Saturday, October 24, 2009

Hedging On VIX Futures Indicates Of Growing Imbalances?

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The anomaly du jour appears to be rising tensions from policies applied versus the natural state of the markets. The important thing one nee...

Signs Of Wealth Transfer In US-China Car Sales

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This should be a milestone. Car sales in China has surpassed the US. According to the Economist , (all bold highlights mine) ``CHINA'S c...
Friday, October 23, 2009

The Return Of The Financial Industry

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The financial industry has been returning to its old status-with a vengeance. According to Bespoke Invest, ``The weighting of the Financial...
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Wall St. Cheat Sheet: Nouriel Roubini Unmasked; Lessons

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The following article, from Wall St. Cheat Sheet, scoffs at the track record of high profile economist Nouriel Roubini in making predictions...

Milton Friedman: Why Electing The Right People Isn't Enough

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People have a great misconception in this way, they think way they solve things by electing the right people. Its nice to elect the right pe...
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Graphic: US Versus Russia

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A graphic comparing the US and Russia on various aspects courtesy of mint.com. See the original plus other graphics at mint.com

The Economics of Holidays

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The Economist asks, "Are Holidays good for the economy?" The Economist continues , ``STRIKING the right balance between life and w...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

John Stossel: Unseen Negative Effects of Minimum Wages

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David Einhorn: The Inevitable Ramifications Of Short-term Popularity Policies Over Solvency

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Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn recently delivered a discerning speech at Value Investing Congress. Here are some noteworthy quotes: ...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Desperately Looking For Normal

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This exemplifies what we deem as “desperately looking for normal”- where the markets are expected to behave according to a scenario molded b...

Stephen Roach: Preparing For The Asian Century

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McKinsey Quarterly Interviews Morgan Stanley's Stephen Roach on his latest book "The Next Asia". Find below the transcript of...

Dramatic Improvements In Global Country Default Risks (CDS)

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The following is an updated table of country default risk courtesy of Bespoke Invest According to Bespoke Invest , (all bold highlights mine...
Monday, October 19, 2009

World Recession Is Over!

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That's according to Floyd Norris of the New York Times From New York Times , (all bold highlights mine) ``The worldwide recession appea...