Even More Mortgage Madness
On Saturday, I noted the first reactions to the proposed Fraudclosure Fiasco (More Mortgage Madness . . .) I have been working on a...
What Does QE2’s End Means for Various Asset Classes?
This is Part I, where we discuss what occurred; Part II will appear tomorrow morning, analyzing the impact of the end QE. ~~~ Numerous...
How to Spot a Liar
Good stuff: How To Spot A Liar by Forensic Psychology From Denver Westworld: Gratuitous Randomness: You’re a Liar
Greek default inevitable/NFIB/Saudi stocks
Greek debt/CDS has inevitable restructuring/default written all over it as their 2 yr yield is up another 45 bps to 16.4%, the 10 yr...
The Unanticipated Consequences of MERS
Bill Black is the author of The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One and an associate professor of economics and law at the University of...
There Ain’t No Employment “Whisper” Numbers
OK, kids, listen up: There ain’t no such thing as NFP whisper numbers. This oddity seems to come up now and again by the usual tin...
Sanford Bernstein’s Brad Hintz on Banks, Bloomberg TV
Brad Hintz, an analyst covering brokerage firms at Sanford Bernstein, appeared on Bloomberg Television’s “Surveillance...
Kyle Bass: The Cognitive Dissonance of It All
The Cognitive Dissonance of It All By John Mauldin March 6, 2011 > I get a lot of client letters from various managers and funds, as...
Charlie Sheen Lost His Job but Won the Week
After a week of non-stop, wall-to-wall winning, it seems pretty clear that we all have a much better understanding of who Charlie Sheen...