Archive - Jan 4, 2010 - Blog entry
SS Trust Fund - 2009 Full Year Results - Ugh!
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 01/04/2010 22:21 -0500The 2009 calendar year numbers for the Social Security Trust Fund are in. These numbers confirm that the Fund is badly off track. Is there a fix to this systemic problem?
PPIP May Have INCREASED the Amount of Some Toxic Assets
Submitted by George Washington on 01/04/2010 19:39 -0500PPIP is even worse than I thought ...
Good morning, worker drones: This Week In Mayhem
Submitted by Project Mayhem on 01/04/2010 10:04 -0500US Troops accused of executing children, can't photograph Xmas lights in Orwell's Britain, Soros suggests gold-backed SDR collateral wealth transfer, Ireland goes cashless to harvest souls, UK State can invade homes for eco-friendliness, Pakistani volleyball explodes into 2010.
I Know What Keeps Obama Awake at Night
Submitted by madhedgefundtrader on 01/04/2010 09:14 -0500The implications of a looming “W.” The risk of economic Armageddon is still out there. Please pass the Xanax.
A "Tell" From Bernanke - Long Live the Carry Trade
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 01/04/2010 08:41 -0500Bernanke gave us an insight into his thinking this weekend. If you think he is going to get tough this year with monetary policy you can forget it. The Carry Trade is alive and well folks....
Is it Possible Bernanke Has Seen the Asset Bubble Light?
Submitted by inoculatedinvestor on 01/04/2010 00:49 -0500Ben Bernanke delivered a speech yesterday that could mark a turning point in the Fed's views on and handling of potential asset bubbles. Despite Helicopter Ben's usual attempts to blame everyone else but the Fed for the housing bubble, at the very end of the talk Bernanke actually suggested that the Fed would consider using monetary policy to combat asset bubbles. What a start to 2010.
Is The U.S. Government Buying Stocks?
Submitted by George Washington on 01/04/2010 00:41 -0500Could be ...
