Monthly Archives: March 2007

March 30, 2007

• Preview of Next IPCC Report
  by Yves Smith 9:46 pm

• Bernanke Argues for Rethinking Community Reinvestment Act
  by Yves Smith 7:51 pm

• The Folly of Bank Mergers
  by Yves Smith 2:30 pm

• Food Poisoning!
  by Yves Smith 12:48 am

March 29, 2007

• A Wee Notice to Readers
  by Yves Smith 1:52 am

• "A Market Correction is Coming….."
  by Yves Smith 12:40 am

March 28, 2007

• The Dangers of Overselling, and Overdoing, Global Trade
  by Yves Smith 12:38 am

• More Evidence of Regulators’ Limited Effectiveness
  by Yves Smith 12:26 am

• On Market-Based Credit
  by Yves Smith 12:09 am

March 27, 2007

• Why Does the Fed Care if it is Understood?
  by Yves Smith 7:57 pm

• "Unwinding the Fraud for Bubbles"
  by Yves Smith 2:19 am

• A Very Sensible Observation About Executive Comp
  by Yves Smith 1:45 am

• Michael Panzner on Subprime Delusions
  by Yves Smith 12:58 am

March 26, 2007

• Larry Summers’ Grim View of Housing and Its Impact on Markets
  by Yves Smith 2:40 am

• "Toothless Fed"
  by Yves Smith 12:33 am

• Is Financial Innovation Really As Beneficial As It’s Supposed to Be?
  by Yves Smith 12:11 am

• Is Alpha All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
  by Yves Smith 12:10 am

• Toothless Fed, Part 2 (Risk Management Shortcomings)
  by Yves Smith 12:08 am

• Toothless Fed, Part 3 (The Ghost of LTCM)
  by Yves Smith 12:01 am

March 25, 2007

• New York Fed President Timothy Geithner’s Not-So-Reassuring Speech
  by Yves Smith 12:25 am

March 24, 2007

• "Praying for Chemotherapy"
  by Yves Smith 9:30 pm

• What Nukes Would Do To Big US Cities
  by Yves Smith 5:46 pm

• Is the Fed Culpable in the Subprime Meltdown?
  by Yves Smith 12:52 pm

March 23, 2007

• How Liquidity Begets More Liquidity (and Asset Bubbles)
  by Yves Smith 12:12 am

• Jeffrey Sachs on Species Loss
  by Yves Smith 12:05 am

March 22, 2007

• Freegans: Leading Indicator of a Shift in Sensibilities?
  by Yves Smith 5:55 pm

• The Fed Appears to Endeavor to Manipulate Elections
  by Yves Smith 3:13 pm

• The Fed Hints at Stagflation
  by Yves Smith 2:24 pm

• It’s Official: Liberals are More Productive
  by Yves Smith 12:44 am

• New Housing Finesse: "Short Sale" Rather than Forclosure
  by Yves Smith 12:43 am

March 21, 2007

• Snowmen Protest Global Warming
  by Yves Smith 9:28 pm

• The Carry Trade Returns
  by Yves Smith 3:49 pm

• Does the Optimistic Cagan Analysis of Adjustable Rate Mortgages Hold Water?
  by Yves Smith 12:17 am

• Cato Institute Hates Happiness!
  by Yves Smith 12:09 am

• A Compliation of Some Good Posts on the Housing Market
  by Yves Smith 12:01 am

March 20, 2007

• Comments from Hedge Fund Manager/Former Fed Economist
  by Yves Smith 2:26 am

• Robert Shiller on Market Declines, Particularly the Latest
  by Yves Smith 12:39 am

• US Investors and Businesses Push for Climate Change Regulation
  by Yves Smith 12:35 am

March 19, 2007

• Belated Take on Jim Rogers’ Prediction of Housing Market Meltdown
  by Yves Smith 12:28 pm

• Is Owning Your House Bad for You?
  by Yves Smith 12:52 am

• Will Tightening in China Reverberate Around the World?
  by Yves Smith 12:31 am

• Subprime Spillover
  by Yves Smith 12:26 am

March 18, 2007

• Unions Vs. "Cancer" of Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds
  by Yves Smith 12:09 am

March 17, 2007

• A Overly Alarmist Assessment of Real Estate Loan Losses
  by Yves Smith 1:43 am

• Are Hedge Funds Their Own Worst Enemies?
  by Yves Smith 12:14 am

March 16, 2007

• Are Hedge Funds Their Own Worst Enemies? (Part 2)
  by Yves Smith 11:06 pm

• Optimists and Pessimists on Subprimes and the Markets Generally
  by Yves Smith 12:45 pm

• "Just a Matter of Ph"
  by Yves Smith 12:11 am

• Regulators Endeavor to Mitigate Hedge Fund Conflicts of Interest
  by Yves Smith 12:05 am

March 15, 2007

• Piketty and Saez: The Rich are Still Getting Richer
  by Yves Smith 2:06 am

• "When to Violate the Top Two Commandments of Antigovernment Crusaders"
  by Yves Smith 1:20 am

• Greg Mankiw on "Pigovian" Taxes Vs. Cap and Trade
  by Yves Smith 12:26 am

• Class Warfare in AMT Reform Hearings
  by Yves Smith 12:09 am

March 14, 2007

• The Tinkerbell Market
  by Yves Smith 12:18 am

• Collateralized Debt Obligation Market Looks Shaky
  by Yves Smith 12:14 am

• Carry Trade Unwinding Fears Overdone
  by Yves Smith 12:10 am

• "Arguments for Private Equity are Not Always Convincing"
  by Yves Smith 12:09 am

March 13, 2007

• Reactions to New York Times Mortgage Market Story
  by Yves Smith 12:23 am

March 12, 2007

• Parsing Greenspan Vs. Bernanke
  by Yves Smith 9:55 pm

• Wall Street Journal Story on CEOs Taking Pay Cuts
  by Yves Smith 8:31 pm

• More Grim News in the Mortgage Markets
  by Yves Smith 12:41 am

• Private Equity’s Image Problem
  by Yves Smith 12:39 am

• Private Equity’s Tax Problem
  by Yves Smith 12:06 am

March 10, 2007

• Overvalued Credit and Minsky Moments
  by Yves Smith 9:25 pm

• Gore, Carbon Offsets, and Misguided Thinking
  by Yves Smith 2:40 pm

• Geo-Engineering for Global Warming
  by Yves Smith 2:12 pm

• Builders and Consumers Resist Greener Homes
  by Yves Smith 1:26 pm

• Can We Believe in Science?
  by Yves Smith 1:47 am

• Tax Code Writing Outsourced to Tax Shelter Designers
  by Yves Smith 12:30 am

March 9, 2007

• "Why Can’t Shareholders Be Trusted to Set CEO Pay?"
  by Yves Smith 9:51 pm

• Hedge Funds Bigger Players Than Investment Banks in Treasuries
  by Yves Smith 9:11 pm

• Why Director Independence May Not Be All It’s Cracked Up To Be
  by Yves Smith 3:11 pm

• NeoCons Celebrate Their Lack of Interest in Facts and Common Sense
  by Yves Smith 3:15 am

• Renewed Interest in Hedge Fund Regulation
  by Yves Smith 1:48 am

• Housing Recovery? What Housing Recovery?
  by Yves Smith 12:55 am

March 8, 2007

• Palast: New US Attorney an Unindicted Felon?
  by Yves Smith 8:46 pm

• Environmental Advocates Hire Investment Banker in Energy Deal
  by Yves Smith 6:47 pm

• The Carry Trade and Global Imbalances
  by Yves Smith 2:55 pm

• Senators Criticize Credit Card Companies
  by Yves Smith 12:24 am

• Links Between China’s Military and Economic Strategy
  by Yves Smith 12:20 am

March 7, 2007

• Microsoft Vs. Google Spat on Copyright
  by Yves Smith 1:55 am

• Surprisingly Strong Words from Martin Wolf
  by Yves Smith 12:34 am

• On Regulating Hedge Funds
  by Yves Smith 12:03 am

• Is Right Wing Nuttiness Finally Backfiring?
  by Yves Smith 12:02 am

• What Is Greenspan Up To? (Part 2)
  by Yves Smith 12:02 am

March 6, 2007

• Comic Relief (Bush and Democracy)
  by Yves Smith 12:23 am

• It’s the Fundamentals (Stupid)
  by Yves Smith 12:22 am

• Our Vote for a Name for Last Tuesday
  by Yves Smith 12:06 am

March 5, 2007

• The Fed Favors Its Friends
  by Yves Smith 10:43 pm

• The Anger of the Right
  by Yves Smith 9:11 pm

• Market Fatigue ("This Time It’s the Same")
  by Yves Smith 12:37 am

• How Income Inequality Changed: Clinton Vs. Bush
  by Yves Smith 12:04 am

• The Wealthy More Exposed This Time
  by Yves Smith 12:03 am

March 4, 2007

• "The Death of the PC"
  by Yves Smith 4:22 pm

• "Shift Happens"
  by Yves Smith 1:16 am

• Fuel Efficiency Standards Vs. Gas Tax
  by Yves Smith 1:10 am

• Greener Vehicles Possible Now
  by Yves Smith 12:52 am

March 3, 2007

• Bush Tax Cuts Mainly Benefit Top Earners, Particularly the Very Top
  by Yves Smith 1:38 am

• Australia’s Subservience to the US
  by Yves Smith 12:45 am

• Hillary Bashing as Spectator Sport
  by Yves Smith 12:18 am

• Trade Dispute Over Chinese Dumping Coated Paper
  by Yves Smith 12:04 am

March 2, 2007

• Bloomberg: "Goldman, Morgan ‘Almost Junk’"
  by Yves Smith 3:57 am

• Krugman’s Crystal Ball: "The Big Meltdown"
  by Yves Smith 3:01 am

• Carry Trade Unwinding Worsening Market Upheaval
  by Yves Smith 1:21 am

• Buffet Takes Swipe at Hedge Funds, Risk Management, and CEO Pay
  by Yves Smith 1:15 am

• The Sun is Setting on Microsoft
  by Yves Smith 12:41 am

March 1, 2007

• Banks Trying to Stave Off Credit Card Regulation
  by Yves Smith 11:26 pm

• Australia: No Longer a Fig Leaf?
  by Yves Smith 10:40 pm

• Inuit: US CO2 Emissions Violate Human Rights
  by Yves Smith 2:17 pm

• Ten Principles of Economics
  by Yves Smith 2:00 am

• Risk is Back
  by Yves Smith 1:10 am

• Robert Reich on Unions
  by Yves Smith 12:42 am