Mortgage apps/Greek bonds down again
With just a few weeks left before the home buying tax credit expires, the rise in mortgage rates above 5% over the past few weeks has put...
“Recovery” Bypassing Small Businesses
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) released its monthly Small Business Economic Trends (SBET) survey, and the outlook...
Nightline: Dow, Recession, Economy
Its funny what they end up using and what doesn’t make it into a half hour interview: Dow Wow: The stock market tops 11,000. Will...
Grading the Treasury
The Congressional Oversight Panel is grading the Treasury Department again on its effectiveness and response to the foreclosure crisis....
Dear Ben, again
Dear Ben, it’s me again, just wanted to check in before your testimony today on the economy in front of Congress. The economy is...
TBTF Banks Pose “Unique Concentrated Risks” to FDIC
There was an interesting press release (mirror) out of the FDIC yesterday that you might overlooked. Don’t. Despite its boring...
FDIC Board of Directors Approves Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...
FDIC Board of Directors Approves Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Revise Deposit Insurance Assessments The Board of Directors of the...
Roubini Discusses Fed Monetary Policy, U.S. Economy
BLOOMBERG TELEVISION: **HIGHLIGHTS BELOW* On Gold: “Well, in my view, gold is not going to rise to the levels $1,500, $2,000 the gold...
Amazon Rocks; Electronics Expo Sucks!
You may recall back in February, I noted the ole Sony tube TV in the bedroom, after 17 years, finally bought the farm. I stumbled across...