Fed Day Open Thread
The Fed lowered rates to minus 1%, and hinted at buying Treasuries Markets responded positively to the potential opportunity to suckle...
Falling Endowments
> Source: Data Show College Endowments Loss Is Worst Drop Since ’70s KATIE ZEZIMA NYT, January 26, 2009...
Davos: Is Capitalism, as We Know It, Dead?
As a record number of heads of state gather with business moguls in Davos, WSJ’s Andy Jordan wonders whether the World Economic...
Give Money to Healthy Banks, Let FDIC’s Bair Handle the...
> Source: Crisis Solved: Give Money to Healthy Banks, Let FDIC’s Bair Handle the Dying Aaron Task Yahoo Tech Ticker, January 21,...
Layoffs by State
click for interactive map > Source: Some States’ Jobless Rates Top 10% JEFF BATER WSJ, JANUARY 27, 2009, 5:24 P.M. ET...
Bust, Bankruptcy, Bailouts: What Should We Do Now?
I am speaking at an AEI panel today, with Tim Bitsberger, Joshua Rosner of Graham Fisher & Co., Walker Todd, of the American...
Re-Stimulating the Economy
Barclays Capital, Featuring David Goerz of Highmark Capital; William Dudley Named Head of NY Fed; Home Prices Plunge at Record Level; Fed...
Geography Impacts Energy Views
> Source: Geography Is Dividing Democrats Over Energy JOHN M. BRODER Published: January 26, 2009...
S&P 500 Forming Head & Shoulder Pattern?
Trader’s Narrative sends along this chart: Here’s their explanation: Head and shoulder formations are one of the most...
Busy Day for Travel
Futures are strong, and we are looking at a much more positive open on who-knows-what basis. (Yahoo?) I am off to speak at a conference...