Foreign purchases of US Treasuries exploded higher in Nov
Foreign purchases of long term US assets exploded higher in Nov by $127b, well above expectations of $25b and were led by net purchases...
Why Michael Boskin Deserves Our Contempt
“The debate about the CPI was really a political debate about how, and by how much, to cut real entitlements.” -Greg Mankiw,...
Sheehan on Michael Boskin
Frederick Sheehan is the co-author of Greenspan’s Bubbles: The Age of Ignorance at the Federal Reserve. His new book, Panderer for...
How AAA Ratings Work
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Why AIG Counter-Parties Recieved 100% on Derivatives
There is a bizarre article in the WSJ today. It claims that the French “masterfully outmaneuvered” the Fed to get 100 cents...
Week Ahead
U.S. Week Ahead: Earnings, Health Care Health-care bill could get a full vote and earnings season heats up with reports scheduled from...
2010 Investment Strategies: Six Areas To Buy, 11 Areas To Sell
This week I am really delighted to be able to give you a condensed version of Gary Shilling’s latest INSIGHT newsletter for your...
The App Economy
Excellent graphic via the boys at Gigaom showing the ecosystem around the ITMS/iPhone App store: > click for ginormous graphic Hat tip...
Congress “Invites” Paulson to Testify at AIG Hearing
Bloomberg reports that former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson was “asked” to join current Treasury Secretary Timothy...