Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis Thu 2010-07-22 15:46 EDT

Ponzi "Shark Loans" Fuel China's Housing Bubble; Home Sales Plunge 44% in Xiamen; Bubble Busts in Tianjin

Michael Shedlock

China's property bubble is now on the verge of collapse. Transaction volumes are significantly down and declining volume is how property bubbles always burst. In simple terms, the pool of greater fools eventually runs out. In China's case, the pool of fools is heavily involved in "loan shark" schemes where speculators hope property values rise fast enough to cover the interest.

Bubble bust; Fuel China's Housing Bubble; Home Sales Plunge 44; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis; Ponzi; Shark Loans; Tianjin; Xiamen.

Tue 2009-06-16 00:00 EDT

Zero Hedge: Jumping The Shark In HY On Record Low Recoveries

hy; jumps; Record Low Recoveries; Sharks; Zero Hedge.

Wed 2008-03-26 00:00 EDT

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Mad Max Check Out Time

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Mad Max Check Out Time; "The lender of only resort to the shark in suits black box crony capitalists has caused quite a splash. It is clear to me that the Pig Men will line up around the block to get the kind of terms offered in the JPM-BSC Ponzi finance liquidation"

economic; mad Max Check; Market; Time; watch; winter.

Tue 2008-03-18 00:00 EDT

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Sharks in Suits Black Box Crony Capitalism

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Sharks in Suits Black Box Crony Capitalism; Bear Stearns death watch; "These are not bail outs...These are systematic looting operations."

economic; Market; Sharks; Suits Black Box Crony Capitalism; watch; winter.

Sat 2008-01-05 00:00 EST

Money Matters: Japan Jumps The Shark--Nikkei Collapses

by Elaine Meinel Supkis; japanese forex reserves based on funny money supporting carry trade

Japan jump; money matters; Nikkei Collapses; Sharks.