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.
Tom Spencer
AUGUST 25, 2018
The story of the 2008 financial crisis begins somewhere shortly after the death of Jesus Christ himself. The 2008 financial crisis saw Ben Bernanke, the then chairman of the Federal Reserve, providing money to banks across the United States following the collapse of the housing market and subsequent defaults of mortgage backed securities.
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MishTalk
AUGUST 6, 2013
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. QE History.
MishTalk
JULY 10, 2013
However, several members judged that a reduction in asset purchases would likely soon be warranted , in light of the cumulative decline in unemployment since the September meeting and ongoing increases in private payrolls, which had increased their confidence in the outlook for sustained improvement in labor market conditions. June 2008 (97).
Harvard Business
MARCH 1, 2018
oil supply may be enough on its own to meet all of this year’s growth in global oil demand. Most major producers with large balance sheets will likely hedge their bets and attempt both. This unpredictability may only intensify as the world’s oil markets continue to adjust to shifting realities.
MishTalk
DECEMBER 17, 2013
Three late-night meetings of finance ministers this week, culminating on Wednesday, is likely to define the eurozone’s system for policing how its banks live and die, including a common fund to cover rescues. A big bank collapse would dwarf the available resources; some €473bn of capital has been pumped into EU banks since 2008.
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. For example, Meet "Baxter" the Robot Out to Get Your Minimum-Wage, No Benefits, Part-Time Job. At long last, the Fed has finally started to taper. Here we are.
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