Archive - 2012 - Blog entry
February 25th
Popular Media Personality: The U.S. Has the Moral Authority to Annihilate Iran Because They’re Evil
Submitted by George Washington on 02/26/2012 02:08 -0500Has Anyone Noticed that the Guy Quoted Looks EXACTLY Like Sean Connery's Evil Twin?
February 25th
Saturday Crisis Update: G20 Wants to Push European Bailout Fund to $2 Trillion
Submitted by CrownThomas on 02/25/2012 20:48 -0500This just out from Reuters:
Tim Geithner on The Privilege of Being An American
Submitted by CrownThomas on 02/25/2012 18:59 -0500"if you don't ask the most fortunate Americans to bear a slightly larger burden of the privilege of being American, then the only way to achieve fiscal sustainabilty is through unacceptably deep cuts"
On Gas, Cars and Bernanke
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 02/25/2012 14:44 -0500Some men you just can't reach.
WeLCoMe To ZeRo HeDGeToWN USA...
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 02/25/2012 10:45 -0500An unplanned community from tomorrow's world of today...
Traders remain short the Euro
Submitted by Elmwood Data on 02/25/2012 10:33 -0500Today FX markets seem to be
driven by technical analysis and news flow. Our approach has been to analyze what investors have
been doing, rather than what they say they are doing. To accomplish this, we compare the Euro currency
against data taken from the Commitments of Traders (COT) reports. The first chart shows the Euro (EC) as
the black line compared against the net speculative long open interest
(EC_NCPLA-EC_NCPSA) in the blue line.
February 24th
China Tightens The Vise On Eurozone Bailout
Submitted by testosteronepit on 02/24/2012 19:28 -0500And it was brutal. No more diplomatic niceties.
The Volcker Failure
Submitted by MacroAndCheese on 02/24/2012 18:47 -0500And not because his Rule doesn't have teeth.
FRiDaY Tea WiTH BaNZai7 aND THe LiMeRiCK KiNG: FeaTuRiNG A DoG FaCeD MaN, a MaGiCiaN, a MiDGeT, a GReMLiN aND GaS PaiNS...
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 02/24/2012 14:34 -0500Tea Drinking Not Recommended...
Why Greece Bailout Games Will Cause The Rest Of The EU To Breakout The Grease
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 02/24/2012 13:21 -0500When even the bullshitters get tired of the bullshit! Financial contagion tale of Greece, the need for Grease & what happens to those without it, featuring the "Bad Ass" interview...
Proof that War Is Bad for the Economy
Submitted by George Washington on 02/24/2012 12:26 -0500- Afghanistan
- Alan Greenspan
- Barney Frank
- China
- Chris Martenson
- Congressional Budget Office
- Crude
- Dean Baker
- Deficit Spending
- Department Of Commerce
- ETC
- Federal Reserve
- Federal Reserve Bank
- Global Economy
- Global Warming
- Iran
- Iraq
- James Galbraith
- Japan
- Joint Economic Committee
- Joseph Stiglitz
- Larry Summers
- Ludwig von Mises
- Main Street
- Middle East
- Monetary Policy
- national security
- New York Times
- Nouriel
- Nouriel Roubini
- Purchasing Power
- Recession
- Robert Gates
- Ron Paul
- Treasury Department
- Unemployment
Anyone Who Thinks that War Is Good For the Economy Has One Eye Covered ... And Is Only Looking At Half the Picture ...
100 INTRODUCTORY FACTS ABOUT MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION
Submitted by 4closureFraud on 02/24/2012 11:37 -0500- Afghanistan
- Asset-Backed Securities
- Bank Failures
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Bank of New York
- Barclays
- Bear Stearns
- CDO
- China
- Citibank
- Citigroup
- Collateralized Debt Obligations
- Corruption
- Countrywide
- Credit Suisse
- default
- Deutsche Bank
- Fannie Mae
- Florida
- Foreclosures
- Freddie Mac
- Ginnie Mae
- GMAC
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- Housing Market
- Insurance Companies
- Iraq
- Lehman
- Lehman Brothers
- Merrill
- Merrill Lynch
- Morgan Stanley
- Mortgage Loans
- New Century
- New York State
- New York Times
- Nomura
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Rating Agencies
- ratings
- Real estate
- recovery
- REITs
- Reuters
- Richard Cordray
- Robert Khuzami
- Savings And Loan
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Securities Fraud
- Short Interest
- Vacant Homes
- WaMu
- Wells Fargo
And I thought securitization ment they where going to keep the loan docs in a safe place in some bank vault some where...
Greece (and the PIIGS) Are a MAJOR Problem... Even for the Strongest German Banks
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 02/24/2012 10:41 -0500Consider that when we include the rest of the PIIGS countries, Deutsche Bank’s “actual” exposure (as downplayed as it might be) is still 35 BILLION Euros, an amount equal to 60% of the banks’ total equity.
On GE, Just Say "No"
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 02/24/2012 08:50 -0500Enough is enough, its already too much.
February 23rd
Belgians Get Cold Feet as Bailout Queen Dexia Drags them toward the Abyss
Submitted by testosteronepit on 02/23/2012 21:15 -0500Belgium's total exposure to its bank bailouts: 41% of GDP. But finally there is some resistance.
