Interesting run of charts in the IMF Working Paper update titled “Systemic Banking Crises Database.” Click to enlarge:...
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My morning reads: • Enter, the Blindside Recession (Hussman Funds) • Treasuries are the new gold (FT Alphaville) • China’s...
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Click to enlarge: Bloomberg.com – Fed’s Re-Twist May Lift Treasury Repurchase Agreement Rates Rates in the repurchase-agreement...
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There is a tendency amongst many analyst to forget about the context in which residential real estate market has...
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It looks as if PM Mr Noda is set to win parliamentary approval in the Upper House (it passed the Lower House) to double the sales tax to...
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Excellent interview by Alec Baldwin with late-night host David Letterman. Believe it or not, Letterman’s been doing Late Show for 30...
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Billionaire investor George Soros speaks about Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis. Soros called on Europe to start a fund to buy...
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Bloomberg Surveillance I am going to be on Bloomberg TV/Radio this morning with Tom Keene, Sara Eisen and Ken Prewitt at 6:30am....
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What Will Germany Do? John Mauldin June 25, 2012 This week all eyes are on Germany, and the question is...
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