2008 Article Balance Sheet Productivity 
Markovitz Consulting
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
In the space of two weeks, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal both ran articles on the productivity benefits of reduced work hours. Not to be outdone, NPR reported that Microsoft Japan moved to a four-day workweek this summer while increasing productivity by 40%.
MishTalk
AUGUST 7, 2013
Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation? Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market. John Hussman had a thought-provoking article this week on the The Minsky Bubble. The Fed would probably show an insolvent balance sheet today if its holdings were actually marked-to-market. Urban Digs.
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MishTalk
NOVEMBER 20, 2015
Since then, I have seen a couple articles regarding overoptimism at the Fed and overoptimism in trucking. Third-quarter Gross Domestic Product grew at a 1.5 Overoptimism 2008-2010 The SEP growth forecast for 2008 never turned negative. The actual growth rate for 2008 turned out to be –2.8%—the in October from 50.2
MishTalk
JULY 16, 2014
Readers of our letters are familiar with our long-standing assessment that the cause of slower growth is the overly indebted economy with too much non-productive debt. Rather than repairing its balance sheet by reducing debt, the U.S. According to the OECD, Japan’s PSR for 2014 will be 0.6%, virtually unchanged from 2008.
MishTalk
DECEMBER 12, 2015
For those looking for a bit of humor this weekend, here's an article for the "just in the nick of time" bucket. Ally isn’t expected to start offering risky products the way GMAC did, according to Jeff Davis at Mercer Capital. Back in the Saddle Bloomberg reports writes Ally Returns to Mortgage Business Two Years After Total Exit.
MishTalk
JULY 11, 2014
Earlier today, reader Charles asked me what I thought about an article on ZeroHedge entitled " Is The Fed Going To Attempt A Controlled Collapse? " Historical evidence shows that this rarely happens following a balance sheet recession. This would require the growth rate to exceed the pre-crisis average for several years.
MishTalk
JUNE 27, 2013
The most important effect is likely to be on demand for wealth management products. Several friends received SMS offers on their mobiles (this happens a lot in China) for short-term WMP deposits at 6%, which is 100-200 bps higher than we have seen in the past and higher than the 5% cited in the People’s Daily article.
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