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Consultant Ninja: When "hedging" is just speculation: Management.

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I dont understand why they used collars since they would want to capture the benefits of falling prices. The only explanation I can come up with is they wanted a hedge book that was extremely cheap to run and they didnt see any way prices could fall (or their trade consultant or commodities broker rooked them.). Related Posts.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Expect What the.

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Expect What the Economists Dont. It was the second straight month in which exports fell sharply, and the largest month-to-month fall since June 2011. The drop in exports to countries outside the EU was particularly sharp in Germany, falling by 9% from April. Expect What the Economists Dont. Recommended Books. Urban Digs.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Economic Recovery in.

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Dont believe it. and non-financial payments fall by 1%. Recommended Books. Tomorrow's Gold. Case Against The Fed. The Dollar Meltdown. The Dollar Crisis. What Has Government Done to Our Money? Economics In One Lesson. Economics For Real People. How Public Employee Unions are Bankrupting the Nation. Master Traders. CATO Institute.

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Consultant Ninja: The Financial Crisis is a Wicked Problem.

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I suggest we keep the broad view, dont move too fast and jump to unbalanced conclusions. All those transactions have hidden the fact that the productivity of US has been steadily falling. If that observation is correct (and I think its fairly obvious and uncontroversial), then a conclusion naturally follows. April 3, 2009 at 11:59 AM.

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Seth's Blog: Competence vs. possibility

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Dont Miss a Thing Free Updates by Email. December 2012. November 2012. Seths Main Site. Seths Books. For More Seth check out these links: Subscribe. Back to the home page for this blog. Check out Seths books. Visit the archives (more than 2,500 posts). Seth on Squidoo. Seth on Google. Seth at Wikipedia. Enter your email address. The Big Moo.

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Seth's Blog: The river guide and the rapids

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Dont Miss a Thing Free Updates by Email. December 2012. November 2012. Seths Main Site. Seths Books. For More Seth check out these links: Subscribe. Back to the home page for this blog. Check out Seths books. Visit the archives (more than 2,500 posts). Seth on Squidoo. Seth on Google. Seth at Wikipedia. Enter your email address. The Big Moo.

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Seth's Blog: The weird tail continues

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Dont Miss a Thing Free Updates by Email. December 2012. November 2012. Seths Main Site. Seths Books. For More Seth check out these links: Subscribe. Back to the home page for this blog. Check out Seths books. Visit the archives (more than 2,500 posts). Seth on Squidoo. Seth on Google. Seth at Wikipedia. Enter your email address. The Big Moo.