MishTalk

DECEMBER 26, 2014

Next year will be a very important year for China because possible strains in the banking system and the intensity with which the reformers present their case will give us a better sense both of how much debt capacity the country retains and of how well positioned Xi Jinping and his allies are to implement the needed reforms.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 26, 2013

China''s Move to Market-Set Rates Let''s step back to December 8 and look at China Relaxes Grip on Interest Rates China is relaxing its grip on interest rates with the launch of a financial instrument that allows banks to trade deposits with each other at market-determined prices.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

In the 2016 book The End of Accounting , NYU Stern Professor Baruch Lev claimed that over the last 100 years or so, financial reports have become less useful in capital market decisions. This becomes clear when you look at a company’s two most important financial statements: the balance sheet and the income statement.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 9, 2020

In this short article, we will provide a brief history of today’s global monetary system, explain why central banks aim to produce consumer price inflation, and consider some of the potential consequences. According to the IMF , the US dollar accounts for more than 60% of central bank foreign exchange reserves, worth more than $6.7

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MishTalk

JANUARY 28, 2014

On January 15, Reuters reported China''s ICBC says won''t compensate investors in troubled shadow bank product. Heck, the name of the product itself was a likely indication of trouble. Yesterday morning, the South China Morning Post commented It''s tough, but China must let trust company products fail. Tough Luck?

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MishTalk

JULY 11, 2014

The question stems from lengthy (256 page PDF) from the BIS Annual Report (Bank for International Settlements) that stated among other things " The only source of lasting prosperity is a stronger supply side. The BIS slam, coupled with a recent stock market selloff, brought up debate on a " controlled collapse ".

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MishTalk

AUGUST 22, 2013

And long-term rates are what matter for capital investment, which is key to increasing the economy’s growth potential and raising productivity.". From 1997-2000 the Fed ignored a major bubble in the stock market. Then in an effort to bail out the banks (typically overweight bubble assets) the Fed steps on the gas again.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

banking and insurance businesses. As a result, USAA outperforms most competitors in the number of products held by its customers. In the past, marketers have struggled to deliver the higher response rates they need from existing customers — a smaller group than potential new customers. Take a balance-sheet view.

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MishTalk

APRIL 17, 2015

His comments come as the Fed and other major central banks are struggling to prevent their economies from falling into a disinflationary trap of diminished expectations. Such a switch could cause confusion among the public about the central bank’s intentions and undermine its credibility, he said. [And

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

On October 31, the Bank of Japan pledged "Unwavering Determination" to Get 2% Inflation. The market still does not seem to have grasped the significance of this phase of currency wars. A key secondary problem is productivity issues between member states. At the end of 2011 the Yen was about 77 to the dollar. Abe is not pleased.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Some market commentators saw this coming, and those same players predict that higher inflation will persist. Due to improved technology and rising productivity, the Federal Reserve has been able to juice the money supply for more than 70 years without it showing up too much in the price level. in October , its highest level since 1990.

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Martinka Consulting

MARCH 5, 2021

Business sellers please make it easy on your buyer, the bank, and your intermediary. Have a strong balance sheet. Pay them a fair wage, have a good culture, and keep productivity high. The customers, suppliers, employees, market conditions, competition, the lease, and anything else that influences the numbers.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Data contributes not only to brand equity, but to what constitutes product and service delivery in globally connected and hyper-competitive markets. Data is no longer the domain of tech companies or IT departments — it is fast becoming a centerpiece of corporate value creation more generally.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Of course, there is also persistent overoptimism about earnings growth and stock market expectations. Third-quarter Gross Domestic Product grew at a 1.5 In November 2007, the Federal Open Market Committee began releasing projections for real GDP growth four times per year in its Summary of Economic Projections (SEP).

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MishTalk

JUNE 27, 2013

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

I don''t and neither does Michael Pettis at China Financial Markets. The Financial Times reports China house price surge raises prospect of steps to cool market. Echoing Davies'' view, Hang Seng Bank''s executive director Andrew Fung said: "Underlying assets of shadow banking on the mainland are very different from US subprime assets.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

The chart below shows the relationship between the 3-month Treasury bill and the ratio of the monetary base (currency and bank reserves) to nominal GDP, in data since 1929. Without paying banks interest to hold excess reserves idle in the banking system, the Fed could reduce its balance sheet by more than one-third (over $1.4

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Imports among the world’s 20 largest economies have fallen as a share of their gross domestic product for four consecutive years. Meanwhile the Institute of International Finance forecasted net capital flows for emerging markets in 2015 would be negative for the first time since 1988.

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MishTalk

APRIL 6, 2015

The simple definition V = GDP/M where V is velocity, M is money supply, and GDP is Gross Domestic Product. Technological improvements in production cause a gently falling price level under sound money that is no deflation. I disagree with your assumption that central banks'' money printing is antithetical to deflation.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 12, 2015

The bank has no plans to securitize its originations, and it won’t keep any servicing rights or build out a servicing operation, Ally spokeswoman Gina Proia said in an e-mail. Ally isn’t expected to start offering risky products the way GMAC did, according to Jeff Davis at Mercer Capital. In 2013, Ally agreed to contribute $1.95

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Harvard Business

MAY 28, 2018

Then a new CFO joined the company: Masashi Oka, a financial industry veteran who had played a key role in transforming Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group-owned Union Bank in the US. Oka had found feedback from US regulators very helpful in his efforts to revive Union Bank and saw an opportunity to do something similar at Nikon.

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MishTalk

JULY 16, 2014

Readers of our letters are familiar with our long-standing assessment that the cause of slower growth is the overly indebted economy with too much non-productive debt. Rather than repairing its balance sheet by reducing debt, the U.S. treasury market. economy is starting to increase its leverage.

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MishTalk

JULY 10, 2015

Employment Slack It is my judgment that the lower level of the unemployment rate today probably does not fully capture the extent of slack remaining in the labor market--in other words, how far away we are from a full-employment economy. Also, statistical noise or measurement issues may have played some role. exports.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 12, 2016

Most of these companies are private and don’t publish their balance sheets. But a new analysis from the German Savings Banks Association shows that, in the last fiscal year, its midsize company clients managed, on average, profit margins of 7.3%. By contrast, the 110 largest German companies had margins of just 6.3%.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 24, 2017

For us, growth events mean simply concrete, directly observable achievements that foreshadow future success: for example, new customer contracts, initial export sales, new bank or equity financings, expanded production capacity, or expanded people platforms (e.g. strategic hires). day, scale-focused workshops and related activities.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2017

GE made a $4 billion bet on connecting industrial equipment through the internet of things and analytical software with a suite of products called Predix Cloud. During Immelt’s tenure, GE’s stock market value fell by about half. Andreessen’s article helped accelerate the company’s digital transformation.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 25, 2021

The justification for the status quo is usually that “all models are wrong, but some are useful” While simplistic assumptions do make for easier math, and can help to predict market outcomes in stylised scenarios, the real world is both complex and dynamic. Factors of production. Willingness to pay. Equilibrium.

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MishTalk

MARCH 17, 2014

Michael Pettis at China Financial Markets taught me much of what I know about global trade. But by taking purchasing power out of the hands of mass consumers, the savers denied to themselves the kind of effective demand for their products that would justify a reinvestment of their capital accumulations in new plants.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 25, 2013

Heading into 2014, Michael Pettis at China Financial Markets remains adamant that growth estimates for China are too high and that rebalancing (while necessary), implies lower growth than most expect. Bad loans are almost non-existent in the banking system – that is they have not been recognized in the form of reserves or write-downs.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2017

Travel loyalty programs tend to be complex and multicurrency, making them different from retailers, which typically run simple discount programs, or from banks, which offer cash back or a single currency that can be spent easily across a range of merchants. Early adopters could benefit considerably.

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MishTalk

APRIL 6, 2015

Futures were negative following Friday''s dismal job showing but that lasted only as long as the the market open. But Dudley defended the status quo on Monday, saying his Fed bank should continue to play a key role in monetary policy during periods of stress. Reuters reports Rate Hike Timing Now Unclear.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 12, 2020

During an economic downturn, a central bank can respond by increasing the money supply. When debt levels become too high, prudent banks have an incentive to restrict lending. Responding to high levels of debt and financial instability, one would expect to see each bank try to protect itself by shrinking its loan book.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 3, 2014

Had I suggested in 2007 that the Fed balance sheet expansion of $75 billion a month would have been considered "tightening" people would have thought I was nuts. A similar crash in public opinion awaits Bernanke for fueling one of the biggest, if not the biggest stock and bond market bubbles in history. Here we are.

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