Fannie and Freddie Guarantee Bigger Losses
* U.S. Taxpayers will be forced to guarantee mortgages with 3% down * Qualifiers are low-income or have not owned a home for 3 years * Government is spinning this as "prudent" * Buyers have very li...
10 Des 201412min
Does Market Volatility Portend a Change of Trend? Ep. 30
* Stock market roller coaster ride this week * Chinese market plummets * Forex markets: Yen rallies after 7-year low * The Swiss may discourage the EU against QE * Unwarranted U.S.optimism as nega...
10 Des 201420min
Draghi Said ECB Considered Buying Every Asset Except Gold: Ep. 29
* What is the goal of the "Inflation Mandate? * What is the exact number of the mandate? * If the real mandate is "less than 2%" they're already there * The European economy is expecting another QE...
4 Des 201425min
Media Spins Horrible Holiday Sales as Reflecting Economic Strength: Ep. 28
Media Spins Horrible Holiday Sales as Reflecting Economic Strength: Ep. 28 * This holiday shoppers had more shopping hours * 5% less traffic than last year * 11% less money spent than last year *...
1 Des 201424min
Black and Blue Friday for Oil Producers and Gold Miners: Episode 27
Black and Blue Friday for Oil Producers and Gold Miners: Episode 27 * Oil and gold stocks down * OPEC announced no decline in oil production * Crude trading below $66/barrel * Bump to the Dollar ...
30 Nov 201435min
Despite Higher GDP, U.S. Economic Data Continues to Disappoint: Episode 26
Despite Higher GDP, U.S. Economic Data Continues to Disappoint: Episode 26 Missing expectations on all economic indicators * Chicago Fed index .14 * PMI flash services 56.3 * Dallas Fed Manufactur...
26 Nov 201428min
The Real Outrage in Ferguson is the Reaction Not the Verdict
The Real Outrage in Ferguson is the Reaction Not the Verdict: Episode 25A * Riots are not the caused by the Grand Jury * The Grand Jury's statement did not address Michael Brown's culpability * A...
25 Nov 201417min
Paul Krugman Runs Premature Victory Lap: Episode 24A
Paul Krugman runs premature victory lap: Episode 24A * Assumes that money-printing works because there is "no inflation" * Krugman's cure for the stock market bubble was the real estate bubble * ...
25 Nov 201417min
