Links: 2009-06-13

Limbaugh tops the list–not only among Democrats, but Republicans and all national adults surveyed–as the figure identified as "the main person speaking for the Republican Party today."

eine Podiumsdiskussion zwischen Taleb und Kahneman. Das war auf der DLD-Konferenz im Januar in München.

This article makes the point that asset prices have declined while debts have remained constant. As debt has to be serviced out of earned income, we are likely to see a long period where the ‘D-process’ is at play.

Personally, I’d like to see the CDS market regulated, not banned.

"Women are more likely to raid their savings to compensate for lost income, the research, sponsored by EBS Building Society, found."

"Valdis Dombrovskis told public radio that the decision late on Thursday to cut 500m lats ($1bn; £607m) from the budget was "very difficult"."

I love this story. Zero Hedge and Option Armageddon were running it. You gotta love the concept of unidentified Japanese looking to dump U.S. assets.

The title says it all