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Would a Bund by any other name smell as sweet?

Tom Spencer

Thirdly, European banks are currently focused on building their balance sheets not on lending. European banks have until the end of June 2012 to get their core capital ratios up to 9%. Dexia has around $700 billion on its balance sheet, but like many banks it requires access to short term funding. Case Interviews.

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Midsize Cities Are Entrepreneurship’s Real Test

Harvard Business

Located in the heart of Colombia’s coffee region, in 2012 Manizales was a good place to grow up and get an education, and an even better place to retire, safe and surrounded by beautiful scenery. We taught journalists how to interview entrepreneurs and elicit their stories of growth.

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Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation?

MishTalk

Case Against The Fed. Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation? Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market. The risk premiums of risky securities have become unsustainably compressed in the process, and the Feds balance sheet has metastasized to $3.5 Abolish The Fed Sign the Petition.

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Shockingly Bad Fiscal Health of Chicago (and the Financial Engineering Chicago Uses to Hide that Fact)

MishTalk

trillion muni market had puzzled at the true identity of Bond Girl, Hector Negroni, co-founder of New York-based investing firm Fundamental Credit Opportunities, said in a telephone interview. “ An additional $8 million in tax-exempt bond money went to pay legal fees related to the case, records show. That police brutality case?

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Reader Question: Does the.

MishTalk

Case Against The Fed. Reader Question: Does the Fed Balance Sheet Properly Reflect QE Announcements? The feds balance sheet doesnt reflect it. The balance sheet was up $720 billion from Aug 1, 2012 to Aug 1, 2013 ($309B in treasuries and $393B in MBS) but that is only $60B per month.

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Draghi Announces ECB Exit From Easing Remains Far Off

MishTalk

Case Against The Fed. Bernanke says the US economy is solid enough that the Fed can begin tapering its balance sheet purchases later this year. Given the stock and bond market bubbles the Fed has created, the Fed of course should taper (not that it should ever have expanded its balance sheet in the first place).

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: FHA Swamped By Defaults.

MishTalk

Case Against The Fed. An alleged "worst case scenario" shows the FHA could lose as much as $115 Billion. Since these worst case scenarios are always famously optimistic, the best course of action would be to shut the agency down. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-07-24: Capital Account.