QOTD: Jean-Claude Trichet Is Keyser Söze Jefferies Fixed Income department has our quote of the day: Is Jean-Claude Trichet really Keyser Söze? And so, to no one’s surprise,... Read More
10 Monday Morning Reads Some interesting reading to start off your week: • Italy and Spain must pray for a miracle (Telegraph) see also How Greece’s... Read More
Shuttle ‘Atlantis’ Launches Into History Source: Shuttle ‘Atlantis’ Launches Into History: Was NASA Program Worth the Cost? Aaron Task Daily Ticker – Fri, Jul 8, 2011... Read More
Overview: Employment Loss and the 2007–09 Recession The downturn in employment accompanying the 2007–09 recession was notable for its prolonged length, for affecting an especially wide... Read More
The rug isn’t big enough The rug is turning out to be not big enough to hold all the problems that Europe has been trying to sweep underneath it as not only are... Read More
Look Out Below, Italian Edition Good Monday morning. Systemic contagion is the order of the day. We awake to find Italy, the 3rd largest economy in Europe the EU,... Read More
High Net Worth Wealth: +9.1% in 2010 The Republican position on tax increases was perfectly articulated by Mitch McConnell on Fox News Sunday. Per the NY Times: On “Fox... Read More
Richard Koo: 2011 Argentine Central Bank Conference Richard Koo outlines his argument that the government should run a deficit to sustain aggregate demand during a period like now when the... Read More
Of Course Unemployment Is Rising . . . Of Course Unemployment Is Rising … Government Policy Is GUARANTEEING It ~~~ As many writers have reported, the latest jobs report... Read More