‘Bad Bank’ versus ‘Insurance Wrap’
Some people are suggesting that the bad idea of a bad bank is gaining momentum in the Obama administration; Others are suggesting that an...
The Untold Daschle Story – The Blacklisting of Leo Hindery
Very interesting post on “Open Left” came over the transom this AM. Blacklisting Progressives: The Untold Story Beneath the...
Why Not Nationalization?
In an otherwise worthwhile commentary called We Can Do Better Than a ‘Bad Bank’, George Soros too easily dismisses the...
Credit Crisis Watch: Some Positive Developments
Are the various central bank liquidity facilities and capital injections having the desired effect of unclogging credit markets and...
Cash4Gold Ad Does Not Signal a Top in Gold
Good Evening: After spending the past week bracing themselves for both this week’s employment figures and President Obama’s...
Stocks Chart Scores
Stock charts turned into music using Microsoft Songsmith. ‘ Melodies derived from Stock Charts, arranged with Songsmith, the...
If Niall Ferguson Wants to Reduce My Mortgage . . . .
I say let him! Fresh off a victory lap in Davos with Nouriel Roubini and Nassim Taleb, Niall Ferguson lights up the Financial Times with...
The Return of John Maynard Keynes
English economist John Maynard Keynes, seen here circa 1940, believed no one in America was smart enough to run it. Walter Stoneman and...