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Cash for Clunkers
Seeded on Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:04 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
Under the clunkers program, trade-in cars must get no more than 18 miles per gallon, have been built in 1984 or after, and have been owned and insured by the purchaser for at least a year.
Directors Are Faulted at Home Loan Banks
Seeded on Sat May 23, 2009 9:28 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
This should come as no surprise: Financial troubles at some of the Federal Home Loan Banks are raising questions about how well directors of these institutions are supervising their executives.
Fed Loans Losing Value
Thu May 7, 2009 11:23 PM EDT
This seems like small potatoes now, but those Bear Stearns and AIG loans made by the Fed aren't doing too well. As of May 6, the Fed is under water by over $8 billion.
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The Next Housing Bust
Seeded on Tue May 5, 2009 2:30 PM EDT (Newsvine)
Article link is here - it will not allow me to correct it on the link page. Sorry:-( Here is a clip from the article:
Is Fiscal Stimulus The Right Medicine?
Sat May 2, 2009 4:19 PM EDT
The asset bubble in the United States that has recently burst has wiped out an estimated $13-$14 trillion of net worth between declines in stock and real estate prices. The impact of this value loss is working its way through the economy with dramatic effect.
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History of Income Inequality
Seeded on Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:06 AM EDT (Berkley)
This is a summary of some very interesting research on income inequality in the United States from WWI through 2006.
The Quiet Coup
Seeded on Sun Apr 5, 2009 9:59 AM EDT (Atlantic)
This is a long article but gets to the heart of so much of what has become difficult to follow. Perhaps that is why it's long.
GM and Washington - Finally an "Adult" Response
Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:49 AM EDT
I just finished listening to President Obama's speech regarding the auto industry and I found it refreshing compared to the rhetoric that has been dealt us up to this point.
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AIG - Where Your Money Went
Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:46 AM EDT
The table to the right shows a summary of the payments disclosed by AIG Sunday. For the detailed list you can go here.
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Federal Home Loan Banks Leveraging Up
Sat Dec 6, 2008 9:11 AM EST
I haven't read anything about the Federal Home Loan Banks since they published their preliminary third quarter results.
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The Money Supply and The Credit Crisis
Mon Dec 1, 2008 11:47 PM EST
I have been reading about monetarism around the web lately and find the topic interesting. Most of the writings I have seen look to money supply measures as an indicator of whether we should expect inflation and discuss the monetary aggregates, M1 and M2.
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Does M3 Matter?
Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:03 AM EST
There is interesting discussion on Paul Krugman's NYT blog today regarding monetary expansion and the Great Depression. For the current crisis, I think you need to look at the divergence of M2 and M3.
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Bailing Out Private Equity?
Seeded on Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:19 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
GMAC LLC, the big lender co-owned by General Motors Corp.
Credit Markets
Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:59 PM EDT
I have heard commentators (Larry Kudlow) making the argument that the credit markets are working OK because bank loans are up by some pretty high numbers.
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Trickle Down
Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:39 PM EDT
I am posting these charts in response to some debate regarding tax policy here on the Vine. The first chart is Private Fixed Investment, and the data come from here. It shows that Clinton had a better result in fixed investment than Bush after the Bush tax cuts.
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Credit Problems Beyond Subprime
Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:10 PM EDT
When the subprime credit crisis began to unfold in 2007 I believed it was a sign of deeper problems in the credit markets. Easy money and unchecked leverage puts pressure on banks to lend. First they make the good loans, then the not so good ones, and then they make bad loans.
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Paul Krugman - Moment of Truth
Seeded on Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:03 PM EDT (The New York Times)
What should be done? The United States and Europe should just say "Yes, prime minister." The British plan isn't perfect, but there's widespread agreement among economists that it offers by far the best available template for a broader rescue effort.
TGIF!
Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:28 PM EDT
Today was one of the most interesting days I have ever witnessed in the markets. I am not a market expert so take all of this with a grain of salt, but it was watching history in the making.
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More From The Federal Reserve
Tue Oct 7, 2008 2:07 PM EDT
The Federal Reserve announced today that it will form a special purpose vehicle (the Commercial Paper Funding Facility or CPFF) that will purchase commercial paper in the marketplace from qualified issuers.
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Federal Reserve Press Release
Seeded on Mon Oct 6, 2008 9:22 AM EDT (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve)
The Federal Reserve is going nuclear. The TAF is doubling to $900 billion, interest will be paid on reserves beginning October 9, and the rules prohibiting commercial banks from purchasing assets from affiliated money market mutual funds is being relaxed.
Credit Crisis Alternate Solution
Seeded on Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:22 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
I really like this idea at first blush. I'm not sure if it could be implemented fast enough, but I think the idea deserves consideration as we proceed with whatever plan comes out of Congress.
Policy Implications of the Credit Crisis
Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:34 PM EDT
I have been working on a way to conceptualize where our economy is and how we got here.
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What the Plan Does (and does not)
Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:05 PM EDT
Now that it appears Congress will pass the bailout plan the next logical question is "what's next?" I don't know the answer, but I have my concerns.
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Amber Waves of Grain and Green Bubbles of Greed
"For amber waves of grain" - is an old familiar phrase to anyone who has ever sung, or heard Ray Charles sing this song. Amber waves of grain - embodies the very image of cereal grain fields like wheat, barley or corn. Wheat fields at harvest, in particular.
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Polecolaw has some of the best writing on economics across the Vine. Read his articles if you want to understand the current crisis we're in. (You will still be confused, but less so...) Thanks!
— E.D.Kain
Polecolaw, good to hear from you. I've been pretty busy trying to keep my business going in this crazy economy. I've had a chance to read some of your articles from time to time. Great stuff. Keep up the good work. Take care.
Thanks for your input! Thats quite an impressive list or articles you've written as well.
— RVD
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