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The Germans will not bail out Greece
In my view, there is little chance the Germans are going to allow the EU to ride to the rescue of the Greeks. All of the bailout chatter does not really consider the domestic political constraints in Germany. First, a bit of quick…
Roach: "weak, anaemic, fragile, potential vulnerable to a double dip”
This is how Stephen Roach describes the economy despite the largest monetary and stimulus in global history. Below is a TV interview Roach recently did on CNBC TV-18 as a video in two parts with the linked transcript at the bottom. …
More from Chanos on the Chinese property bubble
Given my post on Jim Rogers’ doubting Chanos’ knowledge about China, I thought it appropriate to post the latest Chanos interview on the China property bubble. This call by Chanos is really setting us up for some seriously…
Colbert makes comedy of Sarah Palin at the Tea Party convention
The money line comes right at the end.
Debt concealment in Greece
One of the larger problems in the unfolding meltdown in Greece is the fraud apparently perpetrated by past Greek governments to conceal their true levels of debt. This is having a very adverse effect on Greek credit spreads to (German)…
The Russia Forum 2010: Hendry, Faber and Taleb
The following link goes to an hour-long video from the Russia Forum 2010 featuring famed investors and market watchers Hugh Hendry and Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Marc Faber was the moderator. The session is “Investments: Where is the Money in…
Rogers: Chanos “couldn’t spell China 10 years ago”
No he didn’t. Jim Rogers, the bow-tie wearing Quantum Fund co-founder and Sino-enthusiast, has recently implied Jim Chanos doesn’t know China from a hole in the ground. Rogers is not happy about the recent bearish pronouncements…
Canadian housing bubble
Commenting about the recent Wall Street Journal article “Housing rebound in Canada spurs talk of new bubble,” Rolfe Winkler of Reuters says Last week Paul Krugman toasted the sobriety of Canadian banks. Among other things, he said that…
Fred Sheehan and the untold story of Alan Greenspan
I first featured some commentary by Fred Sheehan in November on a muni post The coming collapse of the municipal bond market. Now Fred is back and he’s on the radio, talking with Jim Puplava about Sir Alan Greenspan this time. It will…
Links: 2010-02-08 – currency speculators, Canadian bubbles, and more
FT.com – Speculators make 8bn bet against euro Fair Game – A Financial Crisis That Just Keeps Moving – NYTimes.com John Thain As CIT Chief: Savvy Move or Big Step Down? – Deal Journal – WSJ FT.com – China sabre rattling risks…