, Elliott wave, European Union (EU), euro, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, European Union (EU), eurozone, Greek debt
Category: European Markets
By Robert Folsom
8/9/2011 2:00:00 PM
The media made it sound like the stock market was down when it looked like no budget deal would happen, but then prices fell even further when a deal did happen...
Filed Under: Elliott wave, debt downgrade
Category: Stocks
By Jill Noble
8/9/2011 1:45:00 PM
Don't waste a crisis - take this opportunity to study the past -- with Robert Prechter -- as the market's current trend continues to unfold.
Filed Under: debt crisis, debt downgrade, Elliott Wave Principle, Robert Prechter
Category: U.S. Economy