Huffington Post (blog)
Then, in the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the losses of public funds were stupendous. 109 state funds lost $865 billion in about one year. CalPERS lost $72 billion! Now virtually all of these funds are now grossly under-funded. ...
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Amid the Mideast Turmoil, an Upside Looms
Barron's
Stock says that the outlook for the Israeli economy in the short term is negative, and Insparo is bearish on the Israeli stock market. Insparo raised its exposure to Egypt during that country's political crisis by buying its currency. ...
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Read Warren Buffett's Latest Berkshire Hathaway Letter to Shareholders
Wall Street Journal (blog)
But that fact also left us feeling comfortable during the financial crisis, allowing us in those days to commit to some advantageous purchases. Foregoing some additional derivatives premiums proved to be well worth it. Earlier in this letter, ...
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High Macro: Buy Cash
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STARTING HIS CAREER in the financial and resource sectors as a stockbroker with Rick Rule's Global Resource Investments Ltd. in 1996, Paul van Eeden has actively financed mineral exploration companies and analyzed markets ever since. ...
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International Forecaster February 2011 (#8) - Gold, Silver, Economy + More
Gold Seek
The stock market in Dow terms is about 12400 due to trillions of dollars being poured into the economy via the Fed and QE1 and QE2 and via the manipulation of “The President's Working Group on Financial Markets.” The insiders know what is going on but ...
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The AfPak Channel: Ailing Aid: Afghanistan
Foreign Policy
Moyo notes, "The core problem with Africa is not an absence of cash, but rather that financial markets are acutely inefficient-borrowers cannot borrow, and lenders do not lend, despite billions washing about." Moyo provides a variety of solutions for ...
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Foreign Policy
The Capital Spectator: Book Bits For Saturday: 2.26.2011
By jp
In practice, Glassman advises cutting back on U.S. stocks, investing in “ aspiring” markets (Brazil, China and India) and investing in bonds. Even more cautious these days, Glassman also recommends something a little exotic for most mainstream investors: a genuine ... Early interest in the concept stemmed from international finance, particularly the finance of emerging economies, and concern about contagion was exacerbated by the Asian financial crisis of 1997– 1998. ...
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2011 Tipping Points | Gordon Long | Safehaven.com
By Gordon Long
Throughout my 2010 article series "Extend & Pretend" and "Sultans of Swap" I stressed that we were rapidly moving from the Financial Crisis of 2008, through the Economic Fallout of 2009 -2010, towards a Political Crisis in 2011 -2012. ... Gordon T Long is not a registered advisor and does not give investment advice. His comments are an expression of opinion only and should not be construed in any manner whatsoever as recommendations to buy or sell a stock, option, future, ...
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Gain from Chaos Investing :: The Market Oracle :: Financial ...
Had there not been ongoing Price Capping, Gold and Silver would have served as an even greater “Miner's Canary” than they already have – signaling ongoing Economic and Financial Crises, including dramatically increasing inflation, .... a market position either stock, option, futures contract, bonds, commodity or any other financial instrument at any time. We recommend that independent professional advice is obtained before you make any investment or trading decisions. ...
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Europe in Crisis: China to the Rescue? « Reflections on a Revolution
By Jérôme E. Roos
After a year of turmoil and uncertainty in global financial markets following the narrowly avoided collapse of Greece and Ireland, it is now feared that the contagion effects of the European debt crisis might ripple back to the ... Buying up European bonds is one way to attain a more multi-polar global monetary order. On the flipside of this, however, Chinese investments in Europe will prop up the euro — undercutting the competitiveness of Europe's largest economy and ...
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Treasury: US banks should monitor Libyan accounts - Worldnews.com
Max Keiser US Treasury Bonds dollar banks china financial crisis recession depression decline US economy economic collapse meltdown federal reserve Ron Paun Alex Jones Peter Sciff Jim Rogers wall street capital bailout car industry Chrysler stock .... Today, we'll look the latest fallout on global capital markets from the Bear Stearns collapse. Now the Federal Reserve wants to have much deeper oversight investment banks. And we'll compare America's housing market with New ...
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Warren Buffett: 'My Trigger Finger is Itchy' for Major ...
Premiums totaled $3.4 billion for that 'insurance,' while the financial crisis required Berkshire to pay out $2.5 billion. That gave Berkshire "the use of an interest free float that averaged $2 billion over the life of the contracts. ...
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We're Rapidly Approaching the Crisis to Which 2008 Was a Warm Up ...
By Phoenix Capital Research
I call it The Financial Crisis “Round Two” Survival Kit. And its 17 pages contain a wealth of information about portfolio protection, which investments to own and how to take out Catastrophe Insurance on the stock market (this ..... Financial and economic ones, perhaps, but the real ones still await a major conflict that of course will require financing. The test of faith is coming, for the US citizenry in Bernanke and the Federal Gov't system in general, and otherwise. ...
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Why Isn't Wall Street in Jail? Amy Goodman Interviews Rolling ...
By ChesapeakeCitizen
And of course they lost all that money. And this, broadly, was really what the mortgage bubble and the financial crisis was all about. It was essentially a gigantic criminal fraud scheme where all the banks were taking mismarked mortgage-backed securities ..... He's got a JPMorgan Chase executive, who has $8 million in Chase stock, as the chief of staff right now. He's been incredibly friendly to Wall Street. These guys have remained the architects of his economic policy. ...
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Harvey Organ's - The Daily Gold & Silver Report: Gold and silver ...
By Harvey Organ
The bulk of the failures increasingly have been smaller institutions, those with less than $1 billion in assets, as large banks have recovered more quickly from the 2007-2009 financial crisis. ...... The value of our investment portfolio is exposed to the creditworthiness of state and municipal governments. We hold a large portfolio of state and municipal bonds ($46.6 billion at December 31, 2010 ), primarily in Chartis, and, because of the budget deficits that most states ...
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Time to buy the stumbling giants? | Investing | Financial Post
During the rally, Ford benefited from an improving economy and more attractive product line-up but also from having survived the financial crisis and recession without needing government help, something it's U.S. counterparts, Chrysler and ... But until such time Ford can get its debt burden under complete control, the stock may be vulnerable to more losses. “When markets get nervous, risk money comes off the table, says Gordon Reid, a portfolio manager at Goodreid ...
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Financial Armageddon: Hmmm...
By Michael Panzner
and putting more money in the bank (or under the mattresses) --. "Americans Saving More and Paying Off Debt Faster Than Expected" (Fox News). Americans are putting money into their savings accounts and paying down their debts faster than ... “We've clearly seen a bounce in the confidence numbers coincide with the gains in financial markets and the pickup in the economy, particularly the improving labor market,” said Jim O'Sullivan, global chief economist at MF Global Inc. ...
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Geezernomics — Greater Fool – The Troubled Future of Real Estate
By Garth Turner
The Libyan crisis is almost over in my opinion while a resolution to the revolts in Yemen and Bahrain also look to be coming to a swift conclusion. With them will go the threat of serious regional instability and oil fears. ..... We have 3 solutions: 1.Debt forgivnes if we protect the Fiat money? 2.Hyperinflation like Zimbabwe. 3.Global war where Goverments will bancrupt and our savings or RRSP,Bonds and many banks and financial shares will going in toilet. ...
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Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Investor: Indexers are Human Too
By Robert Wasilewski
The bond rating agencies were exposed as incompetents and, to boot, it became unnervingly obvious that the top people at the Federal Reserve were clueless on the economic economic impact of the housing crisis. ... management clients, I had 2 who totally "freaked out" (to use an up-to-date expression) and asked to put everything in money markets in early March 2009. They said that all the news was negative and they didn't see anything that could be positive for stocks. ...
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Retail Sales have not Recovered Normalized to Population
By John Lounsbury
I've highlighted recessions and the approximate range of two major economic episodes that have impacted consumer attitudes. The Tech Crash that began in the spring of 2000 had little impact on consumption. The Financial Crisis of 2008 has had a major impact. ... John is also one of the ten most followed writers at Seeking Alpha and a Senior Contributor at TheStreet.com and Real Money. He is a founding partner and managing editor of Global Economic Intersection. ...
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The Fundamental View: Examining The Credibility of Porter ...
By dd2005@rogers.com (Dan D.)
This has nothing to do with stocks, bonds or precious metals", guns medicine or anything like that…Yet it can save your family and make you very wealthy in the coming years”. He references his multi-millionaire “friend” Doug Casey (I've put .... I subscribed because I say a video in which he claimed to have called the latest financial crises. After getting my username and password I read all his reports prior to the crisis and I did not see one where he called the crises. ...
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Bernanke urges nations to help ease trade gaps - Associated Press
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Banks' full year, other earnings release to moderate selling pressure
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European Sovereign Debt Crisis Deepening - Risk of Contagion and ...
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Budget 2011: Allow banks to raise money through infra bonds; says ...
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U.S., Saudi reassure on growth as Libya turmoil drives oil ...
Business executives fretted about rising prices and investment banks said oil ... that could endanger the world's recovery from the global financial crisis. ...
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UPDATE: Irish Voters Reject Government, But Accept Austerity ...
UPDATE: Irish Voters Reject Government, But Accept Austerity Program. ... one of the biggest victims of the global financial crisis and its own excesses. ... the country's economic crisis not through violent street demonstrations but by ... and default on all of the bank bonds, but repay the government's debts. ...
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Archives for US Economy » HARD MONEY WORLD NEWS - Leonard Rosen is ...
Posted in Money, News - Tagged based, central bank, central banker, company, ... Markets - Tagged developing economies, economy suffers, stock market, US Economy ... U.S. durable goods orders, new home sales rise in April (Updates prices, ... Posted in Financial Markets, Money - Tagged consumers, debt crisis, ...
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Non-U.S. Banks Stock Update - Feb. 2011 - Yahoo! Finance
Though the malice spread by the financial crisis is behind us, banks are now ... foreign investors will not stop withdrawing their money from Greek banks anytime soon. ... well in serving as a stabilizing force in global economic recovery. ... Bank of Canada and Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (AMEX: RBS - News). ...
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Sentiment Deteriorates Amidst Global Stock Market Crash Warnings ...
Finance, Investment, Business & Best Financial Stock Market Today …. falling to levels ... C$ hits session low of C$1.0005 or 99.95 US cents * Money market, bond yields … pressure on Bank. .... Today Financial News Money Banks Stock Economic And Financial ... The Gleaner If the global financial crisis that broke . ...
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European Sovereign Debt Crisis Deepening - Risk of Contagion and ...
European Sovereign Debt Crisis Deepening - Risk of Contagion and Bond Market Crash ... on concerns of deepening economic contractions and possible defaults. .... The US Treasury market occupies the centre of the global financial system. ... representing some of the biggest banks and hedge funds investing in ...
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Money: Unrest & Oil - StreetIQ.com - The Leader in Financial and ...
Could the final act in the drama between the banks and the politicians be played out today? ... 01:00 AM, Money: Eurozone Crisis Discussions, 4 Feb 11 ... at the World Economic Forum to get their heads around the big issues for 2011. .... the financial markets to buy more than one billion euros of Government bonds ...
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Bank Audi: 2011 outlook depends on key political issues ...
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Bond: characteristics and methods
The bond is a form of financing that the joint stock company obtained in its .... THE INFLUENCE OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON FINANCIAL MARKETS ... article basically deal with the current financial growth of Islamic banking in world economy and hoe the ... Loans between private: no banks, great value for money ...
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Money Market Operations as on February 14, 2011 - Silobreaker
Updated every 15 minutes.News Alerts · Receive a free selection of the day's top ... advisor at the Scarsdale Investment Group, and co-author of Bonds: The Unbeaten ... when money market funds were experiencing their first major crisis. ... [Published Jan 11 2011 by Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeki . ...
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Amid Financial Crisis, China Said To Use Debt To Press US -Reuters ...
During the U.S. financial crisis, Chinese officials used their status as ... for an exemption from restrictions on investment by bank holding companies. .... who once was a CEO of Goldman Sachs, is trying to transform MF Global. ... Sometimes , it's more profitable to trade an attractive value stock than to hang ...
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Global Money Printing Is A Recipe For A Global Economic Nightmare ...
Right now you can almost smell the panic as it rises in global financial markets . ... Source: The People's Bank of China. India is printing lots of money… ... delaying a country's recovery from an economic crisis and retarding economic .... buy or sell a stock, option, future, bond, commodity or any other financial ...
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Investment Commentary - www.amp.co.nz
Following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) the world's central banks ... easing is one such way of getting new 'money' into the economy. ... In Europe economic news flow showed that the region's recovery remains ... Global bonds, as measured by the JPM GBI Index (hedged to NZ$) returned –1.5% over the same period. ...
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Bulgarian National Bank - Economic Review - Issue 3 2010 ‹ Latest ...
The change in household behaviour since the start of the global crisis has been ... as a result, broad money retained their upward trend reaching an annual ... SeeNews is a business and financial news and information provider which ... see more about UPDATE 1 - Second Evacuation Plane from Libya Lands in Sofia ...
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Stock Market Update: Stocks Look to Higher Ground
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Bernanke urges nations to help ease trade gaps | timesfreepress.com
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3RD UPDATE: Irish Voters Reject Government, But Accept Austerity ...
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The IMF's new conditionality (Bretton Woods Project)
This suggests that the IMF's new crisis economics is unsuitable for countries .... Woods, N. (2006) 'Understanding Pathways Through Financial Crisis and the Impact of the ... Update on the Climate Investment Funds: February 2011 summary 4 February 2011. At issue: The World Bank as a new global education ministry? ...
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GCC and UAE Finance and Investment News: Feb 20, 2011
UAE lender FGB to convert bonds into shares Feb 21 | Reuters ... The bank's share capital will be adjusted to 1.5 billion dirhams from 1.38 billion dirhams, the statement said. ... where volumes have slumped since the financial crisis. ..... Egypt stock exchange closure to reach 3 weeks - Maktoob News ...
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