Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Many an economics and finance course later, I see that the layers of complexities to the 2008 financial crisis are innumerable. I’ll try to summarize some of the causes and historical contexts in this article to provide a greater-than-Big-Short level analysis. It all seemed so clear.

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Markovitz Consulting

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Of course, software firm 37 Signals has been operating four-day work weeks over the summer since 2008. Unfortunately, companies in the lean community don’t seem to take much note of, or try to copy these experiments, probably because the benefits aren’t reflected on the income statement or balance sheet.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 6, 2013

Trend Analysis. Reader Question: Does the Fed Balance Sheet Properly Reflect QE Announcements? The feds balance sheet doesnt reflect it. The balance sheet was up $720 billion from Aug 1, 2012 to Aug 1, 2013 ($309B in treasuries and $393B in MBS) but that is only $60B per month. Feds Balance Sheet.

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Balance Sheet Analysis Trends Real Estate 68

MishTalk

JUNE 30, 2013

Trend Analysis. In what should be no surprise to Mish readers, the HSBC China Manufacturing PMI™ shows Operating conditions deteriorate at quickest pace since last September, and new export orders plunge. Operating conditions have now worsened for two successive months. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78).

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MishTalk

JULY 11, 2014

This has been labelled the “second phase of global liquidity”, to differentiate it from the pre-crisis phase, which was largely centred on banks expanding their cross-border operations. Historical evidence shows that this rarely happens following a balance sheet recession. Indicators point to the risk of financial distress.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 17, 2013

A Financial Times analysis of the full banking union resolution process for a lender operating in three countries reveals the labyrinthine procedure that would still be required to wind up a bank. A big bank collapse would dwarf the available resources; some €473bn of capital has been pumped into EU banks since 2008.

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