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Hilarious Transcripts of Fed Minutes from 2008 Reveal Completely Clueless Fed

MishTalk

Today the Fed released minutes of meetings at the start and during the great financial crisis. Here is a list of FOMC Transcripts and Other Historical Materials, 2008 Notes I purposely cherry picked statements of various Fed governors. percentage point to GDP growth in 2008 and 0.3 percentage point to GDP growth in 2008 and 0.3

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Credit Boom in China Could Trigger Bigger Crisis Than 2008; Three Things China Wants, Eight Things China Needs

MishTalk

Credit growth in China is expanding at a massive rate on nonviable projects, and that is the only reason China has been able to meet its growth targets. Marc Faber believes China could spark a bigger crisis than in 2008.

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Non-Manufacturing Services ISM Fails to Meet Expectations

MishTalk

Non-Manufacturing Services ISM Fails to Meet Expectations; New Orders Plunge. Non-Manufacturing Services ISM Fails to Meet Expectations; New Orders Plunge. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97).

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It’s Not “Time Management.” It’s Lean.

Markovitz Consulting

Of course, software firm 37 Signals has been operating four-day work weeks over the summer since 2008. Rheingans Digital Enabler’s approach is to ban social media during work hours, make most meetings 15 minutes long, and ask people to keep phones in backpacks.

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3 tips to help you have a good feedback conversation

Halo Psych

A 2008 study suggests we are more likely to be indirect when giving negative feedback. Be mindful If you’re like most of the managers and leaders I work with, you’ll be rushing from meeting to meeting. Sometimes you’ll run late because there’s no time between meetings. We’re likely to go all round the houses.

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Going into Consulting in a World Changed by COVID-19

Tom Spencer

If we learned anything from the 2008 financial crisis, it is fair to say that in lean times private sector organizations have less resources available to invest in consulting. In 2008, consulting projects still went on, but they shifted more towards necessary functions or cost management projects.

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Inflation: Understanding its Impact on the Economy

Tom Spencer

Since 2008, the rate of inflation in the U.S. Low-income groups often struggle to make ends meet , and rising prices can cause them to experience financial distress and force them to make difficult choices between competing necessities like food, rent, and education. remained stable, at or below the Fed’s 2% target.

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