Topic: doomsterism
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E. Cartman posted a blog entry
“Where are they going to go?” asks one McCain adviser
Complacency triumphant:The pollsters for John McCain’s campaign sent out a memo challenging the findings of a poll...
Complacency triumphant:The pollsters for John McCain’s campaign sent out a memo challenging the findings of a poll...
E. Cartman posted a blog entry
Quote of the day
on today’s seismic Treasury selloff:“The point is that the world was long Treasury, and we can see how...
on today’s seismic Treasury selloff:“The point is that the world was long Treasury, and we can see how...
E. Cartman posted a blog entry
Establishment-liberal bankruptcy
Thomas Palley, Open Society Institute pontificator emeritus cum DC-cocktail laude, mocks himself best when he’s most...
Thomas Palley, Open Society Institute pontificator emeritus cum DC-cocktail laude, mocks himself best when he’s most...
46 days ago
a neoconservative mugged by Hobbes
| Topics: dawn to..., dollar, doomsterism, federal...
a neoconservative mugged by Hobbes
| Topics: dawn to..., dollar, doomsterism, federal...E. Cartman posted a blog entry
Huh?
Didn’t get this memo. No sir.Fetch your tin helmets once again. The European Central Bank is opting for a monetary...
Didn’t get this memo. No sir.Fetch your tin helmets once again. The European Central Bank is opting for a monetary...
46 days ago
a neoconservative mugged by Hobbes
| Topics: dollar, doomsterism, inflation, monetary...
a neoconservative mugged by Hobbes
| Topics: dollar, doomsterism, inflation, monetary...E. Cartman posted a blog entry
Iran: “US voters want policy change”
As noted here time and again, Iran has nothing to lose by waiting out the end of George Bush’s term.May 29, 2008 |...
As noted here time and again, Iran has nothing to lose by waiting out the end of George Bush’s term.May 29, 2008 |...
E. Cartman posted a blog entry
NYT front page slobbers all over BS Bernanke
“With Bold Steps, Fed Chief Quiets Some Criticism”:[...]“It has been a really head-spinning range of...
“With Bold Steps, Fed Chief Quiets Some Criticism”:[...]“It has been a really head-spinning range of...
E. Cartman posted a blog entry
The “shadow stats thesis” goes mainstream, …
… underwritten by PIMCO’s Bill Gross.Just in time for the huge TIPS burp a couple of nights ago, when massive...
… underwritten by PIMCO’s Bill Gross.Just in time for the huge TIPS burp a couple of nights ago, when massive...
61 days ago
a neoconservative mugged by Hobbes
| Topics: doomsterism, federal..., global macro, inflation
a neoconservative mugged by Hobbes
| Topics: doomsterism, federal..., global macro, inflationE. Cartman posted a blog entry
Recent USD strengthening
IFR:[13:57 US GOVTS: Fallout From Credit Crisis Seen in TIC Data]Boston, May 15. Though foreigners continued to buy...
IFR:[13:57 US GOVTS: Fallout From Credit Crisis Seen in TIC Data]Boston, May 15. Though foreigners continued to buy...
E. Cartman posted a blog entry
Tribalism, institutionalism, and my civilizational quarter-life crisis
Forgive another intellectual detour from markets. But I’ve wanted to talk about something that’s been simmering for...
Forgive another intellectual detour from markets. But I’ve wanted to talk about something that’s been simmering for...
E. Cartman posted a blog entry
MS-01
The MS-01 runoff was today.Mississippi’s first congressional district voted 63-37 for Bush in 2004. There are 110...
The MS-01 runoff was today.Mississippi’s first congressional district voted 63-37 for Bush in 2004. There are 110...
E. Cartman posted a blog entry
Narcissistic over-complication of Econ 101
Regular finance-focused readers have probably noticed that I’ve neglected economic commentary recently. That’s...
Regular finance-focused readers have probably noticed that I’ve neglected economic commentary recently. That’s...
73 days ago
a neoconservative mugged by Hobbes
| Topics: dawn to..., doomsterism, federal..., inflation
a neoconservative mugged by Hobbes
| Topics: dawn to..., doomsterism, federal..., inflationE. Cartman posted a blog entry
Merrill level 3 debt up 70% qoq
More trash for the Fed to haul out?Merrill Says Level 3 Assets Jump 70% in First Quarter (Update2) By Joyce MoullakisMay 6...
More trash for the Fed to haul out?Merrill Says Level 3 Assets Jump 70% in First Quarter (Update2) By Joyce MoullakisMay 6...
E. Cartman posted a blog entry
LA-06: The ‘Wright’ stuff crashes and burns
As someone who has spent an enormous amount of time analyzing what does, and what doesn’t, influence opinion polls, I...
As someone who has spent an enormous amount of time analyzing what does, and what doesn’t, influence opinion polls, I...
E. Cartman posted a blog entry
Dangerous knowledge
What would happen when non-government T-bill chumps figure out that they’re getting between negative 5 percent and...
What would happen when non-government T-bill chumps figure out that they’re getting between negative 5 percent and...
E. Cartman posted a blog entry
Looks like
the monolines (Ambac and MBIA — remember them?) are going to be the next “crisis” … again. (h/t Alea)
the monolines (Ambac and MBIA — remember them?) are going to be the next “crisis” … again. (h/t Alea)
E. Cartman posted a blog entry
“Other comprehensive income”
I guess the “Level 3 asset” chicanery got too embarrassing.Outsize losses reported last week by Citigroup Inc. and...
I guess the “Level 3 asset” chicanery got too embarrassing.Outsize losses reported last week by Citigroup Inc. and...
E. Cartman posted a blog entry
Japan hemorrhaging money for food
The Age (Aus.):Justin Norrie, TokyoApril 21, 2008A 130% rise in the global cost of wheat in the past year, caused partly by...
The Age (Aus.):Justin Norrie, TokyoApril 21, 2008A 130% rise in the global cost of wheat in the past year, caused partly by...
E. Cartman posted a blog entry
Graphic of the day
This excellent WSJ graphic has made its way around the financial internets quite a bit in the past 24 hours, and it seems like...
This excellent WSJ graphic has made its way around the financial internets quite a bit in the past 24 hours, and it seems like...
105 days ago
a neoconservative mugged by Hobbes
| Topics: doomsterism, federal..., inflation, monetary...
a neoconservative mugged by Hobbes
| Topics: doomsterism, federal..., inflation, monetary...E. Cartman posted a blog entry
Volcker criticizes BSC bailout
I didn’t post this article at first, because I thought the financial press was making a much bigger deal out of what...
I didn’t post this article at first, because I thought the financial press was making a much bigger deal out of what...
106 days ago
a neoconservative mugged by Hobbes
| Topics: doomsterism, federal..., inflation, monetary...
a neoconservative mugged by Hobbes
| Topics: doomsterism, federal..., inflation, monetary...E. Cartman posted a blog entry
A miscellaneous addendum
The sentiment climate today feels much like it did in November, after the last time the helicopters were scrambled.Howls of...
The sentiment climate today feels much like it did in November, after the last time the helicopters were scrambled.Howls of...
