Willem Buiter

Google This: 5 Reasons to Switch to Bing "Here we’ll break down 5 awesome Bing-specific features that are really growing on us. From insightful information to help us better plan our trips to cashback on purchases, and a visually…

Wells Fargo fires executive who partied at repossessed Malibu mansion "For an executive at the US bank Wells Fargo, a repossessed $12m beach house in southern California proved just too tempting. The financial institution has fired…

Light posting this morning.  But I may be back later this afternoon. Let’s see what markets do today. Right now, it’s not looking good as Europe and Asia sold off and U.S. futures point to a selloff stateside. So, if you need a…

Yesterday I wrote a healthcare polemic which was mostly designed to discuss the politics of healthcare for the President. The essence of my argument was that Barack Obama has not shown enough willingness to fight for specific policies he…

Dr. Doom: Where we're going we don't need roads - Dealbreaker Marc Faber's July Newsletter. On Robert S. McNamara - James Fallows Very good obit on McNamara. Regulation And Oversight Of Gun Sales Reduces…

In the clearest signal yet that we are still in a potentially devastating global deflationary spiral, The Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank and the world’s oldest central bank, has effectively cut interest rates to minus 0.25% and has started…

I hope people had a safe and happy fourth. Profiting from an Irvine bank failure - Mortgage Insider - OCRegister.com Interesting look into FDIC procedure Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee considering expanding quantitative…

Happy 4th of July, America. I Know This Much Is True - Barrons.com An interview with "Random Walk" Author Burton Malkiel. He talks about China and more. The human cost of businesses entering administration is high -…

La tercera petrolera china ofrece 12000 millones por la filial argentina de Repsol - Finanzas The Chinese are all over the natural resource sector. CNPC has offered $17 billion for Repsol YPF assets in Argentina. Now CNOOC another…

Bank of NY Mellon sees writedowns, 2009 profit: report - Reuters This is what I expect many banks to be saying later this quarter. Is Obama Edging Towards Bush-Like Indefinite Detention? - Michael Scherer, Swampland…