MishTalk

OCTOBER 1, 2014

On Tuesday evening, Argentine President Cristina Fernández accused Juan Carlos Fábrega, head of Argentina’s central bank, of " provoking a devaluation of the peso ". In response Head of Argentine Central Bank Quits. Here''s a chart that shows just that. pesos to the US dollar. Today the peso trades at 8.45 to the US dollar.

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MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Expect Another "Bad Bank" Bailout in Spain; Humorous Details of Sarebs Property Assets. Spains bad bank, Sareb, has plans to unload 45,000 distressed properties in five years, over 7,500 of them in 2013. Here are some excerpts (translated) from GurusBlog report Havoc in the Bad Bank (SAREB). Expect Another Bad Bank Bailout.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 18, 2013

The Financial Times notes a Big rise in subordinated debt issuance by EU banks Banks have taken advantage of yield-chasing investors to issue $90.7bn of subordinated debt for the year to date, a 41 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2012. It relates to bail-in procedures in the alleged European "banking union".

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 26, 2024

Since 2008, the rate of inflation in the U.S. By targeting a low and stable positive rate of inflation, the Fed and other central banks hope to avoid the risks posed by deflation while also dodging the problems posed by run-away inflation. remained stable, at or below the Fed’s 2% target.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 31, 2012

Strategy and general business consulting firms in Australia 2012. in Management Consulting. THE list of strategy and general business consulting firms is part of the full list of consulting firms in Australia : Tier One – Global. Pacific Strategy Partners. Pacific Strategy Partners. Definitions. Nous Group.

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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.

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MishTalk

JUNE 30, 2014

Today, French bank BNP Paribas plead guilty Monday to criminal money-laundering laws by helping clients dodge sanctions on Iran, Sudan and other countries. On Monday in an agreement with the Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance the bank pleaded guilty to falsifying business records and conspiracy in Manhattan Supreme Court.

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Consultant Ninja

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Tuesday, November 11, 2008. I am a strategy consultant at. Management Consulting. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Newer Post.

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MishTalk

APRIL 7, 2014

In lengthy negotiations last month the EU reached a deal on how to handle failed banks. Please consider EU Deal on Bank Failures Risks Unravelling A landmark EU agreement on a common rulebook for handling bank failures is in danger of unravelling over the fine print restricting when a state can intervene to rescue a struggling bank.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Central Banks and the Business Cycle I like it when someone besides a few financial bloggers takes the gloves off and starts asking some hard-hitting questions. Simply put, the central banks for all their huffing and puffing cannot eliminate the business cycle. Only those who believe in voodoo can get a job at a central bank.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong 2011. in Management Consulting. List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong. OC&C Strategy Consultants. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Value Partners Management Consulting. Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 11, 2013

In an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal Blinders says " Don''t only drop the interest rate paid on banks'' excess reserves, charge them. Not long ago—say, until Lehman Brothers failed in September 2008—banks held virtually no excess reserves because idle cash earned them nothing. Banks are capital impaired. I think not.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 6, 2019

The idea that technology can be configured to drastically improve the delivery and usability of finance began taking off following the financial crisis of 2008, when consumer distrust for traditional banks combined with the increasing popularity and functionality of smartphone apps.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 30, 2020

In the Great Recession, the US Economy had a financial services sector (think investment banks) that grew in size until it was far larger than the economy needed to make the economy run. Prior to 2008, the financial sector grew way beyond enabling the rest of the economy. I’ll give you a simple example. The root cause is clear.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

I have seen allegations and suggestions of fraud, but a recent article shows that fraud by Bank of America, city officials, or both is now a given, and likely provable in a court of law. If they did, the banks would be on the hook for the increased costs. Instead, the economy crashed in 2008, and interest rates fell to almost nothing.

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MishTalk

MARCH 31, 2014

labor slack Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen gave a strong defense of the central bank''s easy-money policies on Monday, saying its "extraordinary" commitment to boosting the economy, especially the still struggling labor market, will be needed for some time to come. Home Prices Up 60% Since 2008 Home prices in China rose 60% since 2008.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Grgurich formulated his article after reading "an intriguing piece just published in Foreign Affairs, Brown University political economist Mark Blyth and London-based hedge fund manager Eric Lonergan argue the Fed could have done better by pursuing a far different type of grand policy experiment. " That is an increase of roughly $3.3

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Reactive workforce reductions, burn-the-furniture cost-cutting, and spray-and-pray strategies out of desperation have historically led to considerable losses. Even the World Bank is suggesting that stagflation is a real possibility. Change management should be presented in a way that leads to different ways of thinking and acting.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 20, 2016

Italian Bank Customers Pull Deposits The CEO of Monte dei Paschi, Italy's third largest bank, and the oldest surviving bank in the world, admits Customers Pulling Deposits as share prices sink. Share prices of Monte dei Paschi are down over 50%, the worst of any major Italian bank. Did a third world war just start?

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MishTalk

JANUARY 19, 2015

Via email, Saxo bank CIO and chief economist Steen Jakobsen declares " Endgame for Central Bankers ". He also asks " Why is it that Most People Trust or Bother to Listen to Central Banks? But isn’t the bigger lesson or bigger question: Why is it that most people trust or bother to listen to central banks?

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MishTalk

MARCH 20, 2014

About the only comment regarding yesterday''s FOMC announcement that I saw worth mentioning came today from Saxo Bank Chief economist Steen Jakobsen. I gave my own look into what the Fed knew or didn''t in Hilarious Transcripts of Fed Minutes from 2008 Reveal Completely Clueless Fed. Is the Fed any less clueless today than 2008?

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Steen Jakobsen, chief economist at Saxo Bank in Denmark, sent an interesting email yesterday regarding China, Germany, the European debt crisis, and equity prices. Strategy Fixed income: Still see new lows in 2014 – mainly in Q4- into Q1-2015. Steen is one of the speakers at Wine Country Conference II , May 1-2 in Sonoma, California.

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Consultant Ninja

APRIL 1, 2009

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. If anything management consulting is set for a new growth phase. Management consulting does have swift, brutal down cycles. I am a strategy consultant at.

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MishTalk

MARCH 23, 2015

Greece Capital Flight in Pictures Using Target2 Imbalances as a measure of capital flight and trust that Greeks have in their banks, here are two charts that pretty much tell the full story. Greece Target2 Imbalance January 2014 to February 2015 Between October 2014 and February 2015, over 52 billion euros have fled Greek banks.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Mexico’s central bank revived an intervention program designed to curb foreign-exchange volatility after the peso fell to a two-year low. percent from the previous close, the central bank said today in a statement. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson at a July 15, 2008 Senate Banking Committee hearing.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Ukraine’s central bank reported foreign-currency reserves at their lowest for almost a decade, raising pressure on the West to provide more financing to the country being squeezed by Russia. Ukraine is currently in a pretty critical condition—and desperately in need of IMF life support,” Standard Bank analyst Timothy Ash wrote in a note.

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MishTalk

JUNE 25, 2013

China Acts to Calm Markets; Stock Market Rebounds From 6% Plunge After Central Bank Pledges More Liquidity; Wet Nurse Action. On Monday China insisted banks had significant liquidity sending a message that banks need to manage their own risks. Balanced Budget Ammendment Sign the Balanced Budget Petition. Home Builders.

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Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

70% of medium sized companies will change hands (2008). Notice the same predictions from 2008-2015? Sixty percent of them delayed their exit by at least two years, as per a study by Sun Trust Bank. In successful businesses (and successful departments I’m sure) with good managers the figure is above 68%. And guess what?

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MishTalk

MARCH 24, 2014

I quoted the opinion of Saxo Bank Chief economist Steen Jakobsen. I am certainly in agreement with Steen, and gave my own look into what the Fed knew or didn''t in Hilarious Transcripts of Fed Minutes from 2008 Reveal Completely Clueless Fed. What will other central banks do? My friend "BC" pinged me with the following chart.

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MishTalk

JULY 17, 2015

The Bank of Canada admitted on Wednesday that Canada was in Recession. Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz is afraid to speak the "R-Word". What made the Canadian recession easy to spot was the Canadian yield curve inverted out to three years following a surprise rate cut by the Bank of Canada on January 21. Well sort of.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

Alvarez & Marsal have been making waves in recent years for the high profile, high quality work they did in the midst of the banking crisis. One of the things we really love to do here at Management Consulted is answer the questions you have for us. Regulatory and Risk Management. . ALVAREZ & MARSAL CONSULTING.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 26, 2014

Now the governments of both Venezuela and Argentina have reacted – the former by introducing a ''second bolivar exchange rate'' for certain types of exchanges, the latter by stopping to defend the peso''s value in the markets by means of central bank interventions. Turkish Lira vs. US Dollar Since mid-2008 the Lira collapsed from 1.03

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Perverse Central Bank Battle In the perverse central bank battle to defeat price deflation, the central banks are having a rough go of things. The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) light sweet crude is down 6 percent today to lows last seen late 2008 and January 2009. since May of 2004 when it closed at $37.04.

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MishTalk

MAY 24, 2014

Anyone who is thinking clearly knows the economic system fostered by central banks is totally and completely out of control. Since then, Stark has used his rare, but valuable public appearances to warn of the risks associated with the current policy of central banks to the crisis. Stark spoke openly.

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Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2016

Strategic alignment, for us, means that all elements of a business — including the market strategy and the way the company itself is organized — are arranged in such a way as to best support the fulfillment of its long-term purpose. How well does your business strategy support the fulfillment of your company’s purpose?

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Steen Jakobsen, chief economist at Saxo Bank emailed a pair of interesting links on the explosion of investment and debt in China. Now, for BBC Two''s award-winning strand This World, Peston reveals what has actually happened inside China since the economic collapse in the west in 2008. Why do I say that? Which, in one sense, worked.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

From this noble seed came a company that birthed management consulting as we know it. One of Booz Allen Hamilton’s finest moments from the early years was in the 1950s when Time Magazine dubbed it “the world’s largest, most prestigious management consulting firm.” Acquisition & Program Management.

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