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Why would anyone LONG the stock market with these out there. There is $45 Trillion of CDS, and there not worth $45 Trillion. Why are these not getting headline news...with revaluations downwards... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_default_swap .."Warren Buffett famously...

Hi, Where, how can i find data for 100 years for all: Dow Jones Industrial 2 year Govt treasury bills ( either price or yields) 10 year Govt treasury bills 30 year Govt treasury bills 1 Commercial paper yields ( either price or yields) 2 Commercial paper yields 10 Commercial...

Between $680 and $750

These numbers mean nothing, the TAF as replaced the 'Non borrowed' fund base. It just means borrowing from Fed is cheaper than getting deposits and paying interest.

http://howestreet.com/articles/index.php?article_id=6091 The Securities and Exchange Commission sent out a Letter On Fair Value Measurements, (Financial Accounting Standards No. 157) that is tantamount to being an open invitation to lie. Let's take a look at what some are saying about that...

Bill Gross Plan to stop house price declines... http://www.pimco.com/LeftNav/Featured+Market+Commentary/IO/2008/IO+March+2008.htm ..."Credit Markets, Reregulation, and Home Prices In my opinion, the private credit markets have forfeited their privileged right to operate relatively...

here is the full article..less the big jpegs The trees behind the forest say this For every dollar GDP made, the is about $5 dollars of new debt required. if there is no or even slower paced newdebt, unemployment will sky rocket, as projects and orders will slow/stop. There is your...

Dear thriftybob, I said wage inflation expressed by the article is a way out. This is what happened in the 1970's. The article concurs that it also is unlikely , unless its by decree from a USA President. But there are head winds to allowing wage inflation... - Economists dont like wage...

Read the article, the main tool to the FED to reduce debt is inflation. The Fed needs to inflate the debt away. Thats why the $USD is falling as its a critical source of inflation when other asset prices (house) are falling. Cost push inflation. The hope is that this inflation ends up in...

Nearly all bubble TV economists didnt see 2008 coming, and now there making there picks on when it will end, they wont get that right either ! I have found the best commentry on the situation, and there pick is that we are in the 3rd innings of 9...

What if.. - Housing market falls 20% - USA recession thats is a very hard landing Then.. Citigroup fails - 100 trillion ( dunno ) of derivatives..then what !!

http://www.charlierose.com/guests/paul-volcker Investment banks are larger than commercial banks. Due to there derivatives connections. Investment banks are like bookies they hold the paper of the bet and make money on the spread, but if one goes bust the other side cant be paid...

My broker does not let me borrow . www.thinkorswim.com What other ETF or funds are there to SHORT 20 or 30 yr uSA T BOnds ??

Well the govt may or may not do this. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ad0zneiPUVjA&refer=home But Bill Gross thinks this is the next tool available to the fed. Sure he maybe talking up his book. The govt may have to do this. So if the govt buys the bad Mtg backed...

The 30yr Mtg Fixed as fallen, but the jumbo has not, its actually up. The banks are making good monies on the spread with the 10yr T Note vs jumbo. Can the fed get the mortgage rates down ? And the TED spread has gone NUTS... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=.TEDSP:IND

Not looking good so far, futures up 8+ I bet no major movement until after Tued 2.15pm

for 28 days cash for AAA assets. But I can rotate this trade for a very long time if I pay the price.

I have a coy(bank) with some bad assets, I know there bad but I can a valuation thats says these assets are AAA. The fed will take my assets and give me TBILLS. I sell these TBills for CASH. Which I can use for re investment for hopefully better assets than I gave the fed. So this is...

.."This is how market shows that fed is useless at this time. Further cuts will not help at all."... The low fed funds gives gives the banks more MARGIN, so they make more money to replace there losses. Banks privatise profits and socialise losses. Nice Busines model !

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=.TEDSP:IND Up, Up and nearly away...