Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts

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17 June 2011

Peter Schiff's take on Chancellor Merkel of Germany caving in to the demands of socializing losses while privatizing gains in the Greek mess.

I'm with Schiff on this one. Let the bond holders get wiped out if needs be. It is outrageous that German taxpayers will be coming to the aid of the banks and hedge funds which took on the risk. All Merkel's cave in will do is to increase Moral Hazard in the investing banks and hedge funds.

Schiff also explains why he believes QE3, QE4, QE5, and so on are slam dunks as the Fed invents a new way to print money to buy Treasuries, i.e., the Fed will simply no longer call it "Quantitative Easing" with a set amount of money to be printed. Instead, as Schiff points out, the Fed will target interest rates in the USA and will do so by printing whatever amount of money is needed to keep them low. That amount will not be trumpeted up front in the media. Instead, it will be printing presses rolling 24/7, some days faster than others, depending on interest rates. Schiff points out that both he and Bill Gross of Pimco believe this is how the Fed will continue to pump money into Wall Street without calling it "Quantitative Easing".

22 August 2010

Business/Economic/Housing/Layoff News for August 23, 2010

Peter Schiff: The Fed Has A Drug Problem, Bernanke Is Addicted To Printing

Stocks Rally on Takeover Optimism; Coffee Jumps to 12-Year High

Debt's Deadly Grip

Mish's Weekend Potpourri: Commercial Real Estate Prices Tank; Late Mortgage Payments Spike; Half of Shanghai, Beijing Flats Are Vacant; Pension Fraud by New Jersey Cited by SEC

USA: Portrait of a Sagging Empire

Bond Yields Showing No Economic Spoils for Republicans in 2010

Bond bubble fear returns as investors flee stocks


How Pimco is holding the American homeowners hostage

It's doom and gloom all over again

Today’s economic crisis is less about the quantity of output than the distribution of income and leisure


Late-fee limits could cost card issuers $3 billion

Democracy or “Lobbyocracy”?

Beijing Billionaire Who Grew Up With Mao Sees No Housing Bubble


4th Straight Year Of Decline: Country clubs for golfing closing nationwide

10 Big Retailers Closing Stores

Small Investors Flee The Stock Market


Firm: N. Calif home sales drop 23 percent in July

Another top money manager says the market is priced attractively at this time

7 Reasons Why You Should Not Buy A House


Post-Mortgage Meltdown, Where Do We Go Now?

Dr. Housing Bubble: The fallacy of cheap home prices and the two income trap – dual income households underscore massive housing inflation. Nationwide home prices overvalued by 25 percent.

Homeowners’ Rebellion: Could 62 Million Homes Be Foreclosure-Proof?

Housing Fades as a Means to Build Wealth, Analysts Say


Bloomberg: Housing Slide in U.S. Threatens to Drag Economy Into Recession

Watch Out Amazon, Here Comes Rakuten!


Delta to Recall, Hire Attendants as Carrier Expands

What is real jobless rate in North Carolina? Try 17.8%


Bleak Picture for Employment

Veterinary supplier files bankruptcy, lays off 300


State of Texas considers cutting "thousands" of jobs to balance their budget

BAE Systems laying off 124 at Western Pennsylvania plant


Wells Fargo laying off 90 employees in Reading, PA

15 August 2010

Business/Economic/Housing/Layoffs News for August 16, 2010

Matt Taibbi: "Wall Street's Big Win"

The Biggest Lie About US Companies

Fleck: A Patently Obvious Way To Add Jobs

Massive Wealth Shift in Full Swing

Mish Says We Are Now In A Depression: Corporate bonds, Municipal Bonds, Treasuries at Record Low Yields; Is this a "Fool's Game"?

Oil rises, dollar falls

Survey finds oil in Afghanistan


Gold Climbs a Third Day as Signs of Waning Recovery Fan Demand


Cotton Tests 1995 Peak as Supply Drops, Levi's Raises Prices

Jim Rogers Says Wheat, Agricultural Commodities Set for Steep Price Rises

Tastes Like Chicken: Hot New Plan For Conveying Taxpayer's Dollars To Wall Street Banks

Asian Stocks Fall to Three-Week Low as Yen Gains on Japan GDP

US 'Virtually Certain' to Fall Into A New Recession: Rosenberg

Infographics: How The Great Recession Has Changed Life In America

Signaling The Death of the American Dream

Another Threat To The Economy: Boomers Cutting Back

Recession-Worn Seniors Tap Social Security Early


The Reality Of The New Going Back To School List: Don't Forget The Janitorial & Bathroom Supplies

The Bears Have Seized Control Again

Is a Crash Coming? Ten Reasons to Be Cautious


Shadow Inventory Piles Up On Banks' Books

Your House Might Be "Under Water" For Years

When will the FHA blow up like Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae?

Labor Unrest In China Results In Upswing Of Strikes For Better Wages

The Chronically Unemployed: They're known as 'the 99ers,' and their numbers are growing

Greater A&P Grocery Chain To Lay Off Over 2,000 Employees

Trenton, NJ Could Cut 400 Jobs This Week If State Aid Does Not Arrive

New Jersey's Non-Profit Legal Aid To Pink Slip 100 Workers

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