● Boombustology: Spotting Financial Bubbles Before They Burst
By Vikram Mansharamani
Interview with author via The Leonard Lopate Show
Vikram Mansharamani, lecturer at Yale University and a global equity investor, explains how to identify unsustainable booms and forthcoming busts. Boombustology: Spotting Financial Bubbles Before They Burst gives an in-depth look at several major booms and busts and shows how to identify upcoming financial bubbles and the tell-tale signs of a forthcoming bust.
Daily Archives: April 15, 2011
Are We At The Upper Range For “Safe” Inflation?
For the second consecutive month, consumer price inflation rose by 0.5% last month on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Labor Department reports. That’s the highest monthly rate in nearly two years. Higher energy and food costs are the key drivers for the higher inflation. In a world where inflation is bubbling around the globe—in China and India, for example—today’s news on U.S. inflation can’t be dismissed. But neither should today’s U.S. numbers be overstated.