Profiting from the world's economic crisis: finding investment opportunities by tracking global market trends 9780470627440, 0470627441
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English Year 2013;2010
Table of contents :
""Title Page""
""Copyright Page""
""Dedication""
""Table of Figures""
""List of Tables""
""Acknowledgements""
""Introduction""
""How This Book Is Organized""
""Part One --
ECONOMIC FORCES""
""Chapter 1 --
The Budget Deficit Drives the Growth of All Debt""
""The Budget Reflects the State of the Nation""
""Federal Budget Spending""
""Taxes and the Federal Budget""
""Federal Budget Borrowing""
""How Will the Deficits Be Funded?""
""History Puts the Credit Crisis in Perspective""
""Historical Projections Have Underestimated Deficits""
""The Components of Government Spending"" ""How Government Debt Compares to Inflation in Other Countries""""Conclusion""
""Chapter 2 --
The Trade Deficit and U.S. Dependency on Foreign Investments""
""The United States Is the Largest Debtor""
""The Connections between the Trade Deficit and the U.S. Economy""
""The Connection between Home Mortgages and the Trade Deficit""
""Implications of a Falling Trade Deficit""
""Trade Deficits and Government Budget Deficits""
""The Effects of the Trade Deficit""
""Trade Imbalances Hurt the Dollar Status and Set Up Foreign Investors"" ""Connecting the Trade Deficit, Budget Deficit, and the Fed""""Sources to Watch""
""Custody Accounts at the Federal Reserve""
""What Will Be the Effect of the Increasing Trade and Budget Deficits?""
""Conclusion""
""Chapter 3 --
The Big Costs of Health Care, Social Security, and the Military""
""Health Care and Social Security Costs""
""Social Security Will Drag Deficits Lower""
""Defense Spending Is Continuing to Grow""
""Conclusion""
""Part Two --
FINANCIAL CRISIS RESPONSE""
""Chapter 4 --
The Federal Reserve Prints Our Money (Stop the Presses!)"" ""What Is the Fed? A Private Profiteer or a Government Agency?""""Who Benefits from the Fed?""
""How Is the Fed Affecting Our Investment Horizon?""
""The Fed Is Out of Control""
""How Did the Fed Pay for Its Big Expansion?""
""Money Creation at the Fed: Is There Any More to It Than Dropping Money from Helicopters?""
""How the Fed Really Creates Money""
""How Effective Is the Reserve Requirement at Controlling Money?""
""So Why Are We Seeing Deflation in Stocks and Houses Now?""
""Foreigners Are Partners in Our Credit Supply"" ""The Government Is Supporting the Economy Rather Than the Dollar""""Federal Reserveâ€
™
s New Inflation Policy""
""Who Will Buy All the Treasuries?""
""When Might Deflation Turn to Inflation?""
""Political Implications of Egregious Fed Spending""
""The Fed May Be Acting Beyond Its Intended Authority""
""Conclusion""
""Chapter 5 --
The Importance of Debt for Predicting Our Economy""
""Our Debt Has Grown Way Beyond What Our Economy Can Support""
""Our Money Is Debt Today""
""Debt and Money Have Grown Together""
""Credit Flows Predict Economic Crisis""
