In Big Picture - Posted 9 hours ago

Today's guest post comes from David J. Merkel, CFA, FSA. David is Chief Economist and Director of Research of Finacorp Securities. Previously, he has ...

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In Economist's View - Posted 1 week ago

Tim Duy says the economy will need to shift clearly in one direction or another deflation or inflation to drive any change in rate policy :Th...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 2 weeks ago

Some notes from Dr. Enzio von Pfeil's August 12, 2008, appearance on CNBC Asia:You were bullish about commodities the last few times when you were on ...

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In Economist's View - Posted 2 weeks ago

Tim Duy:The Rapid Reversal, by Tim Duy: The rapid shift in financial markets over the past month caught me off guard. I have long been of the view the...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 3 weeks ago

Today s FOMC meeting is largely a done deal. No moves, but sound hawkish. Personally, if I were in their shoes, I would move the Fed Funds target ...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 3 weeks ago

Freddie CEO ignored red flags. Freddie Mac (FRE) CEO Richard Syron chose to ignore internal warnings that, if heeded, could have shielded the GSE fr...

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In Capital Markets & Economic Analysis - Posted 4 weeks ago

The Fed has tightened the growth of monetary liquidity for severalyears. With the advent of the subprime mortgage and housingdebacle last year, the co...

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In Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - Posted 8 weeks ago

Congratulations (of sorts) go to the UK as British household debt is highest in history.British households are now more indebted than those of any oth...

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In Kudlow's Money Politic$ - Posted 9 weeks ago

The Fed turned its back Wednesday on the very inflation-tax problem it helped create.On the day after an unusually important Fed policy meeting both g...

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In Seeking Alpha - Posted 9 weeks ago

Today the Fed s Open Market Committee [FOMC] met to discuss monetary policy and did what was widely expected nothing. By holding the fed funds tar...

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