Archive - 2010 - Blog entry
November 26th
PiCTuReS aT a EuRo eXHiBiTioN
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 11/26/2010 10:45 -0500Art imitates finance...
Target Corporation King of Retail
Submitted by Value Expectations on 11/26/2010 09:41 -0500With Black Friday kicking off this morning we have focused our attention on retail stocks we find attractive.
The BoomBustBlog Contagion Model: How We Predicted 9 Months Ago That The UK and Sweden Would Rush To Bail Out Ireland, and Why
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 11/26/2010 09:02 -0500The BoomBustBlog contagion model easily predicted the actions of the UK and Sweden in aiding Ireland 9 months ago. To date, the model has been quite accurate and has some dire predictions for the near future. Here's how we predicted the chain of events of Ireland, the UK and Sweden to date, and sneak peek of what we see is in store for the near future.
Loss Given Default: From Madrid to Los Angeles Foreclosures Set to Crest in 2011-2012
Submitted by rcwhalen on 11/26/2010 08:28 -0500Next year, IMHO, we are going to see a further sharp decline in residential home prices as the tide of foreclosures begun in the past year starts to clear the courts and move to market via involuntary sales. The same thing is happening in Spain, by coincidence.
November 25th
The Euro Has Turned
Submitted by madhedgefundtrader on 11/25/2010 22:21 -0500The next play in this soap opera will see “uncertainty” emigrate from the US to Europe, sending the dollar off to the races and the Euro in for rehab. Lindsay Lohan, eat your heart out. (FXE), (EUO).
The Pension Conundrum?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 11/25/2010 22:15 -0500With a 25% increase in poverty among Canadians 65-plus, there is no pension conundrum...
Thanksgiving Thursday – Stuffing the Futures
Submitted by ilene on 11/25/2010 18:38 -0500Let's get back to jobs because I'm still not done unraveling that BS yet.
What You Should Be Grateful For On Thanksgiving Day
Submitted by Econophile on 11/25/2010 16:03 -0500Every year celebrations of Thanksgiving give thanks for the blessings of God for our well-being. As a skeptic, curmudgeon, and capitalist, I attribute my blessings to free(er) market capitalism.
November 24th
The Collapse of the Yen: The Party Has Started
Submitted by madhedgefundtrader on 11/24/2010 23:13 -0500The currency with the world’s worst fundamentals is finally making its move. (FXY), (YCS).
HaNK'S ReSTauRaNT (HaNKSGiViNG MeSSaGe)
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 11/24/2010 22:39 -0500You can take anything you want, from Hank's Restaurant...
There Go Irish and Hungarian Pensions?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 11/24/2010 20:51 -0500Ireland's new austerity measures are cutting into everything, including public pensions and Hungary is moving one step closer to nationalizing pensions...
The Question Isn't Whether the Fed Should Be Stripped of Its Mandate to Maximize Employment ... The Question Is Whether the Fed Has Too Much Power
Submitted by George Washington on 11/24/2010 20:35 -0500Don't strip the Fed of its "Dual Mandate" ... just strip the Fed of its power.
Dazed and Confused: The Fed’s Clouded Vision Of The Future
Submitted by Econophile on 11/24/2010 14:52 -0500If you are looking for guidance and clarity from the Federal Reserve, your trust will be misplaced. The recently released minutes of the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee's (FOMC) November meeting reveal a deeply divided Fed with no clear consensus on the effectiveness of their policies.
