Chinese bill yields continue to creep higher
A slow creep upward in Chinese 3 month and 6 month bills is further evidence that China is taking further steps in trying to tame the...
2008 Geithner to AIG on Goldman: Shhhhh!
This is simply infuriating: “The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, then led by Timothy Geithner, told American International Group...
Open Thread: What Will 2010 Bring?
It was suggested in today’s Guide to the 2010 Outlooks post that a survey of readers might be both fun and instructive. So here is...
Review & Preview: Bailouts Have Costs
Its great to welcome back Jack McHugh. His latest missive is here. Jack has been on special assignment, and returns to his regular gig...
2009 in Review & 2010 in Preview: Bailouts Have Costs
Good Afternoon: I will briefly dispense with a review the opening two days of trading in 2010 before reviewing my predictions for 2009. I...
Afternoon Reads
Some intriguing items I came across today: • If Fed Missed This Bubble, Will It See a New One? (NYT) • John Crudele: Why the...
The Fed and where stocks go from here
The main issue the Fed faces in the next few months is what to do with the end of their purchases of mortgage debt. Let it expire and end...
Job Rebound in 2010 ?
Today’s chart porn (which comes to us via chartporn.org) is this nice infographic from USA Today. > click for interactive...
The Decennial Pattern – Years ending in 0
Fascinating pair of charts from The Chart Store looking at market performance based upon years ending number — 1s, 2s, 3s, etc. Not...
A Guide to the Cosmos
Via the NYT discussion of “Far Out: A Space-Time Chronicle,” we get these outstanding photos, an “an exquisite picture...