Today’s absurdity was this rumor circulating that the Fed was arranging a secret meeting. Than the rumor came that they were going...
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Rather than respond to the various cheerleaders and pollyannas (Ben Stein, Brian Wesbury, David Malpass, et. al.) who have been telling...
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I don’t agree with everything in this Op-Ed, but these couple of paras caught my eye: "The current crisis is the result of the...
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Way back in the late 1990s into the early 2000s, a previously well regarded group — stock analysts — subtly shifted the...
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To be filed under "Better-Late-Than-Never" regulatory actions: The Federal Reserve is considering the following changes in...
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via the always astute Doug Kass, we must point you to this simply unbelievable document . . . from Sentinel Management Group....
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Here’s a question which I hope the assembled crew can answer (in a civil tone!) How appropriately or inappropriately has the Fed...
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I am exceedingly late this morn, but I had to direct your attention to the front page article of the Money and Investing section of the...
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Amusing cartoon, via Jim Sinclair: What’s so amazing about this is the following: When the inter-bank rate, set by the open...
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The FT has a wonderful interactive map of the global impact of the credit crisis: click for interactive chart Hat tip: Trading for...
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