The Australian Yield Curve and Mortgage Rates
By Bron Suchecki
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Below is a short commentary on mortgage rates I received from Jackarine Ludwig of Aggregated Awareness:
The Mystery Behind the Parabolic Yield Curve is a nice report by Gary Dorsch, an American chartist I follow. Rarely does Australia get a mentio....
:: Saturday, July 04, 2009
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Can the Perceptions of Participants Influence Market Fundamentals?
By Winton Bates
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"Reflexivity can be interpreted as a circularity, or two way feedback loop, between the participants’ views and the actual state of affairs. People base their decisions not on the actual situation that confronts them but on their perception or interp....
By Winton Bates
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"Reflexivity can be interpreted as a circularity, or two way feedback loop, between the participants’ views and the actual state of affairs. People base their decisions not on the actual situation that confronts them but on their perception or interp....
US Economy Grows for Second Consecutive Month
By Eldon Mast
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On Wednesday the Institute for Supply Management published its manufacturing report for June 2009. It's overall index (PMI) bumped up for the sixth straight month and stood at 44.8%. The reading suggests, "the overall economy grew for the second cons....
By Eldon Mast
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On Wednesday the Institute for Supply Management published its manufacturing report for June 2009. It's overall index (PMI) bumped up for the sixth straight month and stood at 44.8%. The reading suggests, "the overall economy grew for the second cons....
A Simple Plan to Save California
By David Barr
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Sometime in the next couple of months The Federal Government is going to give the state of California a lot of money. After lavishing more than a trillion dollars on Banks, Insurers and Auto Companies, there is a 0% probability that the government w....
By David Barr
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Sometime in the next couple of months The Federal Government is going to give the state of California a lot of money. After lavishing more than a trillion dollars on Banks, Insurers and Auto Companies, there is a 0% probability that the government w....
Quantitative Easing By Fed Is Predictably Failing
By Trace Mayer
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The Federal Reserve has embarked on a perilous journey of quantitative easing. On 18 March 2009 I predicted the Federal Reserve Will Fail With Quantitative Easing. In the June 2009 Special Issue from Sprott Asset Management the billionaire Eric Spr....
By Trace Mayer
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The Federal Reserve has embarked on a perilous journey of quantitative easing. On 18 March 2009 I predicted the Federal Reserve Will Fail With Quantitative Easing. In the June 2009 Special Issue from Sprott Asset Management the billionaire Eric Spr....
The War on Gold II
By Bron Suchecki
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Further to my post of 6 May on the book Sutton, A.C., The war on gold, 1977, '76 Press, California, USA, below are some extracts from the book I've made for my personal reference: Page 59: It is this disciplinary function of gold that is irksome t....
By Bron Suchecki
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Further to my post of 6 May on the book Sutton, A.C., The war on gold, 1977, '76 Press, California, USA, below are some extracts from the book I've made for my personal reference: Page 59: It is this disciplinary function of gold that is irksome t....
Commercial Real Estate: Recovery Signs?
By Eldon Mast
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Some commercial real estate business is stirring again. The deals seem to be starting small, but never-the-less they are happening. "Until a couple of transactions settled, you didn’t have a floor in the market," says Jeff Pacy, a broker with P....
By Eldon Mast
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Some commercial real estate business is stirring again. The deals seem to be starting small, but never-the-less they are happening. "Until a couple of transactions settled, you didn’t have a floor in the market," says Jeff Pacy, a broker with P....
Kansas City Fed: Regional Factory Production Now Net Positive
By Eldon Mast
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For the first time in 10 months the Tenth Federal Reserve District is reporting factory production that is now net positive. The Tenth Federal Reserve District encompasses Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, northern New Mexico, and weste....
By Eldon Mast
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For the first time in 10 months the Tenth Federal Reserve District is reporting factory production that is now net positive. The Tenth Federal Reserve District encompasses Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, northern New Mexico, and weste....
Hedging using derivatives
By Ajay Shah
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There is a fascinating article in The Economist about how the world of derivatives has shaped up through the crisis. I often encounter misconceptions about hedging. The one line that summarises the issue is this: The job of a hedging strategy is t....
By Ajay Shah
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There is a fascinating article in The Economist about how the world of derivatives has shaped up through the crisis. I often encounter misconceptions about hedging. The one line that summarises the issue is this: The job of a hedging strategy is t....
What Has Government Done To Our Money?
By Trace Mayer
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On 25 June 2009 I was invited to the Cafe Libertalia to speak at a book club where I was given the latitude to choose the book for discussion. I picked What Has Government Done To Our Money And The Case For A 100% Gold Dollar by Murray Rothbard. Thi....
By Trace Mayer
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On 25 June 2009 I was invited to the Cafe Libertalia to speak at a book club where I was given the latitude to choose the book for discussion. I picked What Has Government Done To Our Money And The Case For A 100% Gold Dollar by Murray Rothbard. Thi....
Employment in Manufacturing and Government and the Deficit with China
By D H Smith
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I heard a couple of talkers on business news and talk radio note that government employment had exceeded manufacturing employment in the United States. When I looked into it, I found the origin of this meme at a blogpost of Fabius Maximus entitled A....
By D H Smith
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I heard a couple of talkers on business news and talk radio note that government employment had exceeded manufacturing employment in the United States. When I looked into it, I found the origin of this meme at a blogpost of Fabius Maximus entitled A....
Federal Reserve Eases On Interventions
By Eldon Mast
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On Thursday the Fed announced that it will end or significantly curb the use of three emergency programs that it had been using to provide cash to brokers and money-market funds. The developments are additional signs that the Fed sees improving fi....
By Eldon Mast
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On Thursday the Fed announced that it will end or significantly curb the use of three emergency programs that it had been using to provide cash to brokers and money-market funds. The developments are additional signs that the Fed sees improving fi....
Recession: Keynesian or Hayekian
By Vipin Veetil
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In the Times of India I hear is all about “infotainment”, with more information less entertainment in economic times. So as far ET columnists go hardly can one hold them the standards of an academic debate, loose ends are quite natural. But what ....
By Vipin Veetil
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In the Times of India I hear is all about “infotainment”, with more information less entertainment in economic times. So as far ET columnists go hardly can one hold them the standards of an academic debate, loose ends are quite natural. But what ....
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I recently heard a very knowledgeable, influential person talking about the future. He had many insights that were helpful and valid. His economic views, however were quite disturbing. He made a comment to the effect that capitalism is immoral. He po....
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The financial liquidity crisis is in full swing around the world. It is no wonder that experts and novices alike seek ways and means to prevent a future recurrence. Many different solutions are enacted and proposed. All of them center on wealth and m....
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It would be (or maybe is?) an interesting and informative exercise to poll existing undergraduate economic students whether they consider themselves “Homo economicus.” A second part of the study could be completed with graduate students, about to ....
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Simon:
A budget crisis is a necessity for most states - it's the only way to force legislators towards some semblance of rational spending. CA's problems is too many pigs at the trough, with too many inefficient programs that legislators are (so far) unw...
A budget crisis is a necessity for most states - it's the only way to force legislators towards some semblance of rational spending. CA's problems is too many pigs at the trough, with too many inefficient programs that legislators are (so far) unw...
david:
Of course board certification matters. Otherwise how do you know you know enough to take care of your patients? If you have spent enough time in the medical profession, you will easily tell whether a doctor is board certified or not, based on their c...
Of course board certification matters. Otherwise how do you know you know enough to take care of your patients? If you have spent enough time in the medical profession, you will easily tell whether a doctor is board certified or not, based on their c...
XSmith:
Thank you for comments and these good articles.I am in a big problem with the insurance companies.I am in UK. Everything you are saying is exactly the same here, but there is a difference... .Insurance companies are accusing doctors of unbundling wh...
Thank you for comments and these good articles.I am in a big problem with the insurance companies.I am in UK. Everything you are saying is exactly the same here, but there is a difference... .Insurance companies are accusing doctors of unbundling wh...
Dan McLaughlin:
The national plan for dealing with insolvent states is to let the citizens of that state who got the benefits of all fo the profligate spending bear the burden. It is unconscionable to spread the burden of assinine policy on those who neither suppor...
The national plan for dealing with insolvent states is to let the citizens of that state who got the benefits of all fo the profligate spending bear the burden. It is unconscionable to spread the burden of assinine policy on those who neither suppor...
Dan McLaughlin:
I recognize that you are not promoting this, but the very idea that a government functionary can possibly know what makes any individual more or less happy than the individual himself or herself reeks of pompous arrogance. Yet that is the only polic...
I recognize that you are not promoting this, but the very idea that a government functionary can possibly know what makes any individual more or less happy than the individual himself or herself reeks of pompous arrogance. Yet that is the only polic...
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I think it's way too early to call it a come back, Zillow has not adjusted seasonality out of those charts. It is interesting to see Boulder's prices so high, I never would have guessed that!...
I think it's way too early to call it a come back, Zillow has not adjusted seasonality out of those charts. It is interesting to see Boulder's prices so high, I never would have guessed that!...
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The best solution for alternative energy adoption is strong economic growth. No one did as much for alternative energy as George Bush. When oil is over $100/barrel and demand is strong, you'll be amazed at the investment you'll see in solar and ele...
The best solution for alternative energy adoption is strong economic growth. No one did as much for alternative energy as George Bush. When oil is over $100/barrel and demand is strong, you'll be amazed at the investment you'll see in solar and ele...
