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Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation?

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Balanced Budget Ammendment Sign the Balanced Budget Petition. Wednesday, August 07, 2013 3:40 AM. Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation? Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market. Abolish The Fed Sign the Petition.

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Greek default in all but name - Tom Spencer consulting blog

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Over the last few decades, countless risky financial products were sold to investors using harmless sounding terms like “credit default swap”, “mortgage backed security”, “special purpose vehicle” and “off-balance sheet financing”. Copyright © 2013 Tom Spencer. Categories. Select Category. Business Frameworks.

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Persistent Overoptimism Three Ways: Truckers, Fed Economists, Manufacturers

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factory activity grew last month at its slowest pace since May 2013 as manufacturers pared their stockpiles and cut jobs. Third-quarter Gross Domestic Product grew at a 1.5 Overoptimism 2011-2013 A notable feature of the SEP growth forecasts for 2011 through 2013 are the extremely high starting values—around 4% or higher.

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China Cash Crunch Eases, For How Long? Three Things China Needs to Avoid; When can Beijing Truly move to Market-Determined Interest Rates?

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Total credit in the economy (total social financing) showed a 40 per cent rise in November over the prior month and is on course for growth this year of almost 20 per cent. But it is hard not to conclude that the authorities remain conflicted. These are the big issues, hinted at by the current hiatus in China’s money markets.

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Credit Equals Gold No.1

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On January 15, Reuters reported China''s ICBC says won''t compensate investors in troubled shadow bank product. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world''s largest bank by assets, said on Thursday that it has no plans to use its own money to repay investors in a troubled off-balance-sheet investment product that it helped to market."

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BIS Slams the Fed; Ridiculous Question of the Day: "Is The Fed Going To Attempt A Controlled Collapse?"

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Gross issuance in the high-yield bond market alone soared to $90 billion per quarter in 2013 from a pre-crisis quarterly average of $30 billion. In the syndicated loan market, for instance, credit granted to lower-rated leveraged borrowers (leveraged loans) exceeded 40% of new signings for much of 2013.

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Pettis on Strains in China's Banking System; Avoiding the Fall

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In either case they reduce consumption demand relative to production. They lower mortgage and consumer financing costs for households, who represent a substantial portion of total borrowing, allowing them greater spending power. But high debt levels change the impact of more productive behavior in at least three important ways.

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