Worth Paying Attention to

Through the years, I've learned there are a number of individuals who are almost always worth paying attention to, even if I don't necessarily agree with everything they have to say.

My (very incomplete) list includes (in no particular order) people like Marc Faber, David Rosenberg, Mike Shedlock, Yves Smith, Albert Edwards, James Montier, Jeremy Grantham, Christopher Wood, Jim Rogers, Martin Wolf, Martin Hutchinson, Edward Chancellor, Jim Chanos, Richard Russell, Jim Puplava, Jim Kunstler, Bill Cara, Barry Ritholtz, and David Tice.

As it happens, the latter individual was interviewed by Bloomberg Television on Friday, and, as usual, his views were at odds with the delusional Wall Street types who (still) dominate the air waves nowadays.

(Hat tip to The Pragmatic Capitalist.)

Financial Armageddon visitors: feel free to add your own names (via the comments) of those who usually have something interesting or insightful to say about the world of economics, finance, and markets.

Comments

[Vijay]

Michael Panzner

[Chuck Boyce]

Thanks for the list, Mike. Obviously you are someone that I follow daily.

I can't add everyone else that I follow, but here are some others that I look for daily:

the folks at Zero Hedge http://zerohedge.blogspot.com
Karl Denninger http://market-ticker.denninger.net
Mish Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com
Paul Kedrosky http://paul.kedrosky.com

Chuck

[Herb Berkowitz]

James Grant of "Grant's Interest Rate Observer." He was miles ahead of almost everyone else in exposing the absurdity of synethetic CDO's and similar crap.

[Namke von Federlein]

Nice list.

I'd add 3 I check every day:
Jesse's Cafe Americain (useful, ethical and fun)
Some Assembly Required (superb daily overview)
Futronomics (keeps Europe in his sights)

Thanks for creating this opportunity for people to share their favorite sites! Great information and a chance to thank our favorite bloggers at a time when quality information is vital.

[Peter of Lone Tree]

Not always about economics, but then what ISN'T related to economics: The Dark Wraith Forums
http://dark-wraith.com/

[Onlooker]

Dr. John Hussman at Hussman Funds
http://www.hussmanfunds.com/weeklyMarketComment.html
His weekly commentary is always a good read and he gets what's going on, and has for a long time.

[Damon]

Chris Martenson @ http://www.chrismartenson.com/
Dmitry Orlov @ http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/

[IntenselyRelaxed]

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard (Daily Telegraph)
Larry Eliot (Guardian)
Fred Harrison (Renegade Economist): http://renegadeeconomist.com/

[bob]

David Goldman.

http://blog.atimes.net/

Brilliant stuff. He can be heard on Bloomberg radio once in a while.

[Mark G.]

erin burnette, jim cramer, larry kudlow and dennis kneale. just do the opposite of whatever they spout out and you'll be alright

[G. Kaiser]

You obviously forgot Schiff, but also Antal Fekete. The latter has been a lone voice for many years. Undoubtedly at some cost! He deserves to be read!!

[Rana]

Roubini, Simon Johnson, Krugman....

[Wil Martindale]

I don't know if I qualify as worth listening to, but if you'd like to see a blog that calls for corrective ACTION that may even stand a chance of success, you might try this post on for size:

http://letthemfail.us/archives/1125

Though I feel most of your readers will find the lead up posts to that conclusion interesting also, the Sovereign States solution is the best I can offer.
Because we are the world's best information aggregators here in the US, we might yet survive the decades of excess. Keep up the blogging--get the word out. Keep the faith!

[Wil Martindale]

BTW, I'd add Ellen Brown, Tyler Durden at Zero Hedge and Steven Lendman.
I'd also add Lyndon LaRouche but ... there goes my credibility.
Still, he's more right than wrong for an 80+ year old curmudgeon whose information gathering network may be second only to the CIA's. -WM

[Roman]

Rana probably listed the 3 best minds in economics right now in my opinion: Roubini, Simon Johnson and Krugman.

For a more eclectic view, I would add Nassim Taleb.

[Iguanadon]

I stopped watching CNBC about 3 months ago, simply couldn't handle it any more although all I only had it on in the background for news alerts. Anyway, the only guest I miss is Joe Batapaglia. I'm not even sure if he still goes on there. Kudlow wouldn't let him finish a sentence any time he was.

[Kirsten]

I recommend maxkeiser.com. There's also a one-hour weekly radio broadcast. I'm hooked. It's enlightening and entertaining.

[Kathleen]

John Mauldin at 2000wave.com

[Francois]

I would add Steve Keen to the lot.

[michael]

Sorry, but to me Paul Krugman is mainly focused on becoming the John Maynard Keynes of our time:
1.) Speak out so you cover all possible scenarios (but not at the same time / within the same commentary), then you can never be proven wrong.
2.) Of the theories presented in 1, emphasize the things the politicians in power want to hear.

How anybody can still take him serious puzzles me.

[Charles M.]

I agree with Michael on Krugman. It is worth noting that Krugman in 2001 explicitly called for the Fed to create a housing bubble.

Among mainstream economists, Nouriel Roubini and John Taylor are the most credible. Among the Austrian economists, Gary North and Stefan Karlsson have good websites/blogs.

[fundana]

I just want to second my vote for John Hussman

[IntenselyRelaxed]

Dr. Michael Hudson is excellent - he often gives you a well-argued counter-intuitive view: http://www.michael-hudson.com/

Cynicus Economicus is quite forensic: http://cynicuseconomicus.blogspot.com/

I agree with the thumbs-down on Krugman - he's too close to the elite to be trustworthy.

[Tony]

John Lanchester has written several fantastic articles concerning the world-wide fianancial meltdown in The London Review of Books over the last two years.