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How about all three. Faber released another provocative newsletter this month that has a little grist for investor of all stripes. Boom. His short-term outlook is bullish because he believes money-printing will underpin the market even…

Last week, I highlighted some of the ideas of Australian economist Steve Keen in my post, “Steve Keen and the spectre of terminal debt.”  Keen is of the Minsky camp and he believes that an unsustainable debt bubble has build up in the…

Bair spoke to CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo about the Fed as a single regulator, her agency’s available capital, premiums for deposit insurance, FDIC seizures, private equity buyers and much more. The video is below and runs just under 11 minutes.…

Ron Paul was on CNN this morning talking about unemployment, the credit crisis, the Federal Reserve and a lot more.

The U.S. Dollar fell to its lowest against the Swiss Franc and Euro, while the Canadian dollar and the Scandinavian currencies are also near year highs as well.  If you read Bloomberg, you might think this has to do with a bullish equity…

Nouriel Roubini is the most prominent economist to warn that a double-dip recession would be a distinct possibility if economic policy-makers return to policy normalization too quickly.  Now, Stephen Roach, head of Morgan Stanley Asia,…

The Chinese are getting serious about addressing overcapacity that has developed in industry, according to statements released by the state press. This should be seen as a positive development given concerns about a bubble in property and…

Below is a video released by the Kauffman Foundation about bloggers in the econ and finance space.  The video shows that our space is really catching on and garnering ever more readership and credibility. This clip runs about 20…

This just in from Bloomberg: The Federal Reserve must make public reports about recipients of emergency loans from U.S. taxpayers under programs created to address the financial crisis, a federal judge ruled. The case is: Bloomberg LP…

I intended to write this post about high frequency trading. The idea was to link to a very enlightening podcast that aired yesterday on “Taking Stock” with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Radio. Tyler Durden of Zero Hedge was on the program talking…