Archive - Apr 2012 - Blog entry
April 5th
Nonfarm payrolls should fall by 377,000 (But they won’t)
Submitted by ilene on 04/05/2012 20:11 -0500What's your wild guess?
Greece: Even Corruption Is In A Deep Recession
Submitted by testosteronepit on 04/05/2012 18:05 -0500Bribes for surgery.
Job growth and economic improvement are for REAL
Submitted by RobertBrusca on 04/05/2012 15:07 -0500
Just a few thoughts and facts before the employment report for March is out. No time like just before the report to issue some thoughts so that the next day you can be shown to be horribly wrong, but here it goes.
Private sector reports from ADP, Bloomberg, and Challenger Gray and Christmas point to continued improvement in economic conditions. Better to go with this flow than to fight the tape.
Has China ALREADY Passed the U.S. as the World’s Largest Economy?
Submitted by George Washington on 04/05/2012 14:22 -0500Report: China Surpassed U.S. in 2010
Why the ECB Expanded Its Balance Sheet By Over $1 trillion in Less Than Nine Months
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 04/05/2012 11:47 -0500
You don't spend over $1 trillion in nine months unless something very, very bad is coming down the pike. That something "BAD" is the collapse of Europe's banking system: a $46 trillion sewer of toxic PIIGS debt that is leveraged at more than 26 to 1 (Lehman was leveraged at 30 to 1 when it went under).
And Now We Have A Corporate Governance Concentration Bubble???!!!
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 04/05/2012 09:23 -0500This brings the saying "Too much of anything is a bad thing" to a whole new level!
April 4th
Bernanke - I'm Slowing Down the Ship
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 04/04/2012 22:26 -0500The Fed moved to defense. A tactical disavantage.
Follow al-Gore's example (its really going to be all right!)
Submitted by bugs_ on 04/04/2012 19:48 -0500Did you see the news that al-Gore purchased a $9M seaside mansion on the California coast? Here is a great opportunity for us to look through the fog of his "watermelon" rhetoric and glimpse the heartfelt perceptions of one of our most brilliant politicians!
An IMF Absurdity
Submitted by testosteronepit on 04/04/2012 18:28 -0500(The most) bankrupt countries to bail out bankrupt countries. And taxpayers get to foot the bill.
TRoiKa!
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 04/04/2012 15:19 -0500"In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage."--John Steinbeck
The fallacy of the great Bull
Submitted by thetrader on 04/04/2012 10:54 -0500It ain't that bullish.
The Need To Get In Bed With Big Brand Names Is Obviously More Important Than The Need To Keep Your Money!
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 04/04/2012 05:09 -0500Again, Goldman Sachs Investment Advice Sucks... and we all know the reason why!
The Fed’s Con Appears To Be Working But The Curtain Is Rising On The Third Act
Submitted by ilene on 04/04/2012 02:33 -0500Bernanke has laid the groundwork for the next massive dislocation.
Man Up: Boost Your Testosterone Level for Health, Power and Confidence
Submitted by George Washington on 04/04/2012 01:15 -0500Testosterone Levels Fall Worldwide
