2008 Balance Sheet Banking Operations 
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. This is because the initial trigger for the crisis was reliance by major banks, particularly those in the United States, on mortgage backed securities as collateral. It all seemed so clear.
Tom Spencer
AUGUST 25, 2018
The story of the 2008 financial crisis begins somewhere shortly after the death of Jesus Christ himself. By distributing 100 million sesterces from the imperial bank to reliable bankers around the Empire and dropping interest rates to zero for three years, Tiberius saved Rome and the other affected nations of Egypt, Greece, and France.
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MishTalk
AUGUST 6, 2013
Balanced Budget Ammendment Sign the Balanced Budget Petition. Reader Question: Does the Fed Balance Sheet Properly Reflect QE Announcements? The feds balance sheet doesnt reflect it. So if QE is $85B a month, where is it and why doesnt it show up in the Feds balance sheet.". Feds Balance Sheet.
MishTalk
DECEMBER 17, 2013
On December 12 the Financial Times reported EU reaches landmark deal on failed banks with a "common rule book for handling failed banks". The next day, a friend commented the banking union agreement proved me wrong. I replied "wait for the details". Some senior officials are warning the proposals are too cumbersome.
MishTalk
JUNE 30, 2013
Balanced Budget Ammendment Sign the Balanced Budget Petition. 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.
MishTalk
NOVEMBER 20, 2015
UPS Freight , the fifth-largest LTL, reported tonnage off 10 percent (matching the record decline reported in the 2009 3Q during the depth of the Great Recession) and shipments down 5 percent year over year (the worst drop since 2008 fourth quarter). Operating revenue decreased 15.9 That has spread to the truckload side as well.
MishTalk
JULY 11, 2014
The question stems from lengthy (256 page PDF) from the BIS Annual Report (Bank for International Settlements) that stated among other things " The only source of lasting prosperity is a stronger supply side. Never before have central banks tried to push so hard. It is essential to move away from debt as the main engine of growth. "
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