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.

Fri 2008-07-04 00:00 EDT

Peak Oil Debunked: 366. FUTURES PRICES DETERMINE PHYSICAL OIL PRICES

"Krugman and Birger are grossly misinformed about the way physical crude is actually priced in the global oil market."

366; Futures Prices Determine Physical Oil Prices; Peak Oil Debunked.

Tue 2008-06-17 00:00 EDT

The Institutional Risk Analyst: The Vigorish of OTC: Interview with Martin Mayer

The Vigorish of OTC: Interview with Martin Mayer; former DTCC CEO Jill Considine; Jerry Corrigan; Keating Five; "a lot of what is called innovative is simply a way to find new technology to do what has been forbidden with the old technology"; "Banks globally have been miserable failures when it comes to combining investment and commercial banking"

Institutional Risk Analyst; interview; Martin Mayer; OTC; Vigorish.

Sun 2008-06-01 00:00 EDT

The Great Oil Swindle: How much did the Fed really know?

The Great Oil Swindle: How much did the Fed really know? by Mike Whitney; soaring commodity prices "hoax cooked up by the investment banks and hedge funds...trying to dig their way out of the trillion dollar MBS mess", billions of Fed dollars diverted into commodities

Fed really know; Great Oil Swindle.

Fri 2008-05-30 00:00 EDT

The Big Picture | The Costanza Energy Policy: 25 Ways to Drive Oil to $150

US energy policies consistently drove oil prices upward

150; 25 Ways; Big Picture; Costanza Energy Policy; driving oil.

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.

Fri 2008-03-28 00:00 EDT

AlterNet: The Wright Controversy Revealed America's Gutless, Panicky, Deeply Insecure Side

by Matt Taibbi; "A society at peace with itself wouldn't have reacted in the way it did to the partly true/partly crazy remarks of Obama's former pastor."

AlterNet; Deeply Insecure Side; panicky; Wright Controversy Revealed America's Gutless.

Sat 2008-03-22 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: Desperate Central Bankers to Bail Out MBS Market? (Not Yet, Perhaps....)

"ntent of policy should be to limit damage to individuals rather than intervene in asset market in ways that are destined to fail anyhow"

bailed; Desperate Central Bankers; MBS Market; naked capitalism; PERHAPS.

Fri 2008-03-21 00:00 EDT

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: How To Beat The Street (the old fashioned way)

Goldman level 3 assets rise about 9 billion; net income 1.5 billion

beat; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis; old-fashioned way; Street.

Fri 2008-02-15 00:00 EST

Money Matters: World Elite Rats Destroy U.S. Sovereignty

by Elaine Meinel Supkis; in comments: "people can't credit a handful of intelligent and very directed and motivated people who desire to launch a war...The 'leaders' mill around, hoping for excuses to draw the sword and attack. But the sort of people who launched the 9/11 attacks were classic in their organization and the way they carried out their plans. The US contribution was to ignore them, not interfere with them and to let them do as the attackers wished. The DESIRE of Bush for an attack was very great."

money matters; World Elite Rats Destroy U.S. Sovereignty.

Thu 2007-12-27 00:00 EST

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: A Safe Way to Own Gold and Silver

gold; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis; safe way; Silver.

Fri 2007-11-02 00:00 EDT

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Milky Way Update

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Milky Way Update; capital shortfalls at money-center banks

economic; Market; milky way update; watch; winter.

Thu 2007-09-27 00:00 EDT

Calculated Risk: Who Should Pay the Rating Agencies?

comparison to FICO, consumer credit scores; lenders seen "going out of their way to make sure those reports didn't tell the whole picture"

Calculated Risk; pay; Rating Agencies.

Tue 2007-09-11 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: The Ways of Wall Street (Distressed Debt Edition)

Peter Andrews, Dreambuilder Investments; "retail investor as stuffee"

Distressed Debt Edition; naked capitalism; Wall Street; way.

Tue 2007-08-28 00:00 EDT

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Primer on Winterisms

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Primer on Winterisms, by Russ Winter; Riskloves, pigmen, sheeple, the milky way, peking duck, etc.

economic; Market; Primer; watch; winter.

Tue 2007-08-28 00:00 EDT

Hussman Funds - Weekly Market Comment: August 27, 2007 - Knowing What Ain't True

"Since 1999, the stock market has essentially gone nowhere in an interesting way, compared with risk-free Treasury bills." "One can go some distance in a mine field without anything blowing up it's just that the overall odds aren't good"

2007; ain't true; August 27; Hussman Funds; know; weekly market comments.