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• Can US inflate to reduce the debt?

  
  Mostly Economics — Authority: 431
  Joshua Aizenman and Nancy Marion have written a very timely paper on US debt and measures to reduce it. Paper is pretty simple but still might take time. Voxeu has  a nice summary  of the paper. I just love voxeu for this purpose. Not getting time to read a important paper, search in voxeu for a quick ...
  5 hours ago

• The TARP is an abomination, unconstitutional, undemocratic and legislation at its panicky worst.

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 542
  1) We were told: “We have to pass this bill over the weekend before the markets open in Asia…” or world financial markets will “melt down.” The hysterical reaction of the Treasury Secretary, the President and the Congress helped fuel the panic, not squelch it. The legislation passed without anyone, even the ...
  11 hours ago

• Bernanke Returns – An Important Message for the Markets

  
  Bulletproof — Authority: 425
  Yesterday, the Senate Banking Committee voted 16-7 to send Ben Bernanke’s nomination for a second term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve to the full Senate. While the panel’s backing of the Fed Chairman will almost certainly lead to another term for Bernanke, the clarion message this relatively smooth process ...
  19 hours ago

• Attitudes and views of German economists…increasingly leaning towards AngloSaxon economics

  
  Mostly Economics — Authority: 431
  I came across this paper  by Europe based econs- Bruno S. Frey, Silke Humbert and Friedrich Schneider. The abstract says: Which schools of thought are favored by German economists? What makes a good economist and which economists have been most influential? These questions were addressed in a survey, ...
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• Should, or Can, Central banks target prices?

  
  Mostly Economics — Authority: 431
  The evergreen topic on central banking. Jeff Frankel in his blogpost  points to 20 experts views on the issue. I have summarised the views in this table. Overall, there is still a wide divergence of views. Should, or Can, Central Banks Target Asset Prices? Expert View Samuel Brittan ...
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• A guide to Mutual Fund Brochures

  
  Mostly Economics — Authority: 431
  Finance Clipping Blog points  to this very funny guide on understanding Mutual Fund brochures. Fund Brochure Says… What It Really Means… Ultra Leveraged to the Hilt Global Growth We’ll Chase Stocks For You in Whichever Country is Most Overheated Right Now Clean/ Green A Basket of ...
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• Bernanke voted for second term

  
  Mostly Economics — Authority: 431
  Finally after much hype and speculation, Senate Banking Committee has voted Ben Bernanke as Chairman of Federal Reserve for the second term. The vote was in favor of Bernanke at 16-7. Today the Senate Banking Committee approved the nomination of Ben Bernanke to continue as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the ...
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• Governments are unsinkable? Not really…

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 542
  quote The global economic recovery has been built on one single assumption: Governments are unsinkable. As long as governments can borrow money then they can stimulate the economy through monetary and fiscal policy. The flaw in this line of thinking is the same flaw that sunk the Titanic… Nothing is unsinkable. ...
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• Dollar, Crude, and Gold Analysis

  
  The Wild Investor - Stock Market Advice and Education — Authority: 124
  In the markets there are really 3 mainstream factors that could have a huge say on what the markets do. These include the dollar index, price of crude oil, and gold. Take a look at the 3 videos below to see the current analysis of the previously mentioned. Dollar Index Take away January to November and, for 2009, ...
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• Bleeding the Economy

  
  ThinkMarkets — Authority: 566
  by Roger Koppl At the Cobden Centre ’s website (and here ), Steve Baker discusses recent Fed signals in the context of Big Players theory.  The more active the Fed (or other central bank), the greater the fraction of entrepreneurial attention devoted to Fed watching rather than productive activity.  As Baker ...
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• Face to Face with Jim Chanos

  
  GreenLightAdvisor Views — Authority: 142
  James Chanos, legendary hedge fund manager and president of Kynikos Associates, makes a special appearance on CNBC to discuss financial markets and share his recommendations. Source: CNBC , December 15, 2009.
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• Arthur Cecil Pigou- A great economist not given his due

  
  Mostly Economics — Authority: 431
  John Cassidy of WSJ has a must-read profile of The British economist Arthur Cecil Pigou . He begins the article interestingly: At the Heavenly Models home for deceased economists, an award is being presented to the resident whose work best explains financial crises, global warming, and other pressing issues of ...
  2 days ago

• Basics of Currency Crisis: 3 generation models and Russian 1998 crisis case study

  
  Mostly Economics — Authority: 431
  St. Louis Fed economists Abbigail Chiodo and Michael Owyang, have a super paper on currency crisis. They begin to discuss what a currency crisis is and its impact of the economy. They then discuss the 3 generation currency crisis models:  First Generation: It was developed by Krugman (1979) and developed by ...
  2 days ago

• Andrew Schiff is a gold bull too.

  
  Midas Oracle .NET — Authority: 121
  Midas Oracle = About + Archives + Authors + Best + Contact + Information Technology + Links + Probabilistic Predictions + Post-Mortem Predictions + Prediction Exchanges + Prediction Software + Publish Your Post + How To Publish Midas Oracle = About + Archives + Authors + Best + Contact + Information ...
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• At the Bank of America Mortgage Refinance Rates Are Continue Lower

  
  Financial Resource: Beginner Investing to Financial Independence! — Authority: 142
  The refinance mortgage rates at the Bank Of America touched the lowest value of 4.49% before bouncing back to 4.74%. In fact during the last 30 years, the mortgage rates have never been as low as 4.49%. The value revived just because of heavy increase in the rate yield of the 10-year treasury. The ...
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• Bernanke – Time Person of the Year

  
  Mostly Economics — Authority: 431
  Foreign Policy recently named Bernanke the top thinker in the world. And now Time has named him as the person of the year. The cover story is here Very Long interview of Bernanke is here There are some excellent photogalleries: Bernanke’s Life in Photos Inside the World of Ben Bernanke Chairman of ...
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• Capital flight

  
  Economics — Authority: 138
  This describes an outflow of money from one country to another as investors lose faith and confidence in their external investments. Typically it happens when a nation’s currency is under strong downward pressure either because of speculative selling or because of fundamental factors such as a recession, poor trade ...
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• The Joy of Reading Financial Regulation

  
  ThinkMarkets — Authority: 566
  by Chidem Kurdas The financial regulation bill approved last week by the House of Representatives does not, of course, refer to James Madison. But it might as well be an exhibit specifically created to demonstrate, by contrast, the advantage of limited and transparent government. “It will be of little avail to the ...
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• US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates at record low

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Dec 17 (DPA) The US Federal Reserve Wednesday kept interest rates at their historic low of near 0 percent and noted signs that the world’s largest economy is recovering from recession.The central bank’s board said economic conditions “continued to pick up” since its last meeting in November but ...
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• Washington Gridlock Could Create Wall Street Opportunities

  
  Bulletproof — Authority: 425
  Late last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the most sweeping regulatory overhaul of the financial services industry in almost 80 years. Among the major elements of the bill are the establishment of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) and a Financial Services Oversight Council that are ...
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