Monthly Archives: December 2009

Betting on Copenhagen

Emile Servan-Schreiber comments on a New York Times opinion piece: The idea that betting could help us gain clarity on some controversial scientific questions has first been proposed by George Mason economics professor Robin Hanson in 1992 in a paper … Continue reading

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission will have authority to decide what derivatives must be centrally cleared rather than letting private parties make the call.

“Central clearing interposes a regulated clearinghouse between the original counterparties in a derivatives transaction and so creates an opportunity to make dealing more transparent.” CNBC video

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How Ben Bernanke, Henry Paulson and Barney Franck ruined the US economy.

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Gold to $2,000?

Old video:

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The French have taken over the City of London.

Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic: Do you know what it means for me to see for the first time in 50 years a French European commissioner in charge of the internal market, including financial services, including the City … Continue reading

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Stats for November 2009 — Midas Oracle Edition

P.S.: The stats would be much better if I opened the comments more widely. I don’t, because it saturates the server. In the future, we will see.

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The Dubai economy was just a mirage.

Dubai = an over-sized hedge fund that got out of control

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New TV ad for Thomson Reuters

[I am not paid to run this ad. Just information.]

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Niall O’Connor is on Twitter –finally.

http://twitter.com/bettingmarket http://twitter.com/midasoracle Jason Ruspini should keep up with the Jones.

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Tobin Tax = a tax on financial transactions

Sounds like Jason Ruspini shouldn’t lose sleep over it —it won’t happen: Previously: – Paul Krugman Tries to Foist Specious Argument in Tobin Tax Debate. – Jason Ruspini is against the Tobin Tax.

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