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Michael Lewis on CBS 60 Minutes: How the capitalism was almost destroyed by the capitalists in the Fall of 2008 – [VIDEO]

Written by Chris F. Masse on March 15, 2010 — Leave a Comment

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Felix Salmon review of Michael Lewis’s book, “The Big Short”.

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Financial Markets, History, The Global Economy | Also tagged 2008 financial crisis, 60 minutes, banks, capitalism, capitalists, CBS 60 Minutes, economic crisis, economy, Finance, financial crisis, Financial Markets, investment banks, Michael Lewis, stock markets, The Big Short, US banks, US economy, US financial markets, US stock market, Wall Street, world economy

Stocks have underperformed gold. Why?

Written by Chris F. Masse on December 19, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, The Global Economy | Also tagged bailouts, capital, estate tax, Federal Reserve, Finance, financial market, Financial Markets, gold, gold prices, job creation, job killers, jobs, laws, money supply, Politics, profits, Regulations, stock market, stock prices, stocks, taxes, US bailouts, US government, US politics

Nouriel Roubini on carry trade… and the anemic recovery

Written by Chris F. Masse on December 14, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Doctor Gloom:

Jim Rodgers on gold:

Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, The Global Economy | Also tagged asset prices, bonds, bubbles, carry trade, commodities, debt, emerging markets, employment rate, Federal Reserve, Finance, financial bubble, financial bubbles, Financial Markets, global economy, gold, interest rate, interest rates, Jim Rodgers, job creation, jobs, labor income, Nouriel Roubini, stock market, stock markets, stocks, US dollar, US economy, wages

United States’s sovereign debt

Written by Chris F. Masse on December 10, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Posted in Finance, Politics, The Global Economy | Also tagged credit risk, debt, Peter Schiff, public debt, sovereign debt, United States Of America, US bailouts, US government

Don’t worry too much about the Dubai World default.

Written by Chris F. Masse on November 30, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, Politics, The Global Economy | Also tagged Abu Dhabi, bankruptcies, bankruptcy, Ben Bernanke, buildings, China, Chris Dodd, creditors, debt, dollar, Dubai, Dubai World, Federal Reserve, Finance, Financial Markets, housing boom, housing market, international housing market, investing, investments, morgages, office buildings, Peter Schiff, property prices, public debt, real estate, real estate prices, Ron Paul, skyscrapers, United Arab Emirates, US currency, US dollar, US economy, US housing market, US monetary policy, Washington Post

Explosive Risk

Written by Chris F. Masse on November 27, 2009 — Leave a Comment

[(Leverage + Short Term Funding)*Opaqueness]^Hubris = Explosive Risk

Posted in Finance, The Global Economy | Also tagged banks, Business, Finance, Financial Markets, leveraged finance, risk, risks, Wall Street

Peter Schiff disagrees with Nouriel Roubini about whether there is a commodity bubble (e.g., gold).

Written by Chris F. Masse on November 21, 2009 — 1 Comment

The 2 links that Peter Schiff talked about in his video:
- http://www.europac.net/
- NYT: With F.H.A. Help, Easy Loans in Expensive Areas.
What Peter Schiff was referring to: