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Hilarious Transcripts of Fed Minutes from 2008 Reveal Completely Clueless Fed

MishTalk

Here is a list of FOMC Transcripts and Other Historical Materials, 2008 Notes I purposely cherry picked statements of various Fed governors. Amazingly, Bernanke spoke of pent-up demand for housing in January of 2008 The January 29-30 transcript was a whopping 194 pages long. I slogged through most of it. I didn’t quite get that.

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Is the Stock Market in Big Trouble?

The Fearless Marketer

Do you remember the stock market crash of 2008? On Monday, September 29, 2008. On Monday, September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy. On Monday, September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy. So, that week, I took 100% of my money out of the stock market and put it in cash.

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Are Your Values Worth the Paper They’re Printed On?

Markovitz Consulting

When the firm lost 30% of its orders overnight in 2008, the CEO asked everyone to take a month off without pay, rather than laying off one-third of the workforce. The company also suspended 401(k) contributions during the recession—but then gave back those contributions that they missed in 2009 and 2010 when the economy recovered.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: China Acts to Calm Markets.

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. China Acts to Calm Markets; Stock Market Rebounds From 6% Plunge After Central Bank Pledges More Liquidity; Wet Nurse Action. With rates spiking, global stock markets plunged.

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

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation? Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Automatic Earth. Bay Area Real Estate Trends.

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Consultant Ninja: Finally, two counter-cyclical markets: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Finally, two counter-cyclical markets. After seeing so many markets down, my cousin in the hunting business informed me that gun sales have been surging, due to Obama winning the presidency. Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Who knew he could stimulate the economy so quickly? Newer Post. Older Post.

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Consultant Ninja: Why the US Housing Market is still royally screwed.

Consultant Ninja

Why the US Housing Market is still royally screwed. As a potential homeowner, Ive been trying to assess which way the housing market is going. Ive seen in my local market "falling prices" "bidding wars", and "all cash buyers." Am I going to miss out on the next bull market? Monday, May 16, 2011. What does it mean?