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 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. Layoffs, particularly in sales and trading, have accompanied lower profits. Investment bank Bear Stearns collapsed.

Banking 28

Banking Balance Sheet Financial Finance 28

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Third-quarter Gross Domestic Product grew at a 1.5 My personal belief is the trucking industry needs to realize production of goods will have ups and downs,” Satish Jindel, principal of SJ Consulting , which closely tracks industry pricing, told Logistics Management. in October from 50.2 in September.

Balance Sheet 28

Balance Sheet Banking Study Policies 28

MishTalk

JULY 10, 2015

Here too, however, the signal is not entirely clear , as other factors such as longer-run trends in productivity growth also generally influence the growth of compensation. Outlook for the Economy The latest estimates show that both real GDP and industrial production actually edged down in the first quarter of this year.

Policies 28

Policies Balance Sheet Productivity Energy 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. 96 Percent of Spaniards Believe Political Corruption is "Very High" Downturn Lingers House prices continued their decline, new lending declined retail sales declined.

Conference 74

Conference Banking Government Balance Sheet 74