July 2008

For a complete list of prior news on writedowns see my Credit Crisis Timeline. Also look at the new list of Bankrupt Global Financial Institutions for information on large global financial institutions that have gone to the wall.2008 06 30…

Super-bear Jeremy Grantham had something positive to say for once. Well actually it's only a friend of Jeremy Grantham, oh well. But it IS positive -- sort of. "The good news, provided you are by now heavily liquid, is that there are…

After a brutal week in the market, my goal is to find enough positive stories to compliment the negativity that is the global markets. These round-ups mirror what is in the business press and economic blogs of importance and most of it…

For other posts on Fannie and Freddie see 'GSE ' label.Going forward, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are going to be much talked about in the news. Therefore, as a reference, I am providing a list of big Washington Post stories dating back to…

Last night after the market closed I listened to a Bloomberg on the Money podcast with guest Louise Yamada, a well-known technical analyst. A lot of people in the fundamentals crowd stay away from looking at technicals, but in a market…

Obama in his move to the center is increasingly alienating social Liberals/fiscal Conservatives like myself. He is either pandering to social conservatives or he actually believesthis stuff or both. The latest move that demonstrates his…

See my list of Bankrupt global financial institutions for past news on IndyMac and other bankrupt financial institutions.This is a very big deal. It seems that the financial crisis has reached fever pitch now. Given the week we just went…

Earlier this morning, I read about the bailout of Roskilde Bank in Denmark through the Sydney Morning Herald. Roskilde Bank, whose shares performed the worst last year among the Nordic region's 86 financial companies, became the first…

Dean Baker has been on record since at least 2002 as predicting both the mortgage bust and the Fannie-Freddie collapse."If housing prices fall back in line with the overall rate price level, as they have always done in the past, it will…

I might have egg all over my face quicker than quick about my $150 oil call. It seems the Fannie-Freddie bailout chatter is spooking stock markets, currency markets and the oil market. This is going to be a volatile day.The dollar dropped…