Archive - Apr 18, 2012 - Blog entry

Sometimes I ask myself why I chose to do this. I'm sitting here thinking about all the things I have to do and if I start writing, will I actually write anything that's going to make an inkling of difference. Let the politicians, Central Bank Governors and rating agencies fall on their own swords. The world will sort itself out without any feeble attempt you come up with under the circumstances to change it, undertheradar. You're getting yourself worked up for nothing, and that's going to cost you mistakes in the rest of your messed up life.

Perfidy—as Target 2 balances balloon and risks spiral out of control

Post-illusion choices. 

Contrary to BP's Happy Talk, the Gulf Ecosystem Is Being Decimated ...

Would taking dead deer out of my water be too much to ask?

Three rings...count 'em. Or, are those jail cells? New emails show MF's General Counsel Ferber desperate to get Corzine in front of Gensler and keep the zombie Corzine Trade alive.

DO IT! DO IT!

The bailout gravy train is slowing and possibly even stopping right at the time when Spain (a REAL problem) is going to start looking for a bailout. So what do you think happens when the ECB chooses to print more and Germany threatens to pull out the Euro… OR the ECB tells Spain it can’t provide any additional funds?

As a Korean-American, many people expected me support Jim Yong Kim's appointment to the World Bank. Here is why I do not.

Simply must see volatility video.

Look at the big picture. 

Low trade volume is sucking the fuel from the global economy

Investing in an uncompetitive company in the ugly EU auto market to bail out its own failing subsidiary.