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title: "Easy Recession"
url: https://independentstockanalysis.com/easy-recession/
description: "The decreasing impact of QE’s: Ritholtz Yet Bernanke paved the way for QE3 on August 1st according to Calculated Risk , but here are some different views…"
published: 2012-06-26
updated: 2012-06-26
---

# Easy Recession

Published 2012-06-26

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J.J. Butler

The decreasing impact of QE’s: [Ritholtz](http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/06/this-spx-chart-is-deeply-concerning-for-traders/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter) Yet Bernanke paved the way for QE3 on August 1st according to [Calculated Risk](http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2012/06/bernanke-paves-way-for-qe3-on-august.html), but here are some different views at [Calculated Risk](http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2012/06/different-views-on-qe3-timing.html).

Maybe oil is the early warning signal: [Zerohedge](http://www.zerohedge.com/news/energy-cliffs-early-warning-signal). “…U.S. recession that, by our estimates, has already begun.” from [John Hussman](http://www.hussman.net/wmc/wmc120625.htm)

Meanwhile, *respected* mainstream economist Paul Krugman screams for more intervention: [New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/25/opinion/krugman-the-great-abdication.html?_r=2&smid=tw-share)

Further, you’ve heard of the fiscal cliff, here is the monetary ledge: [Yardeni](http://blog.yardeni.com/2012/06/monetary-ledge.html)

How about across the pond, what’s the ECB thinking? [Economist](http://www.economist.com/node/21557333) There are rumors of $2.5 trillion fire hose: [Business Insider](http://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-saut-2000000000000-eu-bailout-2012-6)

Dummies guide to what went wrong in Europe: [Investor Village](http://www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=144&mn=98084&pt=msg&mid=11852507)

Quality analysis of Barrick (ABX) at [Seeking Alpha](http://seekingalpha.com/article/684681-barrick-valuing-the-golden-giant?source=kizur).