Useful article about 2008 GDP vs CPI Estimates



Source:
http://bespokeinvest.typepad.com/bespoke/2007/12/2008-gdp-vs-cpi.html


MarketClub's outlook and Market Predictions for 2008 http://club.ino.com/trading/2007/12/21/outlook-and-market-predictions-for-2008/


Market expert and analyst, Charles Nenner, predicts all hell for 2008 on CNBC.

Nenner, who claims to have come up with a mathematical model able to predict economic cycles, growth and recession, declared today his prediction for 2008 to be a grim one, a year "difficult to make money in". (source, Charles Nenner)

Source
http://pollsb.com/polls/poll/4368/charles-nenner-on-cnbc-2008-to-be-a-bad-one

Predictions for 2008…What/Who Won’t Work AND Burrito’s are the ‘New’ Hand Roll

Source
http://howardlindzon.com/?p=3120#comment-150594

What's ahead for 2008
http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/10/pf/ahead_in_2008.fortune/index.htm

OUR THEMES FOR 2008
http://www.financialsense.com/editorials/guild/2007/1228.html

SIX LESSONS FOR YIELD LOVERS IN 2008
http://www.financialsense.com/editorials/rconrad/2007/1229.html

Doug Kass' 20 Surprises for 2008

1. The Housing Depression of 2007 morphs into the Retail Spending Depression of 2008.

2. Corporate profits drop by 10% in 2008.

3. The S&P 500 Index falls by 5%-10% in 2008.

4. Volatility pushes even higher. Daily moves of 1%-2% become commonplace.

5. The Federal Reserve eases monetary policy in 2008, with nearly every meeting accompanied by a 25 bp cut.

6. Growth in the Western European economies deteriorates.

7. The Chinese juggernaut continues apace. Chinese stock market doubles again in 2008.

8. The Japanese market puts on a surprising resurgence.

9. The housing bust accelerates. High profile bankruptcies in 2008 include Countrywide Financial (CFC), Beazer Homes (BZH), Hovnanian (HOV), Standard Pacific (SPF), WCI Communities (WCI) and Radian Group (RDN).

10. Financial stocks fail to recover.

11. Research in Motion (RIMM), Apple Computer (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) move into bubble status and their shares double in 2008.

12. Yahoo! (YHOO) and eBay merge. So do Amazon (AMZN)and Overstock.com (OSTK).

13. General Electric (GE) will sell NBC Universal to Time Warner (TWX), which will not sell or spin off AOL.

14. U.S. dollar's value falls by over 10% in 2008; Gold rises to over $1,000/oz.

15. The price of crude oil eclipses $135/barrel.

16. Acts of cyberterrorism occur that compromises the security of a major government. Financial markets will be exposed to hackers.

17. The Hedge fund community are disintermediated in 2008. Outflows accelerate.

18. There are several Enron-like accounting scandals in 2008.

19. Democrats Clinton/Kerrey and Republicans McCain/Crist represent their parties in the Presidential/Vice Presidential contest in November. Democrats grab the White House.

20. Sovereign Wealth Funds become targets of American politicians.