links for 2009-11-10

Fitch Says U.K. Rating Most at Risk Among Top-Rated Nations – Bloomberg.com he U.K.’s sovereign credit rating is most at risk among top-rated nations, Fitch Ratings said, citing concern over the country’s budget deficit. (tags: United_Kingdom govt_spending debt) Life on Severance: Comfort, Then Crisis – WSJ.com Mr. Joegriner is a member of what might be … Read more

links for 2009-11-08

Obama team ignores Volcker at its peril – MSN Money We ought to learn our lessons from the mistakes of the Greenspan period. It's a shame that after the near-vaporization of the financial system last year, with all the attendant consequences, so little intelligent thought has been given to how we got into the mess … Read more

links for 2009-11-05

BoE needs to increase QE by 50 bln stg-Blanchflower | Reuters Bank of England policymakers must agree to top up the 175 billion asset purchase programme when it meets on Thursday to stop the economy "dropping off a cliff," former Monetary Policy Committee member David Blanchflower said. (tags: BankofEngland quantiative_easing) The significance of the IMF-RBI … Read more

links for 2009-11-04

Why Do Green Energy Experts Buy Solar Stocks?  | Alternative Energy Stocks Green energy experts accept that solar panels are one of the least cost effective ways to reduce your carbon footprint. Nevertheless, many buy solar stocks. They should rethink their investment strategies. (tags: solar alt_energy)

links for 2009-11-02

Mother of all carry trades faces an inevitable bust The Fed and other policymakers seem unaware of the monster bubble they are creating. The longer they remain blind, the harder the markets will fall. (tags: Nouriel_Roubini bubbles interest_rates Federal_Reserve monetary_policy) Schools Are Where Stimulus Saved Jobs, New Data Show – NYTimes.com The best symbol of … Read more