Nine Reasons the Feds Can’t Save Stocks
Über-bear Doug Kass outlines his views on why, regardless of what the Fed’s actions are this week, their impact on equities will...
Greenspan’s Legacy
I am traveling today, but filling in today with a special guest post is Jack McHugh:> Stocks took some positive news on the credit...
The Fine Line Between Investment Grade and Junk
I love a capella, and enjoy a good economic parody. So how could I not love the Richter Scales ode to the 2007 credit crunch, sub-prime...
Real Estate Inventory Still Building
One of the reasons I have not come to the conclusion that we are done with falling home sales and prices is the massive build up in new...
Martin Feldstein on the Housing/Credit/Economic Mess
Regular readers know that I am not a fan of the WSJ Op Ed page. In addition to their playing fast and loose with facts, I find their...
NINJA Loan
I hadn’t heard this acronym before — NINJA Loan: ninja loan n. A loan or mortgage given to a person who has no income,...
A Thought Experiment
Jack McHugh engages us in this delightful thought experiment: > "Let’s try a little thought experiment to examine just how...
Recursion, Reflexivity, Feedback Loops & the Fed
chart courtesy of Meir Atazur > I love when graphics can depict a lot of information elegantly. The above chart (via Meir Atazur)...
Five Reasons Why the Fed Will Cut Rates
Late August, we reviewed Marketbeat’s Five Reasons Why the Fed Won’t Cut Rates. At the time, we noted they...
Major Policy Shift — or Politics as Usual?
Over the past few weeks, market’s have been rather volatile, swinging wildly between triple digit gains and losses, closing at the...