Archive - Jul 7, 2011 - Blog entry
The ECoNoMiCS oF GooD aND EViL
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 07/07/2011 19:05 -0500This is a simple but thought provoking presentation by someone who clearly looks at the big picture in a different way...
The Founding Fathers Tried to Warn Us About the Threat From a Two-Party System
Submitted by George Washington on 07/07/2011 18:41 -0500But we didn't listen ...
Manufacturing Growth Is An Illusion Of Monetary Stimulus
Submitted by Econophile on 07/07/2011 17:23 -0500Manufacturing is stagnating because of a lack of "real" investment. Which means manufacturing growth is not so organic as it is export related, which is entirely based on the "advantage" of a cheap dollar. This would help explain why industrial production is declining.
Irrational Exuberance - July 2011
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 07/07/2011 14:15 -0500A look at one of those "new ideas" to resolve the debt limit impasse. I think it is a No Sale.
This Time is Different, or will The Next Financial Crisis Be Even Worse?
Submitted by thetrader on 07/07/2011 14:00 -0500Is this time different?
The Market is Perfectly Set Up For Another 2008 Crisis
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 07/07/2011 13:03 -0500Not only is the financial system more leveraged than during the Tech bubble, but mutual funds are more heavily invested than at any time in the last 40+ years. To say that the potential for a full-scale market collapse is high would be a gross understatement. Should the market begin to crater, the margin calls (when an investor has to put up more capital to cover a losing position that was bought using borrowed money) could be absolutely enormous.
Why The Taxpaying Populace Of Greece Better Stock Up On Their Grease!
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 07/07/2011 11:03 -0500No matter what financial engineering scheme you attempt to wrap around it, no matter what socio-political financial nomenclature you attempt to drape it in, and no matter how far you attempt to kick said can down the road in a "delay and pray" tactic of pushing the inevitable collapse past your particular tenure at the helm, the only way out of this is the recognition of capital destruction, AKA Default!
EURO FaRCe con't
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 07/07/2011 09:01 -0500We cannot bail out Earth unless...
Super 8: Debt Boogeyman Overdone?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 07/07/2011 08:27 -0500While train wrecks make great movie scenes, in the real world, there isn't going to be a massive debt derailment unless you give speculators and ratings agencies free reign...
