Archive - Jan 2012 - Blog entry
January 31st
CBO REPORT - OMG!
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 01/31/2012 21:47 -0500The CBO report is a stinker.
Even in a World of Deleveraging... There Are Still Fortunes to Be Made
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 01/31/2012 15:46 -0500
While the “across the board” perspective looks quite bleak, there are going to be truly outstanding opportunities for wealth creation available to those entrepreneurs and businesspeople who are able to think creatively.
MF Global Customer Funds Were Not "Vaporized" - Stanley Haar Takes WSJ to Task
Submitted by EB on 01/31/2012 14:42 -0500Your article gives the appearance of having been ghost written by Andrew Levander and/or the JP Morgan legal department.
Shipping Loans Go Bad for European Banks
Submitted by ilene on 01/31/2012 13:37 -0500"Quirky canary-in-the-coal-mine indicator" indicating trouble.
Illinois Nuclear Power Plant Loses Power ... Vents Radioactive Steam
Submitted by George Washington on 01/31/2012 11:25 -0500Radioactive tritium released ... just like 75% of nuclear plants in America.
BaNZai7's PoSTCaRDS FRoM THe PaRaDiSe Of SCaNDaLS: FLoRiDa PRiMaRY CoVeRaGe 2012
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 01/31/2012 10:47 -0500"The Sunshine State is a paradise of scandals teeming with drifters, deadbeats, and misfits drawn here by some dark primordial calling like demented trout. And you'd be surprised how many of them decide to run for public office."--Carl Hiaasen, author and native Floridian
[WARNING: GATORADE AND OTHER FRUITS AND BEVERAGES ARE NOT ADVISABLE NEAR THIS POST]
Interesting & Informative Documentary on the Power of Rating Agencies, Along With Reggie Middleton Excerpts
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 01/31/2012 10:46 -0500Ever want to know what a documentary that spits the truth about the rating agency scam and overall Ponzi would look like if it actually aired on international TV???
Visualize: The European Super Highway of Debt
Submitted by Michael Victory on 01/31/2012 10:11 -0500Fiat Infoporn
January 30th
The Fed’s Rain Dance at the Bottom of the Stairs
Submitted by testosteronepit on 01/30/2012 21:24 -0500Panic at the mere thought of rising real wages.
SHoCKiNG HeaDLiNe!
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 01/30/2012 15:22 -0500Prepare yourself Florida, Banzai7 is ready and waiting for goofball Tuesday...
Europe’s Banks Afloat on Dwindling Credibility
Submitted by RickAckerman on 01/30/2012 15:06 -0500Sometimes it’s impossible to tell whether the financiers and politicians who carry water for the central banks are bad liars or just clueless dolts. A bureaucrat from the U.K. surfaced in the Wall Street Journal over the weekend, exhaling what seemed to us an ostentatious sigh of relief over the supposed success of the European Central Bank’s latest loan program: “[It provides] a very significant degree of breathing space to banks.” Yeah, sure.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Shown as Mortgage Market Predators
Submitted by rcwhalen on 01/30/2012 14:27 -0500This morning, NPR and ProPublica, began reporting on financial transactions at Freddie Mac that bet against homeowner refinancing with their portfolio.
How to Prepare For the Coming Global "Write Off" on Social Programs and Government Outlays
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 01/30/2012 14:14 -0500
To picture how a cutback in social programs will impact the US populace, consider that in 2011, 48% of Americans lived in a household in which at least one member received some kind of Government benefit. Over 45 million Americans currently receive food stamps. And 43% of Americans aged 65-74 are Medicare beneficiaries. Consider the impact that even a 10% reduction in these various programs would have on the US populace.
News That Matters
Submitted by thetrader on 01/30/2012 09:46 -0500- Bank Index
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Bank of England
- Barack Obama
- Barclays
- Bond
- China
- Core CPI
- CPI
- Credit Crisis
- Credit-Default Swaps
- Creditors
- Crude
- Davos
- default
- Dow Jones Industrial Average
- European Central Bank
- European Union
- Eurozone
- Florida
- George Papandreou
- Global Economy
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- Great Depression
- Greece
- Gross Domestic Product
- Guest Post
- Hong Kong
- Housing Market
- India
- International Monetary Fund
- Iran
- Italy
- Japan
- JPMorgan Chase
- Market Sentiment
- Markit
- Monetary Policy
- Morgan Stanley
- Natural Gas
- New Zealand
- Newspaper
- Nicolas Sarkozy
- Nikkei
- Quantitative Easing
- ratings
- Real estate
- Recession
- recovery
- Reuters
- Sovereign Debt
- Switzerland
- Unemployment
- Wall Street Journal
- Wen Jiabao
- Yuan
All you need to read.













