MishTalk

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

Switzerland Gold Initiative Halt all Swiss National Bank (SNB) gold sales Repatriate Swiss gold held in foreign vaults (UK and Canada) Establishes minimum 20% level of SNB Assets in gold Of course, central bankers everywhere are horrified by the idea they should have to do anything, especially hold sound assets.

Balance Sheet 71

Balance Sheet Banking Analysis Productivity 71

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 31, 2017

The market panicked. 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. This is most apparent in the credit markets, where revenues have shrunk by more than 40% from pre-crisis peaks.

Banking 28

Banking Balance Sheet Financial Finance 28

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

The eurozone is doing so by accident, letting market forces drain liquidity from the financial system for month after month. The ECB balance sheet has plummeted to 23pc of eurozone GDP from a peak of 32pc in July 2012. Retail sales fell 1.6pc in December, the biggest drop for two-and-a-half years.

Balance Sheet 72

Balance Sheet Banking Retail Policies 72

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Of course, there is also persistent overoptimism about earnings growth and stock market expectations. Sales of Class 8 heavy trucks are on pace for one of the best years in history - around 260,000 units in North America. economy would avoid a recession despite the ongoing housing market turmoil. The Fed never sees them coming.

Balance Sheet 28

Balance Sheet Banking Study Policies 28

MishTalk

JULY 10, 2015

Employment Slack It is my judgment that the lower level of the unemployment rate today probably does not fully capture the extent of slack remaining in the labor market--in other words, how far away we are from a full-employment economy.

Policies 28

Policies Balance Sheet Productivity Energy 28

MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2015

Among other things, she handles the structuring and sale of bonds for schools across the state. 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. “ First let''s go over Culpepper''s background.

Financial 28

Financial Engineering Finance Government 28

MishTalk

JANUARY 3, 2014

Had I suggested in 2007 that the Fed balance sheet expansion of $75 billion a month would have been considered "tightening" people would have thought I was nuts. A similar crash in public opinion awaits Bernanke for fueling one of the biggest, if not the biggest stock and bond market bubbles in history. Here we are.

Conference 74

Conference Banking Government Balance Sheet 74