QE3: Brad DeLong vs Jim Grant
DeLong vs. Grant: Is QE3 a Lifeboat or Torpedo? With the U.S. economy showing signs of softness as the Fed’s second round of...
Maybe Government Is the Solution
Over the last few years, and increasing in recent months, Fareed Zakaria has thrown off the shackles of his public role as a foreign...
VIX: Where is the Panic In the Markets?
Click on chart for larger image > Despite the concern about the economy, Greece, China, etc., and general sentiment readings, the VIX...
Tumblr Takes Off In An Uncertain Marketplace
NPR: Quick-Blog Site Tumblr Takes Off In An Uncertain Marketplace
Thursday Reads
This is what I am reading this morning: • Gambler or Investor? The Truth About Why We Trade (WSJ) • 8 reasons you stink at trading...
THE GREAT DEBATE
The following was written by Jawad Mian, Portfolio Manager based in Doha, Qatar ~~~ I have tremendous respect for Akram Annous, a...
All the news…
After 8 weeks in the past 9 of above expected Initial Jobless Claims, they were 6k less than expected at 414k for the week ended...
Classic Goldman Sachs Alchemy
Did Goldman mislead Congress about its ‘Big Short?’ The answer, according to PPWIJ* Jesse Eisinger, is an emphatic yes....