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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Reader Question: Does the.

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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.

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Greek default in all but name - Tom Spencer consulting blog

Tom Spencer

by Tom Spencer on November 27, 2011 · 0 comments  ·  Image Source. IN OCTOBER 2011, private banks accepted a 50% writedown on Greek debt. Definitions. Helpful Links. Greek default in all but name. in Economics. Whatever you say it is, it isn’t ~ Alfred Korzybski.

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FOMC Minutes and Economic Projections: Dissent in Both Directions

MishTalk

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. Unemployment.

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Greece Played Germany Like a Violin; Horrified Syriza Demands 'Icelandic' Default

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The Bank of Greece has not published the end of May balance sheet yet. Horrified Syriza Demands 'Icelandic' Default Today we learn the EU is calling an emergency meeting. Here is a small snip from my July 7, 2011 article Trichet Says "No" to Selective Default. It's also a little more than 2 times ECBs equity.

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business

oil supply may be enough on its own to meet all of this year’s growth in global oil demand. oil production, up from a mere 10% just seven years ago in 2011. Most major producers with large balance sheets will likely hedge their bets and attempt both. The soaring U.S.

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What If Companies Managed People as Carefully as They Manage Money?

Harvard Business

Today’s executives spend a lot of time managing the balance sheet, despite the fact that it doesn’t represent their company’s scarcest resource. One way to do this is to measure the cost of meetings. Vincent Tsui for HBR. Financial capital is relatively abundant and cheap.

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Shockingly Bad Fiscal Health of Chicago (and the Financial Engineering Chicago Uses to Hide that Fact)

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Bond Girl, using the Twitter handle @munilass, had been posting commentary about state and city borrowing and issues beyond public finance since April 2011. From 2009 to 2011, the city used $320 million from the Metered Parking Reserves. Of course, Chicago would also have to meet the other eligibility criteria.