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Links: 2010-03-05 – Debtflation, the role of government, and lessons from Japan
Morgan Stanley - Global Economic Forum - Debating Debtflation FT.com - Pandit blames Citi’s woes on short selling Marshall Auerback: A tale of two recoveries – Germany and Malaysia, Part II Stuck in neutral – what Japan’s rebalancing…
Make Markets Be Markets: The Report
This is the second in a series of posts about ideas for financial reform generated by the “Make Markets Be Markets” conference I attended yesterday in New York City on 3 Mar 2010. Below is a compilation of all the ideas for financial…
German responsible for Stability and Growth Pact wants to bail Greece out
One of the more surprising announcements of support for a bailout of Greece comes from none other than Theodor Waigel, the former German Finance Minister who invented the Stability and Growth Pact. While Greece was able to successfully roll…
It’s about personal responsibility. No one made people buy these cars
If you’re wondering where these ridiculous, hare-brained comments are coming from, then watch this video and listen to Rick Santelli speak about predatory lending. The only one who acquits herself in this segment is Janet…
Make Markets Be Markets: The Doom Loop
This is the first in a series of posts about ideas for financial reform generated by the “Make Markets Be Markets” conference I attended yesterday in New York City on 3 Mar 2010. We heard presentations from speakers like Simon Johnson,…
Links: 2010-03-04 – The cost of aging, leaving Britain for taxes and more
Getting Old Is Expensive - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com Sovereign-crisis trades spark regulatory backlash - MarketWatch Long-time cannabis use associated with psychosis - Science Daily Slashdot Your Rights Online Story | German Data…
Fiscal Follies
David Rosenberg takes on the sovereign debt issue in his latest commentary, highlighting the structural deficits in the U.S. and the U.K. They are actually higher than in Spain or Greece. Greece here, Portugal there. Did you know that…
Jobless claims fall 29,000 for week ended 27 Feb 2010
Initial jobless claims fell 29,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 469,000 from a revised 498,000 the prior week. While the fall is certainly welcome, initial jobless claims remain very high more than two years after the recession began in…
Presidential Reunion
Pretty funny video by SNL characters bringing back a host of former Presidents to advise Obama to protect consumers from the banks. See the behind the scenes video and the Dana Carvey Dream Sequence too.
Iceland Referendum — New Risks, Old Story
Officials have been trying to come up with some way to avoid the weekend referendum in Iceland but it looks likely those efforts have been in vain. Polls show that nearly three-quarters of the Iceland voters will reject the deal that…