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Millennials Mired in "Wealth Gap" as Older Americans Gain; Housing Crash Continues to Overshadow Young Families' Balance Sheets

MishTalk

For households headed by someone 40 years old or younger, wealth adjusted for inflation remains 30 percent below 2007 levels on average, according to research by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. percent as of the fourth quarter 2013 from the end of 2007, Census data show. percentage points to 60.9 points to 36.8

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New Tools! More Pure Bank Profit!

MishTalk

Inquiring minds are monitoring the Fed''s Balance Sheet. One more week like this and the FED balance sheet will be $1 trillion more than last year at this time. debt markets since the credit crisis began in 2007. Three rounds of so-called quantitative easing have enlarged the Fed’s balance sheet to almost $3.8

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Swiss Gold Referendum in Perspective

MishTalk

After the implementation of the EURCHF floor, gold’s share of the SNB balance sheet has fallen to 7.5% from around 30% in 2007 (top chart) [SNB Balance Sheet]. SNB Balance Sheet SNB Reserves Missing the Boat I am a fan of research by Variant Perception , but I believe they may have missed the boat here.

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How the Great Recession Changed Banking

Harvard Business

The Great Recession of 2007 to 2009 was under way. That strengthened investment banks’ balance sheets by forcing them to scale back and to change the nature of the risks they take. Investment bank Bear Stearns collapsed. Lehman Brothers toppled. Investment banks used to trade using their own capital.

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Monetarists Accuse ECB of "Dangerous Game of Chicken"; The REAL Dangerous Game

MishTalk

The balance sheet of the European Central Bank has fallen by €553bn over the past year as banks repay money that they no longer want, either because ECB funds are too costly in a near-deflationary world or because lenders are being compelled by regulators to shrink their books. The US and China are withdrawing stimulus on purpose.

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BIS Slams the Fed; Ridiculous Question of the Day: "Is The Fed Going To Attempt A Controlled Collapse?"

MishTalk

This share was higher than during the pre-crisis period from 2005 to mid-2007. Historical evidence shows that this rarely happens following a balance sheet recession. In the syndicated loan market, for instance, credit granted to lower-rated leveraged borrowers (leveraged loans) exceeded 40% of new signings for much of 2013.

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The Globalization Backlash Is Reverberating Through Boardrooms

Harvard Business

According to the World Trade Organization, international trade this year will grow at its slowest pace since 2007. Each of these shifts have consequences for how today’s multinational corporations should manage themselves. at the forefront.