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• A Recipe for (Much) Greater Risk

  
  Cafe Hayek — Authority: 672
  Here’s a letter that I sent yesterday to the Wall Street Journal : Thomas Frank worries that, if Uncle Sam creates “One Big Regulator” for financial markets, this czar will be an industry insider who does more harm than good (” The Real Danger of ‘One Big Regulator’ ,” Nov. 11).  Frank is right to ...
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• Mishkin’s idea of bubbles and lessons from economic history

  
  Mostly Economics — Authority: 501
  I am pretty late on this. There is already a fair bit of criticism on the new Mishkin bubble article  (see Eurointelligence , Caroline Baum , TT Ram Mohan  etc etc). He says there are 2 kinds of bubbles. One credit boom bubble and second irrational exuberance bubble. First causes damages and needs to be looked ...
  16 hours ago

• Bernanke gets politics lessons

  
  Mostly Economics — Authority: 501
  NYT has a superb article  on how Bernanke is getting political lessons. Ron Paul, Texas Republican wants to audit the Fed and take control of Fed. Bernanke has been opposing the move in his speeches/testimonies (see this  previous post for the debate). So the article explains how furious the politicians are and ...
  20 hours ago

• SEC puts up a new division to monitor financial innovation

  
  Mostly Economics — Authority: 501
  In September, SEC created a new division called Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation (HT : JRV Blog ) The new division combines the Office of Economic Analysis, the Office of Risk Assessment, and other functions to provide the Commission with sophisticated analysis that integrates economic, financial, and ...
  21 hours ago

• A Reflection on Insider Trading and Confidence in Markets

  
  Cafe Hayek — Authority: 672
  Here’s a thoughtful piece on the merits and demerits of criminalizing insider trading . Among the most common arguments made today in favor of the criminalization of insider trading (as opposed to letting corporations, in competition for capital, decide which information is and isn’t appropriate for insiders to ...
  1 day ago

• On the Border*

  
  Organizations and Markets — Authority: 530
  | Craig Pirrong | This is my inaugural post as guest blogger here at O&M. I am grateful for the opportunity. In his very gracious introduction, Peter Klein noted that my research is at the border of finance and industrial organization. Quite true (and indeed, “borderer” is a good description of me overall.) ...
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• A Positive Program for Laissez-Faire?

  
  ThinkMarkets — Authority: 540
  by Mario Rizzo I am deeply impressed by Henry Kaufman’s opinion piece in today’s Wall Street Journal . I think he makes a very good case for  breaking up financial institutions deemed too-big-to-fail as opposed to the regulatory alternatives being contemplated. As much as it pains me to think about the ...
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• Marc Faber Says Bernanke Is Mugabes Hyperinflation Apprentice

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 162
  Marc Faber Says Bernanke Is Mugabes Hyperinflation Apprentice Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009 Nov 11, 2009 - 03:58 AM By: Submissions Market Mornings Pat Bolland is joined by special guest host Marc Faber, editor and publisher, "The Gloom, Boom, & Doom Report" Marc Faber says the US Dollar is going to zero ...
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• Cochrane on Krugman

  
  Organizations and Markets — Authority: 530
  | Peter Klein | John Cochrane tackles Paul Krugman’s infamous essay (via Casey Mulligan ). My own view of the crisis (and of macroeconomics) is different from Cochrane’s, but his skewering of Krugman is delightful, and there are many nuggets of wisdom. A few snippets: Crying “bubble” is empty unless ...
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• No solutions

  
  Cafe Hayek — Authority: 672
  Thomas Sowell has said that economics helps you understand that there are no solutions, only tradeoffs. In that spirit, I want to recommend Arnold Kling’s study of the financial crisis, Not What They Had in Mind . My favorite quote from the essay is a variant on Sowell’s: The lesson is that financial regulation ...
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• Pain in the Fannie

  
  Wall Street Pit — Authority: 644
  As Fannie Mae (FNM) goes for its next withdrawal from the $200 billion kitty the US Treasury graciously made available to this government-created and -sustained mortgage financer, it may be useful to look beyond the current housing slump and consider what it augers for the future.Having made yet...
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• John Perkins: World Financial Markets

  
  Addiction in the 21st Century — Authority: 120
  Hoodwinked: Former Economic Hit Man John Perkins Reveals Why the World Financial Markets Imploded—and How to Remake Them I don’t really agree with Johns take on everything but he has been at ground zero of the nation killing business. There is really only one way to solve the worlds financial worries. Get rid of ...
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• Peak Oil: Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says IEA whistleblower

  
  Survival News Network — Authority: 142
  The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying.The senior official claims the US has played an influential role in ...
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• Fixed Deposit rates can increase

  
  Invest In India — Authority: 130
  In the recent credit policy review of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) there were indications of rising interest rate which is good news for those who prefer to invest in fixed deposits . The central bank has given indications that in the coming days the rates can be tighten up and its impact can be seen in the first ...
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• China Financial Markets: Huang Yasheng on Government and Global Leadership

  
  WSJ.com: China Journal — Authority: 143
  WSJs Jason Dean speaks to professor Huang Yasheng from the MIT Sloan School of Management about his recent article on how China needs a particular kind of leftist to provide more political balance in the Chinas government, as well as on the question of whether China is ready for a global leadership role.
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• Too complex to Fail

  
  Mostly Economics — Authority: 501
  As if Too Big to Fail was not enough to digest, IMF warns of a new risk- Too Complex to Fail. In its new paper , IMF adds the real problem is too complex to fail. A snapshot of the paper findings is here . According to the paper, factors that might be considered indicators of a firm’s vulnerability, and its ...
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• Shiller, Thaler, Barberis, Laibson etc interviews/articles

  
  Mostly Economics — Authority: 501
  Well all these are behavioral economics/finance professors. To have their interviews/articles in one publication on various aspects of behavioral economics is an absolute treat. Qn is a magazine taken out by Yale School of Management. Its first version was Q3 and the latest version is Q6 . Q6 is dedicated to ...
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• First Discussion Paper on Goods and Service Tax in India

  
  Mostly Economics — Authority: 501
  The first discussion paper on India’s GST is here . I haven’t read it so far, so no comments. I came to know y’day that first discussion paper on India’s GST is to be released. So have been looking at all possible govt websites- Finance Ministry , Taxation websites , Prime Minister’s Office , Planning ...
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• Prepare for the worst

  
  The Economist: Daily news and views — Authority: 709
  The futures so frightening it might not be that bad FELIX SALMON comments on a book on financial reform by Bob Pozen and concludes:What’s pretty obvious though is that most of Pozen’s recommendations will not be enacted. Which raises the obvious question: if we don’t do this, ...
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• Peak Oil: Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says IEA whistleblower

  
  Get Out of Dodge! — Authority: 136
  The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying. The senior official claims the US has played an influential role in ...
  2 days ago

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