On Mark-to-Market
I love this quote: “Next time you hear a banker denounce mark-to-market rules, ask if he runs his business that way. Will he offer...
Goldilocks in China!? Euro Zone CPI heats up
Soft landing hopes in China after the moderating manufacturing indices over the weekend helped to send the Shanghai index higher by 1.6%...
Reform It! Broken Budget Process Costs Time, Money
Bruce Bartlett is an American historian and economist; he was a domestic policy adviser to President Ronald Reagan and was a Treasury...
BofA Freddie Mac Putbacks Resolved for 1¢ on $
Bank of America settled numerous claims with Fannie Mae for an astonishingly cheap rate, according to a Bloomberg report. A premium of...
AAII Asset Allocation Survey: Bond Holdings at a 10-Month Low
From AAII.com: Individual investors kept their portfolio allocations to equities essentially unchanged last month, according to the...
Back in the Saddle
After a week of holiday festivities, its good to be back in the swing of things. I have a few exciting items in the hopper for the coming...
The Art of Argument
The Art of Argument from Bryan Villagonzalo on Vimeo. Dialogue scene from THANK YOU FOR SMOKING.
“New Years” Readings for Monday
Here are the latest additions to my Instapaper: • The New Speed of Money, Reshaping Markets (NYT) • Electric Cars Get Charged for...