Morgan Stanley’s Stephen Roach See’s Increasingly More Frequent And More Dire Crises Coming Up

| May 10, 2010

Tyler Durden    05/10/2010   Morgan Stanley’s Stephen Roach spoke with Bloomberg’s Tom Keene earlier, pointing out the most troubling statistic about recent market activity, which has to do with both the frequency and amplitude of catastrophes: “The crises are coming with greater frequency. Over the last 25 years we have had an average of one […]

Why The Center Cannot Hold……John Mauldin’s “Outside The Box”

| May 7, 2010

Risks associated with the fiscal deficits. And by the way, we should note that 25 of 27 European countries are running deficits in excess of 3% of GDP. Ireland has a deficit of 14.3%. Portugal is at almost 10%. Greece is almost 14%. Here is a table from Variant Perception in London, from data from […]

The Credit Default Swaps “Roulette Wheel”…..Jim Sinclair Shares His Opinion

| May 7, 2010

The solution is the problem. “Main Street is in the hands of a Roulette Wheel.”    The name of the “Roulette Wheel” is Credit Default Swaps. It does not matter what the G-7 or the G-20 does. It does not matter what the IMF, ECB and Fed under a beard do. Mrs. Merkel’s foolish political […]

Oops…..Hit The Wrong Button At The Market Trading Desk, Run Baby Run

| May 6, 2010

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Here Are Some Comparisons Of The Exxon Valdez Tanker Spill Back In 1989 Vs. The Horizon Deepwater Blowout Currently

| May 2, 2010

Here are the comparisons of the Exxon Valdez tanker spill vs. the Deepwater Horizon well blowout…………..If the 25,000 barrel-a-day estimate is accurate (it may turn out to be conservative) and the leak lasts for 90 days, that would total 2.25 million barrels, or 94.5 million gallons vs. 11 million gallons for the Exxon Valdez tanker disaster.  The […]

Stratfor……China’s Challenge

| March 9, 2010

China’s Challenge March 9, 2010 | 0958 GMT   By Jennifer Richmond and Rodger Baker China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) remains in session. As usual, the meeting has provided Beijing an opportunity to highlight the past year’s successes and lay out the problems that lie ahead. On the surface at least, China has shown remarkable […]

SULTANS OF SWAP…..Fearing The Gearing!

| March 9, 2010

SULTANS OF SWAP:  Fearing the Gearing!  Ever imagine getting your tie caught in a mechanical set of gears (sorry ladies – but I will spare you). The results are nasty! Now you know what the Sultans of Swap in the $695 Trillion global OTC derivatives market feel like. Every day the slow moving gears of […]

The Middle Class Financial Compact Being Washed Away – Income Dilution and the Saving Disparity- 57 Million Households Live On $52,000 Per Year Or Less.

| March 3, 2010

The middle class is finding itself struggling to keep what was once seen as staples of a burgeoning working class in our country.  Part of this battle has come from a system that has rewarded easy finance on the backs of the working class.  Take for example residential real estate.  For decades, this was probably […]

Jim Sinclair Says….New York State’s Reduction Of Their Revenue Estimate Is A Fairy Tale. It Is Going Much Lower Than This Figure Would Indicate.

| March 3, 2010

NY State Cuts Revenue Estimate By $850 Million Posted March 3, 2010 NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor David Paterson and the state legislature have agreed to reduce their revenue forecast by $850 million for the next 13 months, a state report said on Tuesday. The Democratic governor in February cut $750 million from […]

We As Well As The Entire Western World Are Falling Off A Cliff And The CDS Market Is Already Decimating State Debt!.

| March 3, 2010

Indiana Puts 17th Notch In Revenue Shortfall Belt By Eric Bradner Posted March 2, 2010 at 11:45 p.m. INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana now has had 17 consecutive months of bad fiscal news. The latest revenue report on Tuesday showed the state took in $85.5 million less in taxes in February than was predicted less than three […]

Up To 5,200 Los Angeles Schools Workers Could Face Layoffs!

| March 3, 2010

The Los Angeles Unified School District’s board voted Tuesday to send notices of possible layoffs to nearly 5,200 teachers and other workers while urging union leaders to negotiate concessions that could make some of the cuts unnecessary.  Members on Tuesday discussed cutting the pay of its nearly 40,000 full-time workers and shortening the school year […]

A Noval Plan…..15,000 S.F. Workers Face Layoffs And Shorter Weeks But May Get Rehired Part Time

| March 3, 2010

Heather Knight, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, March 3, 2010 More than 15,000 San Francisco city workers across all departments will receive layoff notices Friday, and most of them will have the option of being rehired to work a shorter week, Mayor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday. Newsom’s controversial plan to help reduce the city’s $522 million […]

Star Gazer Arch Crawford Has An Outlier Opinion

| January 14, 2010

Is It Written In The Stars?– Peter Brimelow devotes his column this morning to the latest projections from Arch Crawford.  Crawford in case you didn’t know, bases many, in fact most, of his projections through the use of astrology. Brimelow noted that Crawford sees not just another crash this year but dramatic societal changes to go with […]

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