09/09/09 9:09:09
> Right now, its the 9th second of the 9th minute of the 9th hour of the 9th day of the 9th month of the 9th year of the century. You...
Tactical Error: Health Care vs Finance Regulatory Reform
I believe the brain trust behind the Obama White House has made a huge tactical error. As Rahm Emmanuel likes to say, one should...
Coming Soon: Interest-Only Mortgage Defaults
Its amazing what passes for “news” in some places: There is an interesting albeit well-trod discussion in Wednesday’s...
89 Bank Closures in 2009
> click for ginormous chart > Source: Bank closures hit 89 for 2009 Charlie Carter Financial Services Technology, 09/09/07...
Ron Paul: End the Fed
Ron Paul has a new book coming out later this month: End the Fed. > > As you might have surmised, he is not very pro-Central...
New Week, New Links
A long over due linkfest of unusual, overlooked and provocative pieces: • 86% of all mortgages are taxpayer backed in some form or...
Annotated Silver
With everyone so caught up in Gold’s rise, let’s take a look at another precious metal: Silver: > click for ginormous...
Yet Another Bailout: Housing’s Hair of the Dog
One of the arguments I keep making is that the folks pushing “Less Bad = Good” are ignoring the impact of Uncle Sam’s...