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

MishTalk

Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Balanced Budget Ammendment Sign the Balanced Budget Petition. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation?

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Bulls and Bears Debate China: Property Bubble Expands Again; GDP Growth Picks Up; Economic Recovery Underway? No Says Michael Pettis

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A series of land sales have set record prices since August, with real estate developers ramping up their competition for the best plots in the biggest cities. Part of it may simply be that few Chinese see any real alternative to real estate as a way of saving. China Rich in Reserves. Pettis Replies.

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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?

MishTalk

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. One impact of the shadow banking system is an implicit and hidden “reduction” in China’s real minimum reserve requirement.

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

MishTalk

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

MishTalk

Investors’ attraction to riskier credit also spawned greater issuance in assets such as payment-in-kind notes and mortgage real estate investment trusts (mREITs). Historical evidence shows that this rarely happens following a balance sheet recession. Restoring sustainable global growth poses significant challenges.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Michael Pettis on the China.

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Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Balanced Budget Ammendment Sign the Balanced Budget Petition. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. the country’s balance sheet, and this will mean not a collapse but.

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Banks – Industry Overview

Tom Spencer

Investment banks are split between capital markets and corporate finance (also known as investment banking). Investment Banking – Capital Markets (Wholesale Banking) and Corporate Finance. Business banks: Banks that focus on mid-sized businesses and commercial real estate. Various other products.

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