BCG

JUNE 21, 2016

Nearly eight years after the financial crisis, the performance of many retail banks is still disappointing investors and financial markets, particularly in Europe. The transformation and cost reduction efforts highlighted by these institutions are not translating into positive market sentiment.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Digital currency may also help to lower transaction costs, and make it easier for central banks to intervene in the economy. While it is not explicitly used in the monetary system, it is widely held by central banks, and is easily convertible into cash. Trust and Confidence. With Bitcoin, this problem does not appear to exist.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Today the Fed released minutes of meetings at the start and during the great financial crisis. Here is a list of FOMC Transcripts and Other Historical Materials, 2008 Notes I purposely cherry picked statements of various Fed governors. These minutes show how clueless the Fed Governors were at the start of the recession.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 17, 2023

Michael Porter: Focus on creating value Professor Michael Porter, a leading authority on competitive strategy , has emphasised that the true measure of success for a company is not just its quarterly financial performance, but also how those results are attained. One example of Buffett’s approach is his investment in Coca-Cola.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Marc Faber believes China could spark a bigger crisis than in 2008. An alarming credit boom in China could trigger a global financial crisis that would make the one in 2008 look mild by comparison, says old gloomy eyes, Marc Faber. “If Cleanup its banking sector. It Can''t Be Done. Three Things China Wants.

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Comparison Banking Enterprise Financial 75

MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Financial Sense. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Expect Another "Bad Bank" Bailout in Spain; Humorous Details of Sarebs Property Assets. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Home Builders. Burning Platform.

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MishTalk

JUNE 25, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Financial Sense. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. China Acts to Calm Markets; Stock Market Rebounds From 6% Plunge After Central Bank Pledges More Liquidity; Wet Nurse Action. Sitka Pacific.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 25, 2015

Creature of Financial Markets Stephen Roach, former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and the firm's chief economist, blasts the Greenspan Fed, the Bernanke Fed, and the Yellen Fed in his latest post The Perils of Fed Gradualism. A majority of financial market participants applaud this strategy.

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Harvard Business

JULY 9, 2020

Mitigate, don’t litigate.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 1, 2014

On Tuesday evening, Argentine President Cristina Fernández accused Juan Carlos Fábrega, head of Argentina’s central bank, of " provoking a devaluation of the peso ". In response Head of Argentine Central Bank Quits. Black Market Rate Shows 78% Decline The black market exchange rate is about 14 pesos to the dollar.

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Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Second question: is there similar activity with larger companies, small, mid-sized, and lower middle market firms? 70% of medium sized companies will change hands (2008). Barlow research – Two-thirds of lower middle-market business owners are expected to retire. Notice the same predictions from 2008-2015?

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Central Banks and the Business Cycle I like it when someone besides a few financial bloggers takes the gloves off and starts asking some hard-hitting questions. The problem is that at these stratospheric valuations, the market does not need to suffer an ACTUAL recession to see a crash. Emphasis in italics is mine.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 7, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Financial Sense. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation? Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Home Builders.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 18, 2013

The Financial Times notes a Big rise in subordinated debt issuance by EU banks Banks have taken advantage of yield-chasing investors to issue $90.7bn of subordinated debt for the year to date, a 41 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2012. It relates to bail-in procedures in the alleged European "banking union".

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Banking Balance Sheet Finance Government 71

MishTalk

MARCH 27, 2014

The IMF’s board must still sign off on the package, Ukraine’s third since 2008, and the cabinet must complete “prior actions” to receive the first installment as early as April. The central bank will shift to a flexible exchange rate and inflation targeting, while the nation will tackle bad debts at banks, it said.

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Consultant Ninja

MARCH 31, 2009

A Simple Question about the Credit Markets. Heres my understanding of the current TARP/TARPII/PPIP/etc plans: The major "sick" banks wont lend to businesses, because their balance sheets are tied up with bad assets that they cant sell. The government will buy those assets, freeing up the major banks to loan again to businesses.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 13, 2016

Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, issued a statement immediately following the result in which he aimed to calm market sentiment. In a calm demeanor, he reassured us that the Bank of England would not hesitate to take additional measures, as required. trillion in financial assets. ” (emphasis added).

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

This month marks the 10-year anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse, the prelude to the worst global financial crisis since 1929. The answer to those questions is threefold: Central Bank choices. By December 16, 2008, interest rates were close to 0% in the U.S. .” Thomas Janisch/Getty Images. Both the U.S.

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MishTalk

JUNE 30, 2014

Today, French bank BNP Paribas plead guilty Monday to criminal money-laundering laws by helping clients dodge sanctions on Iran, Sudan and other countries. Former ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet said the fine was neither fair, just, nor proportionate and carries risks for the global financial system. Attorney Preet Bharara.

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Banking Journal Financial System 69

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Financial Crisis Threatens Russia The Telegraph reports Financial crisis threatens Russia as Ukraine spins out of control The dramatic escalation of Ukraine’s civil conflict and fears of Russian military intervention have sent financial tremors across Eastern Europe, turning the region into the new fulcrum of the emerging market crisis.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 8, 2017

This initial lack of commercial players and interests was critical — it allowed the formation of a network architecture that shared resources in a way that would not have occurred in a market-driven system. We might best understand Bitcoin as a microcosm of how a new, decentralized, and automated financial system could work.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 24, 2014

Argentina Institutes 50% Tax on Internet Purchases; Emerging Market Contagion Spreads; Argentina, Venezuela, Turkey Roundup Yesterday, Argentina devalued the Peso hoping to halt further declines in its currency reserves. Markets had seen this coming as charts of the Peso vs. the US dollar show.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 30, 2020

In the Great Recession, the US Economy had a financial services sector (think investment banks) that grew in size until it was far larger than the economy needed to make the economy run. Prior to 2008, the financial sector grew way beyond enabling the rest of the economy. This was true in the Great Recession of 2008.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 1, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Financial Sense. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Nonetheless, the bond market has other ideas. Market Gets Message. On July 17, Bernanke boldly stated Markets finally get message. Sitka Pacific.

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MishTalk

JUNE 26, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Financial Sense. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. The Financial Times notes that Italy faces billions in losses on Derivatives Restructured in Eurozone Crisis. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links.

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MishTalk

MARCH 31, 2014

labor slack Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen gave a strong defense of the central bank''s easy-money policies on Monday, saying its "extraordinary" commitment to boosting the economy, especially the still struggling labor market, will be needed for some time to come. Instead central banks only factor in rent prices.

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MishTalk

APRIL 7, 2014

In lengthy negotiations last month the EU reached a deal on how to handle failed banks. Please consider EU Deal on Bank Failures Risks Unravelling A landmark EU agreement on a common rulebook for handling bank failures is in danger of unravelling over the fine print restricting when a state can intervene to rescue a struggling bank.

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Banking Balance Sheet Finance Government 71

MishTalk

JUNE 27, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Financial Sense. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Michael Pettis at China Financial Markets commented on the liquidity crunch and spike in SHIBOR a few days ago via email. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

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MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Financial Sense. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Not only do they think they know better than the free markets, they want companies to produce what their customers clearly do not want. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 3, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Financial Sense. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. Top Financial Blog Citations. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 6, 2012

Society has lost its trust in the financial sector. At this stage, it is unclear whether the investigations will uncover any wrongdoing, and Bremmer notes that no banks or individuals have actually been charged. If banks have engaged in collusive behaviour to manipulate LIBOR, then this is a serious cause for concern.

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MishTalk

JULY 24, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Financial Sense. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Christy Romero, the head of SIGTARP says " Treasury pulled out all the stops for the banks, they should do the same for homeowners ". Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

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MishTalk

JULY 2, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Financial Sense. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. According to the Bank of Spain, loans to the private sector residents, families and businesses have registered a fall of 6.1% Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 4, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Financial Sense. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. The Fed wants home prices up to help out the banks, but what about the new household formation? Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Home Builders.

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MishTalk

JULY 28, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Financial Sense. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. Top Financial Blog Citations. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

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MishTalk

JULY 28, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Financial Sense. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. They are 15 percent lower than Belgian and French wages and 30 percent lower than wages in Germany, according to a current Bank of Italy comparison. Sitka Pacific.

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MishTalk

JULY 11, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Financial Sense. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. Top Financial Blog Citations. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

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