[Skip to the end] I’m keeping an eye on crude prices rising a lot more than the USD is falling; so, I suspect the great
[Skip to the end] This is hard to believe. Those CBs don’t have unlimited USD. So, if true, they will be borrowing them from the
[Skip to the end] Interesting how reports of higher inflation have often meant stronger currencies in the short run due to higher anticipated rates from
[Skip to the end] Too Big to Fail? by Peter S Goodman Using public money to spare Fannie and Freddie would increase the public debt,
Mainstream economics says: Get inflation right and that ‘automatically’ optimizes long-term growth and employment. Adding to demand with a negative supply shock turns a ‘relative
My take on the USD: It was at a level based on foreigners wanting to accumulate $70 billion per month which also = the US
Cutting 75 basis points rather than the expected 100 basis points gave the Fed positive near term reinforcement from market participants: Dollar went up Food/fuel/commodities
(some email q&a’s) UPDATED as more questions come in!! Why would shareholders approve this sale? Answer, they may not. They may take their chances with
> On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Saunders, Brock wrote: > No problem….was just trying to think of solutions to regain liquidity in
Here’s how the inflation can persist indefinitely: In addition to the India/China type story for resource demand, this time around nominal demand for commodities is