Archive - Jul 2012 - Blog entry
July 20th
When you are suddenly surrounded by violence and killing, it’s too late to train.
Submitted by hedgeless_horseman on 07/20/2012 09:18 -0500"You will understand what is happening is real and you will be glad that you are there to protect your family and save others and gloriously you will act with skill, ability, and confidence. Or you will doubt your ability, be overcome by fear, of no help to yourself or others...a sheep."
Bernanke - Post Schumer Gaffe
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 07/20/2012 07:59 -0500What's Ben gonna do?
July 19th
Forget Libor-gate, Oil Market Manipulation Is Far Worse
Submitted by EconMatters on 07/19/2012 20:03 -0500Consumers are paying an easy $35 dollars per barrel over what they would otherwise dole out for a barrel of oil if fund managers didn`t use the benchmark futures contracts as their own personal ATMs.
ReGaRDiNG CiTiZeN BaiN...
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 07/19/2012 14:43 -0500"We've given you people all you need to know..."--Ann Romney
The Financial Crisis Was Foreseeable … Thousands of Years Ago
Submitted by George Washington on 07/19/2012 14:24 -0500Economists, Military Strategists and Others Warned Us … Long Ago
Big Banks Funded the Nazis and Launched a Coup Against the President of the United States
Submitted by George Washington on 07/19/2012 14:24 -0500Pretty Well-Documented ...
Wielding The Corporate Tax Dodge Code Like A Cudgel
Submitted by testosteronepit on 07/19/2012 14:07 -0500President Obama ruined my morning coffee
19 Jul 2012 – " One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer " (John Lee Hooker, 1966)
Submitted by AVFMS on 07/19/2012 10:59 -0500Still the divergent world views between equity and rates as during the last days.
EGBs better supported. Equities, too…
Spain held so so today, did overshoot 7%, but closed back below. The level itself is just symbolic; we all know…Fact is, Spanish funding is a costly thing.
Credit feeling slightly heavier than equities.
July 18th
Are Big Banks Criminal Enterprises?
Submitted by George Washington on 07/18/2012 12:54 -0500Updated Executive Summary / Cheat Sheet ...
Moody's Actions Add Pressure To The Inevitable In France?
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 07/18/2012 12:28 -0500It's about time for Frances funding rate to feel a little pressure, no?
The Natural Gas Massacre And Price Spikes
Submitted by testosteronepit on 07/18/2012 11:43 -0500Don’t believe the EIA’s gentle forecast.
18 Jul 2012 – " Eisgekühlter Bommerlunder " (Die Toten Hosen, 1983)
Submitted by AVFMS on 07/18/2012 10:49 -0500Middle East situation not really in the prices, as the tension in Syria is growing to new heights.
IMF annual review of EZ policies pitches a lot of already pitched ideas (QE, etc etc). No news
Nothing crisp from Ben – outside comments that “Europe is not close to having a long term solution”… Thanks for the thumb up!
I Said Germany Would Leave the Euro… Well, Germans Are Already Using Deutschemarks Again!
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 07/18/2012 09:52 -0500Germans NEVER really trusted the Euro. They went along with it because of the benefit to their export driven economy. But now that the PIIGS and others are begging Germany to backstop the entire EU, they’re back to using Deutschemarks again.
July 17th
