Sun 2008-08-24 00:00 EDT

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Here They Go Again

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Here They Go Again; many early subprime modifications failing; banks which ``moved early and aggressively to deal with this in terms of raising new capital, foreclosing instead of restructuring, and tightening down early on lax credit, may be the last people standing''; loss severity increasing; ``third quarter is going to be an unmitigated disaster for the financial sector'', ``foreign money will move in a big way to gobble up American assets''

economic; Go; Market; watch; winter.

Wed 2008-07-23 00:00 EDT

Calculated Risk: Report: Deal Reached on Housing Legislation

"Treasury would be barred from providing aid that would cause a breach in the federal debt ceiling"

Calculated Risk; deal reach; House Legislation; report.

Sun 2008-07-06 00:00 EDT

Jesse's Café Américain: Lessons from the Panic of 1907

Jesse's Café Américain: Lessons from the Panic of 1907: "almost all panics and crashes are preceded by sustained periods of artificial growth, not based on improvements in productivity, but by a false expansion in the money system, aided and abetted by speculators and financiers." "almost all panics and crashes involves relatively small groups of people who seem to be at the heart of the matter, and are closely interlinked into small cartels of corrupted self-dealing, involving the accumulation of enormous personal fortunes." "always the overextension of credit and excessive leverage" "A free and just society is not a prize to be won or a gift that can be bestowed; it is a recurring commitment, an enduring obligation."

1907; Jesse's Café Américain; Lessons; panic.

Thu 2008-06-26 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: Democratic Congressmen Call on Bush to Halt, Reverse Iraq Oil Deals

Bush; Democratic Congressmen Call; halt; naked capitalism; Reverse Iraq Oil Deals.

Wed 2008-06-04 00:00 EDT

The Yellow Brick Road > How to price ABX.HE credit default swaps

The Yellow Brick Road > How to price ABX.HE credit default swaps; shady banks using CDS insurance deals for cheap credit? "creditors are about to be duped twice"

Credit Default Swap; price ABX; Yellow-brick road.

Tue 2008-05-13 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: Will BofA-Countrywide Deal Get Done?

BofA-Countrywide Deal; naked capitalism.

Mon 2008-03-31 00:00 EDT

Hussman Funds - Weekly Market Comment: What Congress and Investors Should Understand About the Bear Stearns Deal - March 31, 2008

"Protecting the bondholders of investment banks is not an efficient way to help homeowners."

2008; Bear Stearns Deal; Congress; Hussman Funds; Investors; March 31; understanding; weekly market comments.

Wed 2008-03-26 00:00 EDT

CQ Politics | Bear Stearns Deal Draws Senate Scrutiny, Regulatory Questions

Bear Stearns Deal Draws Senate Scrutiny; CQ Politics; regulatory Questions.

Tue 2008-03-25 00:00 EDT

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Debate Over Bear Stearns: Hussman vs. Mauldin

"this deal still stinks to high heavens...Not only were existing shareholders deprived of rights to reject the deal, JP Morgan and the bondholders should be the ones taking risk, not the Fed and not taxpayers."

Bear Stearns; Debate; Hussman; Mauldin; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis.

Mon 2008-03-24 00:00 EDT

Hussman Funds - Weekly Market Comment: Why is Bear Stearns Trading at $6 Instead of $2

"unelected bureaucrats went beyond their legal mandates, delivered a windfall to a single private company at public expense, entered agreements that violate the the public trust, and created a situation where even if the bureaucratic malfeasance stands, the shareholders of Bear Stearns will either reject the deal or be deprived of their right to determine the fate of the company they own"

2; 6; Bear Stearns trade; Hussman Funds; weekly market comments.

Sun 2007-12-23 00:00 EST

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Minyan Mailbag: Vulture Financing

deals still getting done; bottom will not occur until nearly impossible to get a deal done

Minyan Mailbag; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis; Vulture Financing.

Sun 2007-12-23 00:00 EST

Money Matters: I Risked My Life To Save A Woman On Parole, Time To Talk About Our Criminal Class: The Top Dogs In USA

by Elaine Meinel Supkis; secret deal: China would stop the flood of Japanese money flowing into China except for GOVERNMENT LOANS to clean the environment, China would stop forcing the yen upwards, Paulson will stop pushing China to push up the value of the yuan and Japan is going to weaken the yen to 130 to the dollar

Criminal Class; Life; money matters; parole; Risk; save; talks; Time; Top dog; USA; Woman.

Fri 2007-12-14 00:00 EST

naked capitalism: Mr. Minsky Moment Calls for Rate Cuts

"he best we have is palliatives. We can either take the losses, as the US has repeatedly told third world countries in similar fixes to ours, or we can go the Japan route of socializing the cost of propping up bad businesses and deals, or we can expand the money supply considerably and let inflation eat away at the value of the debt overhang." bearish UBS economist George Magnus calls for rate cuts

Mr. Minsky Moment Calls; naked capitalism; rate CUTS.

Fri 2007-11-16 00:00 EST

naked capitalism: Rating Agencies Created Incentives to Issue Paper More Profitable for Them to Rate

Einhorn on credit; rating agencies compromised; securitization flawed; charging too little for risk-bearing; rating agencies have privileged access to deal data; artificial securitization bias

issues papers; naked capitalism; profits; rate; Rating Agencies Created Incentives.

Sat 2007-09-15 00:00 EDT

JURIST - Forum: The Hunt Oil Dispute and the Future of Iraqi Federalism

Hunt strikes Kurdish oil deal

Forum; future; Hunt Oil Dispute; Iraqi federation; jurists.

Fri 2007-08-03 00:00 EDT

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Weekend Chalk Board: Pulling Ponies out of Manure

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Weekend Chalk Board: Pulling Ponies out of Manure: close analysis of mortgage-backed CDO deal (2007-02-24)

economic; manure; Market; Pulling Ponies; watch; Weekend Chalk Board; winter.