When The World's Spiraling Down, Save The Best Of What's Still Around... Like Lindley And Cooder.
Saturday, June 23, 2012, 12:50 PM
“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.”
-- John Kenneth Galbraith
Not That It Can't Continue...Just Not Forever.
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/06/us ... re-buyers/
http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2012/06/1 ... ft-options
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/ ... f=business
http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/06/21/italy-risks/
The BIS (Bank Of International Settlement)was formed in 1930 and acts as a central bank for the world’s monetary authorities. It said extraordinary measures have reduced incentives for politicians and other borrowers to repair balance sheets, and created the illusion that central banks can do much more to stoke growth and redress imbalances. Central bank policy “buys time” in the short term for banks and governments to tackle debt overhangs, the BIS said. European finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg last week battled over strategies to contain the debt crisis. Leaders are due to hold a summit on June 28-29, which will be their 19th since the turmoil erupted.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-2 ... -says.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-2 ... -says.html
I'm operating on the basis that the last part of the popping of the tech/real estate bubble is about to occur; the "You postponed it, but you can't escape it phase." Interest rates near zero and money donated to money center banks has bought some time. Now the problems haves to be fixed. Including the debt created in postponing the problems... I'm mostly concerned with the return OF capital, rather than the return ON capital. Watch this insanely aggressive ex motorcycle road racer get prudent.
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/06/wh ... -cuts-7-1/
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/06/wa ... k-to-life/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/middle-cl ... print.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/24/busin ... .html?_r=1
WED...
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