Quantitative easing - Levitating the black hole
by uomo_senza_nome
on 7 Nov 2012
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http://www.economicsvoodoo.com A black hole is a region of spacetime where gravity prevents anything, including light, from escaping Around a black hole there is a mathematically defined surface called an ...
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The Seneca effect: Why decline is faster than growth
by uomo_senza_nome on 3 Sep 2011 3 comments, latest 8 years ago
http://cassandralegacy.blogspo
by uomo_senza_nome on 3 Sep 2011 3 comments, latest 8 years ago
http://cassandralegacy.blogspo
Baltic Dry Index indicating global economic slowdown
by uomo_senza_nome on 27 Jan 2012 1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://thefundamentalview.blog
by uomo_senza_nome on 27 Jan 2012 1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://thefundamentalview.blog
Why do we consider banks to be like holy churches?
by uomo_senza_nome on 26 Jan 2013 Posted 13 years ago
Iceland President from Davos: http://www.51-Jfh6ADH0
by uomo_senza_nome on 26 Jan 2013 Posted 13 years ago
Iceland President from Davos: http://www.51-Jfh6ADH0
Why Mish is wrong on Hyperinflation
by uomo_senza_nome on 8 Jan 2013 Posted 13 years ago
http://howfiatdies.blogspot.co Mish thinks people would not decide to have hyperinflation. I don't believe there has ever been a "decision to have hyperinflation". Hyperinflation is when things get out of ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 8 Jan 2013 Posted 13 years ago
http://howfiatdies.blogspot.co Mish thinks people would not decide to have hyperinflation. I don't believe there has ever been a "decision to have hyperinflation". Hyperinflation is when things get out of ...
Wealthfront
by uomo_senza_nome on 18 Dec 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://www.indexuniverse.com/s https://www.wealthfront.com/ Have any of you tried this? Like it? Dislike it? any other thoughts?
by uomo_senza_nome on 18 Dec 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://www.indexuniverse.com/s https://www.wealthfront.com/ Have any of you tried this? Like it? Dislike it? any other thoughts?
Are stocks an inflation hedge?
by uomo_senza_nome on 13 Dec 2012 17 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://twocents.blogs.com/webl To a certain extent. As long as inflation isn't runaway. #investing
by uomo_senza_nome on 13 Dec 2012 17 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://twocents.blogs.com/webl To a certain extent. As long as inflation isn't runaway. #investing
There's little we can do to prevent another massacre
by uomo_senza_nome on 17 Dec 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://www.thedailybeast.com/a There just aren't good words to talk about Newtown. It is a crime that literally defies imagination--hell, it flings imagination down and dances upon its head. No one ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 17 Dec 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://www.thedailybeast.com/a There just aren't good words to talk about Newtown. It is a crime that literally defies imagination--hell, it flings imagination down and dances upon its head. No one ...
If we had a Nate Silver for budget debate
by uomo_senza_nome on 26 Nov 2012 1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://www.cepr.net/index.php/ Silver managed to call every state exactly right. He ignored the gibberish about momentum or voters moods and simply focused on the data given by the various polls ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 26 Nov 2012 1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://www.cepr.net/index.php/ Silver managed to call every state exactly right. He ignored the gibberish about momentum or voters moods and simply focused on the data given by the various polls ...
Insurance company takeover of healthcare
by uomo_senza_nome on 12 Nov 2012 1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://nomiprins.squarespace.c Election rhetoric shuns the big picture in favor of the bigger platitude. Now that The Show is over, we are left with the equivalent of a Sunday morning ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 12 Nov 2012 1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://nomiprins.squarespace.c Election rhetoric shuns the big picture in favor of the bigger platitude. Now that The Show is over, we are left with the equivalent of a Sunday morning ...
The super awesome Jon Stewart
by uomo_senza_nome on 12 Nov 2012 1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl Bill Moyers said it very well: "an alternate reality, where the truth is as elusive as a moonbeam and facts as alien as little green men with ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 12 Nov 2012 1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl Bill Moyers said it very well: "an alternate reality, where the truth is as elusive as a moonbeam and facts as alien as little green men with ...
Financial Fraud, Moral Hazard and Psychology of Cheating
by uomo_senza_nome on 12 Nov 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl But there are times when corruption and callous greed becomes more tolerated, and a larger segment of the population that is not amoral, but is perhaps morally ambivalent ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 12 Nov 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl But there are times when corruption and callous greed becomes more tolerated, and a larger segment of the population that is not amoral, but is perhaps morally ambivalent ...
Finding compromise
by uomo_senza_nome on 7 Nov 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://www.econbrowser.com/arc But the Republicans held control of the House of Representatives and Americans remain deeply divided. Historically, the party in control of the White House loses some congressional seats ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 7 Nov 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://www.econbrowser.com/arc But the Republicans held control of the House of Representatives and Americans remain deeply divided. Historically, the party in control of the White House loses some congressional seats ...
The politics of hypocrisy
by uomo_senza_nome on 12 Oct 2012 4 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.js7jDqEAPBA http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl Screw you, I got mine. #politics
by uomo_senza_nome on 12 Oct 2012 4 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.js7jDqEAPBA http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl Screw you, I got mine. #politics
Ralph Nader speaks the truth
by uomo_senza_nome on 1 Oct 2012 83 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.capitalismwithoutfa #politics
by uomo_senza_nome on 1 Oct 2012 83 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.capitalismwithoutfa #politics
Maturity Transformation and Duration Mismatch
by uomo_senza_nome on 6 Oct 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://nonlineardynamic.blogsp Paul Krugman conveys an idea in words better than anyone else regarding the topic that is at the heart of modern banking: maturity transformation. In simple terms, individual ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 6 Oct 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://nonlineardynamic.blogsp Paul Krugman conveys an idea in words better than anyone else regarding the topic that is at the heart of modern banking: maturity transformation. In simple terms, individual ...
Gold and Central Banks in a game theory perspective
by uomo_senza_nome on 5 Oct 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://unqualified-reservation In case anyone with a lot of dollars is reading today, my position on the gold price is the same as in 2006. If gold will eventually be ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 5 Oct 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://unqualified-reservation In case anyone with a lot of dollars is reading today, my position on the gold price is the same as in 2006. If gold will eventually be ...
More on the housing "recovery"
by uomo_senza_nome on 27 Sep 2012 1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://pragcap.com/more-on-tha I don’t intend to rain on the economic parade. I’ve been saying we’d avoid a recession in 2012 for a long time now and the fact that housing ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 27 Sep 2012 1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://pragcap.com/more-on-tha I don’t intend to rain on the economic parade. I’ve been saying we’d avoid a recession in 2012 for a long time now and the fact that housing ...
Explaining Hyperinflation
by uomo_senza_nome on 4 Oct 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://azizonomics.com/2012/10 This is a post in three sections. First I want to outline my conception of the price level phenomena inflation and deflation. Second, I want to outline my ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 4 Oct 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://azizonomics.com/2012/10 This is a post in three sections. First I want to outline my conception of the price level phenomena inflation and deflation. Second, I want to outline my ...
Deleveraging has to happen no matter what
by uomo_senza_nome on 20 Sep 2012 6 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://comstockfunds.com/defau We also believe the private debt generated during the manias will continue to be deleveraged as the economy struggles. It is hard to believe the economy will be ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 20 Sep 2012 6 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://comstockfunds.com/defau We also believe the private debt generated during the manias will continue to be deleveraged as the economy struggles. It is hard to believe the economy will be ...
Arkady's blog coverage of the debate
by uomo_senza_nome on 3 Oct 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://www.rightcondition.com/ Obama: "I want to hire 100,000 more teachers." This is despite the fact that public union pensions are absolutely crushing state budgets and have caused numerous nasty ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 3 Oct 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://www.rightcondition.com/ Obama: "I want to hire 100,000 more teachers." This is despite the fact that public union pensions are absolutely crushing state budgets and have caused numerous nasty ...
Does QE work?
by uomo_senza_nome on 3 Oct 2012 27 comments, latest 13 years ago
Obviously No. but here's a detailed explanation: http://www.creditwritedowns.co I don’t think QE will work. But I believe the Fed and other central banks believe they need to be aggressive ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 3 Oct 2012 27 comments, latest 13 years ago
Obviously No. but here's a detailed explanation: http://www.creditwritedowns.co I don’t think QE will work. But I believe the Fed and other central banks believe they need to be aggressive ...
Gap between college tuition and consumer income
by uomo_senza_nome on 2 Oct 2012 1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://soberlook.com/2012/10/g Analysts point out that higher education costs in the US have significantly outpaced inflation. Another way to look at the issue however is to compare college costs with ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 2 Oct 2012 1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://soberlook.com/2012/10/g Analysts point out that higher education costs in the US have significantly outpaced inflation. Another way to look at the issue however is to compare college costs with ...
The age of narcissism
by uomo_senza_nome on 1 Oct 2012 2 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl None of the men and women who voted for this bill has any right to speak in public about the rule of law anymore, or to take a ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 1 Oct 2012 2 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl None of the men and women who voted for this bill has any right to speak in public about the rule of law anymore, or to take a ...
Fat fingers and the price of oil
by uomo_senza_nome on 23 Sep 2012 11 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.econbrowser.com/arc Those who doubt that oil prices are determined solely by fundamentals would naturally ask, what aspect of the supply or demand for oil could have possibly changed in ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 23 Sep 2012 11 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.econbrowser.com/arc Those who doubt that oil prices are determined solely by fundamentals would naturally ask, what aspect of the supply or demand for oil could have possibly changed in ...
Is there such a thing called free will?
by uomo_senza_nome on 22 Aug 2012 53 comments, latest 13 years ago
I am reading this book and I'm not so sure.
by uomo_senza_nome on 22 Aug 2012 53 comments, latest 13 years ago
I am reading this book and I'm not so sure.
causes and consequences of bubbles
by uomo_senza_nome on 28 Sep 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://pragcap.com/asset-bubbl So why do bubbles form? Because we tend towards herding behavior and other faulty irrational forms of thinking that result in a permanent and sometimes highly distorted market ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 28 Sep 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://pragcap.com/asset-bubbl So why do bubbles form? Because we tend towards herding behavior and other faulty irrational forms of thinking that result in a permanent and sometimes highly distorted market ...
The Chinese economic miracle or a mirage?
by uomo_senza_nome on 27 Sep 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://www.econbrowser.com/arc And China has more 45- to 50-year-olds today than it has 5- to 10-year olds. That means that in another decade or so, the number of people retiring ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 27 Sep 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://www.econbrowser.com/arc And China has more 45- to 50-year-olds today than it has 5- to 10-year olds. That means that in another decade or so, the number of people retiring ...
Open-ended QE
by uomo_senza_nome on 13 Sep 2012 22 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ Oh dear. The Fed said it will buy $40 billion of mortgages per month in an attempt to foster a nascent recovery in the real estate market. The ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 13 Sep 2012 22 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ Oh dear. The Fed said it will buy $40 billion of mortgages per month in an attempt to foster a nascent recovery in the real estate market. The ...
Justice Inaction
by uomo_senza_nome on 25 Sep 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://g-a-i.org/wp-content/up Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 25 Sep 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://g-a-i.org/wp-content/up Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until ...
When economists brush with death
by uomo_senza_nome on 23 Sep 2012 2 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.businessspectator.c The magic of margin was that, if shares rose a mere 10 per cent, you doubled your money, turning $10 million into $20 million. The catch was that, ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 23 Sep 2012 2 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.businessspectator.c The magic of margin was that, if shares rose a mere 10 per cent, you doubled your money, turning $10 million into $20 million. The catch was that, ...
Restoring the legitimacy of the Fed
by uomo_senza_nome on 24 Sep 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://baselinescenario.com/20 The Federal Reserve has a legitimacy problem. Fortunately, a potential policy shift is available that offers both the right thing for the Fed to do and a way ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 24 Sep 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://baselinescenario.com/20 The Federal Reserve has a legitimacy problem. Fortunately, a potential policy shift is available that offers both the right thing for the Fed to do and a way ...
Chaos on Bulls**t mountain
by uomo_senza_nome on 21 Sep 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl The ranks of the working poor have swelled for sure, because of a financial collapse brought on by unfettered greed and fraud of Wall Street, and a stagnant ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 21 Sep 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl The ranks of the working poor have swelled for sure, because of a financial collapse brought on by unfettered greed and fraud of Wall Street, and a stagnant ...
Consumers adjust to higher oil prices
by uomo_senza_nome on 19 Sep 2012 8 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.econbrowser.com/arc The graph below plots average U.S. gasoline prices, adjusted for inflation, over the last decade. This is now the fourth time we've been near the $4 threshold. It ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 19 Sep 2012 8 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.econbrowser.com/arc The graph below plots average U.S. gasoline prices, adjusted for inflation, over the last decade. This is now the fourth time we've been near the $4 threshold. It ...
Dangers of QE3
by uomo_senza_nome on 20 Sep 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://www.freebanking.org/201 Scott Sumner jokingly wonders whether, having been credited by the press for badgering Ben Bernanke's Fed until it at last cried "uncle!" by announcing QE3, he now needs ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 20 Sep 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://www.freebanking.org/201 Scott Sumner jokingly wonders whether, having been credited by the press for badgering Ben Bernanke's Fed until it at last cried "uncle!" by announcing QE3, he now needs ...
Qualified borrowers are dwindling at lower rates
by uomo_senza_nome on 19 Sep 2012 4 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.housingwire.com/new The purchase index, which measures applications filed for mortgages on home purchases, fell 4%. Refinance activity, on the other hand, grew 1% from the previous week, with applications ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 19 Sep 2012 4 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.housingwire.com/new The purchase index, which measures applications filed for mortgages on home purchases, fell 4%. Refinance activity, on the other hand, grew 1% from the previous week, with applications ...
Do Asset bubbles make us wealthier?
by uomo_senza_nome on 13 Sep 2012 12 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/ To the extent that home prices begin to rise, consumers will feel wealthier, they'll feel more -- more disposed to spend. If house prices are rising, people may ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 13 Sep 2012 12 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/ To the extent that home prices begin to rise, consumers will feel wealthier, they'll feel more -- more disposed to spend. If house prices are rising, people may ...
Krugman, Newton and Zombie banks
by uomo_senza_nome on 16 Sep 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://azizonomics.com/2012/09 My theory is this: our depression is not a problem of insufficient demand. It is systemic; most prominently and immediately financial fragility, financial zombification, moral hazard, and excessive ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 16 Sep 2012 Posted 13 years ago
http://azizonomics.com/2012/09 My theory is this: our depression is not a problem of insufficient demand. It is systemic; most prominently and immediately financial fragility, financial zombification, moral hazard, and excessive ...
by uomo_senza_nome on 9 Dec 2011 235 comments, latest 13 years ago
People who argue that their beliefs are true have the burden of proof. This is a very important concept in making arguments, known as Russell's teapot. Russell's teapot states ...
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