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Are we in bubble territory yet again? (September 1, 2009)

Axel Merk tells Fox Business TV that we may indeed be once again in bubble territory.

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Fed a Rudderless Ship? (August 12, 2009)

How much excitement can a statement by the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) generate? Given that the Fed has been printing over a $1 trillion of fresh currency over the past year, more are indeed taking note when the Fed speaks.

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ECB Sees Demand Fizzling (August 7, 2009)

ECB President Trichet repeatedly stressed that just because recent economic data have been encouraging, a sustainable economic recovery in the near term is far from certain.

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The Fed has “stretched beyond reason” (July 23, 2009)

Listen to William Poole in this Bloomberg exclusive, “I don‚Äôt think independent can mean the Fed can do whatever it wants under any circumstance…”

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Axel Merk discusses economic outlook on NDTV (July 8, 2009)

Axel Merk discusses economic outlook on NDTV

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Follow the Herd? Or Reason? (July 8, 2009) 6 comments

How do you diversify when all asset classes are moving in tandem?

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ECB Risks Not So Balanced (July 2, 2009)

European Central Bank President Trichet was less at ease at its monthly press conference; this may well be a reflection that the economic recovery may take longer, require more action and such actions may cause as many problems as they solve. To put up a brave face, …

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Is the Economy Stabilizing? FoxBusiness interview (June 26, 2009)

Alexis Glick of FoxBusiness asks Axel if she should be afraid…

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U.S. borrowing could tailspin (June 19, 2009)

The U.S. has had to do a lot of borrowing to pay for its programs, and IOUs are stacking up. But so much government borrowing is pushing interest rates up higher. Public Radio’s Bob Moon asks Axel where this may all lead to.

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Regulatory Overhaul = Summers Job Creation Program? (June 17, 2009) 2 comments

Today, the Administration is sharing its vision for the future of the financial system. To us, it seems more like a job creation program for Lawrence Summers, the Director of the White House’s National Economic Council.

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