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Hilarious Transcripts of Fed Minutes from 2008 Reveal Completely Clueless Fed

MishTalk

Here is a list of FOMC Transcripts and Other Historical Materials, 2008 Notes I purposely cherry picked statements of various Fed governors. Amazingly, Bernanke spoke of pent-up demand for housing in January of 2008 The January 29-30 transcript was a whopping 194 pages long. I slogged through most of it. I didn’t quite get that.

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How to Decide Which Conferences Are Worth Your Time

Harvard Business

Conferences, if you choose them wisely, can be one of the best ways to accelerate this process, since you can meet large numbers of people in just a few days. Here are five strategies you can use to identify the best conferences for you to attend this year and to make time for them on your schedule.

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Reflections on the Yellen Taper-Hike Announcement; What Does the Fed Know?

MishTalk

An excellent example of Fed’s lack of reality during the 2008 crisis was released earlier this year and a nice summary was done by New York Times: The Fed’s actions in 2008: What the transcripts reveal. 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.

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Webinars: Your Best Promotional Tool

The Fearless Marketer

In December 2008 I gave a presentation to the ICF (International Coaches Federation) conference in Tampa Florida. And then I followed up on them with information on my new Marketing Mastery Program. When it comes to marketing professional services, nothing is more powerful than a live (or virtual live) presentation.

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Inside a Fortune 500 Boardroom

CaseInterview.com

The conference room had an incredible view of Manhattan. I’ve never seen a conference room table so large before. In contrast, my favorite boardroom belonged to a clothing retail chain in California during the Great Recession of 2008. I’ve only been in a Fortune 500 boardroom once. I will never forget it.

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Damn the Bubbles, More Printing Ahead; Property Bubbles and the Perils of Easy Money

MishTalk

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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Smoke and Mirrors Hide the Collapse in Corporate Profits

MishTalk

Steen Jakobsen, chief economist at Saxo bank passed on the above tweet this morning along with an attachment from Albert Edwards and this comment: " John – who I met at the Wine Country Conference – is not only great economist and fund manager, but also a remarkable Gentleman who lives to support Autism. This is his link Hussman Funds."