From the Duh! file: Greenspan ‘Partially to Blame’...
Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan is “partially to blame” for the financial crisis, Peter Cardillo from Avalon Partners said...
Worst Post WWII Recession ?
“Did you see David Wessel’s WSJ column today? The Journal is already revising the Bush Recession down from Great to merely...
Is China A Bubble?
~~~ Source: A China Bubble? People Have Been Saying That Forever Henry Blodget Yahoo Tech Ticker, Apr 08, 2010...
500 Year CRB Index (Annual)
I love the mere concept of this chart from Jim Bianco — the CRB Index going all the back to the year 1,450: > courtesy of Bianco...
Initial Jobless Claims spike but holidays impacted seasonals
Initial Jobless Claims totaled 460k, 25k above expectations but the Labor Dept is specifically saying the Easter holiday and Cesar Chavez...
Gabelli on the Markets
Mario Gabelli, CIO of Gamco Investors, shares his market insight. I’m not a huge fan, but I know some folks like him a lot:...
Tim Geithner & Protectionism
“We are not going to go down that path,” promised Mr Geithner. “We know that it would make us weaker, not stronger.” He also said...
Where Is A Spectacular Implosion Most Likely?
I had lunch earlier this week with Lakshman Achuthan of ECRI. Our offices are a block apart, and from time to time, we get together to...
‘Last resort’ is fast approaching
Highlighting the increasingly troubled situation in Greece, the yield curve spread between 2’s and 10’s is now negative....