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The week in review at Credit Writedowns: 2010-02-27
Most Read Is AIG the main CDS insurer for Greek government debt? Drawing the right lessons from an obscure tale of obscure interest rate swaps Beijing is not Washington’s banker EM Currencies Remain Vulnerable As Pessimism Returns European Currencies to Suffer Disproportionately vs. US Dollar RBS paying large bonuses while Commerzbank bankers get zero Too
New York Times caught copying financial blogs
Here’s my take on a recent story of apparent plagiarism at the New York Times. Some are probably conjuring up memories of Jayson Blair. However, I see something different, namely a battle regarding the credibility of independent financial blogs like mine as a news source. The fact is most American newspapers and television stations are
The week in review at Credit Writedowns: 2010-02-13
Most Read Roach: "weak, anaemic, fragile, potential vulnerable to a double dip” Chandler: Policy makers are repeating the mistakes of the 1930s Unprecedented moral suasion from regulators on small businesses lending John Mauldin: A Bubble in Search of a Pin The coming wave of second mortgage writedowns A more in-depth description of how elites maintain
Links: 2010-02-12 – European recovery falters and mortgage problems
Folks, if I can get out of here [DC], I will. I need the sun and that relaxation that only Mexico can provide. So expect light posting next week. Meanwhile, DC expects yet more snow on Monday (ha ha ha – Schadenfreude – ha ha!). Have a great weekend. Edward Finance and economy So Thats
Snowed in in Snowmaggedon: time lapse version
I have shovelled snow for three days straight now. We got over 20 inches (50 cm) on Friday and Saturday. Yesterday morning, I went out for a brief drive to the grocery store. I was astounded how badly the major roads were plowed. There were almost NO patches were one could see actual pavement. Now,
The week in review at Credit Writedowns: 2010-02-06
Most Read Jim Chanos still bearish on China, talks malinvestment If PIIGS Could Fly After Greece and Portugal, does Spain come next? Weaker eurozone manufacturers losing competitiveness Greek bailout news On depreciation, malinvestment and GDP as a gross number The Wall Street Journal’s primer on The Volcker Rule Double Dip Recession and the Obama 2011
The week in review at Credit Writedowns: 2010-01-30
Most Read Chart of the day: Clusterstock – How the AIG bailout worked Breaking: Darrell Issa asks for a subpoena in AIG bailout cover-up President Obama, are you listening? Robert Reich gets it Marc Faber: Obama makes Bush look like a genius A strong dollar, euro downside and a gold liquidation panic Poll results: Why
Credit Writedowns welcomes Edward Hugh and Claus Vistesen
As 2009 came to a close, it was obvious to me that the writing at Credit Writedowns had taken a decidedly American-centric tilt despite our experience outside of North America. This is not something I am happy about because Marshall Auerback and I had written a decent amount about Europe earlier in the credit crisis.
The week in review at Credit Writedowns: 2010-01-23
Most Read Corporate bond yields demonstrate that risk is back Jim Rogers is still bullish on commodities Readers of this blog expect the recession to last redux So what are banks for, anyway? Grading Obama’s economic policy after one year Zero bonuses at Goldman CNBC: One-On-One with Buffett Short sale fraud Did Brown’s win spark
The week in review at Credit Writedowns: 2010-01-16
Most Read Readers of this blog expect the recession to last redux The housing bubble: In Bernanke’s defense? Obama: The Transactional President John Mauldin: 2010 Forecast: The Year of Uncertainty Randall Wray: Fire Geithner Now! Spain: Deficit Terrorism in Action Bubbles, Employment and Recalculation Bloomberg continues to push the Geithner-AIG cover-up issue The Chinese bubble
Haiti donation efforts
There is an easy way to donate in order to help victims of Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti. The American Red Cross has set it up so that you can make $10 donations by cell phone. From your cell phone, send a text message to 90999 with the word "HAITI". You will get a text back
The week in review at Credit Writedowns: 2010-01-09
Most Read Byron Wien: Ten Surprises for 2010 More on Byron Wien’s Ten Surprises for 2010 Definition of terms The Democratic Party meltdown of 2010 Geithner urged AIG to withhold information Leading a reader to water Government coercion in the financial blogosphere Why economists failed to anticipate the financial crisis Iceland downgraded to junk as