Archives for: February 2011

02/28/11

Permalink 04:19:14 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 58 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global, Economics Africa, Africa
Dambisa Moyo discusses the thesis of her new book "How The West Was Lost: 50 Years of Economic Folly - And the Stark Choices Ahead" with host Kirsty Wark and Dr Irwin Stelzer of the Hudson Institute:Jan. 2011Source: Keywords: Dambisa Moyo… more »
Voxeu.org: Overseeing systemic risk, by Viral Acharya, Thomas F. Cooley, Robert Engle and Matthew Richardson (all NYU), Feb. 27, 2011 Keywords: Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act, Systemic Risk, Most Risky US Financial Firms more »
Permalink 06:49:10 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 132 words   English (US)
Categories: Investment
Source: Gurufocus.com Berkshire Hathawayfs book value per share grew by 13 percent in 2010, slightly behind the 15.1 percent total return of the S&P 500, and stood at $95,453 per A share as of December 31, 2010. Although Warren Buffett and many B… more »
Permalink 06:20:22 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 12 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Airtime: Mon. Feb. 28 2011 | 11 00 00 ET Keywords: FX Markets, Euro Level, Potential Oil Shock more »
Permalink 06:08:51 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 36 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Keith Hennessey, former Assistant to the U.S. President for Economic Policy and Director of the U.S. National Economic Council, about President Obama's long-term budget plans: more »

02/27/11

Permalink 03:33:53 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 251 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global, Economics Africa
I am just re-reading "The Road to Serfdom" by F.A. Hayek and - also looking at the events going on in North Africa - decided to post occasionally certain short passages of the book. Here are two first ones from Chapter 1: Abandoned Road:"The gradual… more »
Permalink 09:06:37 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 11 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Keywords: Free to Choose, Milton Friedman, The 4 Ways to Spend Money more »
Permalink 07:02:01 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 126 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
The UK economy faces major problems and was shrinking in the last three months of 2010. Conservative and labour politicians are discussing the course necessary to turn back to growth. There has been a heavy debate whether budget cuts or rather a Keynesia… more »

02/26/11

As a further input on the bank capital requirements discussion, find following a link to a Jan. 2011 paper, published by the Bank of England:Bank of England: External MPC Unit; Discussion Paper No. 31; Optimal bank capital, by David Miles, Jing Yan… more »
Permalink 07:26:30 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 96 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Vox: The plenum of German economists on the European debt crisis, by Andreas Haufler, Bernd Lucke, Monika Merz, Wolfram F Richter, Feb. 24, 2011 The European rescue fund is steeped in controversy. This column argues that both the fund and the case t… more »
Permalink 07:21:16 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 46 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Europe
Find here two links to the latest Project Syndicate articles by Sinn and Feldstein: Project Syndicate: Why Europe Needs Automatic Haircuts, by Hans-Werner Sinn, Feb. 25, 2011 Project Syndicate: Quantitative Easing and America’s Economic Rebound, by… more »
Airtime: Fri. Feb. 25 2011 | 11 22 00 ET > Banks, Too Big To Fail, Thomas Hoenig more »
Source: The Economist (click for larger image) Keywords: Libya, Oil, Importers of Libyan Oil more »

02/25/11

Permalink 08:35:34 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 120 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Asia
Al Jazeera: China's economic turning point, by Stephen S. Roach, Feb. 24, 2011 Communist party leaders need to steer China away from export led growth towards more domestic consumption. In early March, China's National People’s Congress will approv… more »
Permalink 07:22:19 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 48 words   English (US)
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Politics
The UNICEF about causes of the food crisis and potential consequences: Ortiz, Isabel, Chai, Jingqing and Cummins, Matthew, Escalating Food Prices: The Threat to Poor Households and Policies to Safeguard a Recovery for All (February 11, 2011). UNICEF W… more »
Permalink 07:13:42 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 37 words   English (US)
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Politics
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyKeywords: Oil Price, Unrest in Mid East, Fed Policy more »

02/24/11

Source: Voxeu.org (click on graph for larger imageWhen we started this website in early 2007 we intended to include sectors which are of economic and business relevance. We had some discussions whether a "resources section" would be of interest. We f… more »

02/23/11

Bloomberg: Fed's Hoenig Says U.S. Should Break Up Largest Financial Firms, Feb. 23, 2011 Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Thomas Hoenig said U.S. regulators should avert another crisis by breaking up large financial institutions that pose… more »
Permalink 08:30:15 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 13 words   English (US)
Categories: Market research, United States
Airtime: Tues. Feb. 22 2011 | 11 15 00 ET Keywords: Case Shiller, Robert J. Shiller, US Real Estate more »
Permalink 08:20:51 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 4 words   English (US)
Categories: Corporate Governance, Investment
Keywords: Value Investing, Disclosure more »
Permalink 05:22:58 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 137 words   English (US)
Categories: Corporate Governance, Regulation
Find here two links to recent papers by ECGI on management/CEO compensation. The papers show that regulation does often not have the expected effects. Looking at the market, a combination of strengthening shareholder rights and increased firm transpa… more »

02/22/11

Keywords: US Monetary Policy, US Dollar, Foreign Currencies more »
Permalink 06:25:48 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 236 words   English (US)
Categories: Valuation Issues, Accounting
Great new study by HBS, which shows that executive background matters for goodwill impairment choices. One could conclude that firms need a diverse group of executives and board members in order to have an appropriate checks and balances system. Broch… more »
Permalink 06:15:11 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 94 words   English (US)
Categories: Deals, Statistics
Nottingham University, CMBOR: European buy-out value more than doubles in 2010, Jan. 2011The overall value of European buyouts* more than doubled (rose 148%) in 2010 to €50.3bn (2009: €20.2bn) with a strong rebound in the exit market, according to th… more »

02/21/11

Permalink 01:21:20 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 10 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Africa, Africa
Airtime: Mon. Feb. 21 2011 | 11 08 00 ET Keywords: Food Inflation, Mid East Protests more »
Permalink 06:11:04 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 185 words   English (US)
Categories: Corporate Governance
Rapp, Marc Steffen, Sperling, Marco O. and Wolff, Michael, Who is Asking the Shareholders? Voting on Management Compensation in German Listed Firms – Evidence from the Annual Meeting Season 2010 (Wer fragt die Aktionäre? - Abstimmung über das Vorstandsve… more »

02/20/11

Permalink 05:05:16 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 13 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Source: St. Louis Fed (click for larger image Keywords: Monetary Base, Monetary Policy more »
Permalink 05:41:16 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 40 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
The Economist has an interesting article about the public perception of central banks and their growing influence and power.The Economist: A more complicated game, Feb. 17, 2011Keywords: Central Banks, Monetary Policies, Powers and Duties of Cent… more »
Permalink 05:34:43 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 18 words   English (US)
Categories: Media
Charlie Rose: Arianna Huffington and Tim Armstrong, Feb. 17, 2011 Keywords: Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post, AOL, Tim Armstrong, Charlie Rose more »

02/19/11

Permalink 09:29:39 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 28 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Africa, Africa
Simon Cox, Asia economics editor of 'The Economist', about the awakening of democracy in the Arab world: Airtime: Fri. Feb. 18 2011 | 11 06 00 ET Keywords: Arab R… more »
The Atlanta Fed Macroblog has a good post about the Chinese inflation situation: Atlanta Fed Macro Blog: China’s inflation dilemma Feb. 18, 2011 Keywords: Chinese Economy, Chinese Inflation more »

02/18/11

Permalink 07:11:00 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 265 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Find here the Q1, 2011 survey of leading economics bloggers of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation:Kauffman Economic Outlook: a quarterly survey of leading economics bloggers; 1st quarter 2011The report summarizes the key findings as follows:… more »
Permalink 04:32:42 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 26 words   English (US)
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends
Keywords: Rising Food Prices, Social Unrest more »

02/17/11

Permalink 08:05:12 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 89 words   English (US)
Categories: Investment
Voxeu.org: Origins and macroeconomic implications of asset bubbles, by Alberto Martin and Jaume Ventura, Feb. 16, 2011Modern economies often experience large movements in asset prices that have significant macroeconomic effects. Yet many of these mov… more »
Permalink 03:28:32 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 13 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Source: New York Times Keywords: US Growth Rates, Annual GDP Growth Inflation adjusted more »
words: US Economy, Monetary Policy, Inflation Fears more »

02/16/11

Permalink 07:19:47 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 52 words   English (US)
Categories: Stock Market
We received a tip from feusi that the Institute for Banking and Finance (UofZurich) just published its comprehensive study on the structure and investment behavior of Swiss shareholders: Institute for Banking and Finance (UofZurich): Aktienbesitz in d… more »
Looking at the wave of secondary buy outs in the German and other markets, we found following study relevant. A lot of the essence of secondary buy out transactions can be found in lower information asymmetries as compared to an average transaction betwe… more »
Permalink 06:50:00 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 82 words   English (US)
Categories: Initial Public Offerings
Through the weblog Marginal Revolution we found an important blog post by Jeffrey Stewart (dated back to April 2010, but still relevant) on his weblog "Urgent Speed". Jeffrey is worried about the fact that smaller companies can hardly IPO anymore to fina… more »

02/15/11

Permalink 03:13:32 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 173 words   English (US)
Categories: Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation
Today I was sent a link to Murray N. Rothbard's definition of entrepreneurship. I post the link as I think that the thoughts are terrific: Mises.org: What is Entrepreneurship, by Murray N. Rothbard, 2004 I particularly liked following part: "As… more »
Permalink 10:47:25 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 39 words   English (US)
Categories: Investment, Industrial Firms, Media
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Permalink 06:56:38 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 192 words   English (US)
Categories: Stock Market, Corporate Finance
Bloomberg BusinessWeek: Credit Suisse to Test Appetite for CoCo Bonds With Dollar Sale, Feb. 14, 2011Credit Suisse Group AG’s sale of contingent convertible bonds, or CoCos, will be the first time new demand for the securities has been tested by a pu… more »

02/14/11

Permalink 11:02:00 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 11 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
The road to serfdom illustrated Keywords: Friedrich A. Hayek, National Planning more »
Permalink 10:47:08 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 139 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Africa
There is a lot at stake for the Egyptian military in a democratization process: SF Chronicle: Egypt's military, an economic giant, now in charge, by Andrew S. Ross, Feb. 13, 2011 It owns companies that sell everything from fire extinguishers and… more »
Permalink 01:09:38 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 110 words   English (US)
Categories: Corporate Finance
A Swiss government panel proposed rules on Monday that would require the nation’s two big banks, UBS and Credit Suisse, to hold more capital in reserve than their international competitors. more »
Patrick Siewert is still optimistic about Asia:Airtime: Fri. Feb. 11 2011 | 11 00 00 ET Keywords: Egyptian Economy, Chinese Economy, Asian Private Equity Opportunities more »
Permalink 06:32:06 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 175 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Asia, Africa
Find following two recent World Bank papers about Egypt's economic situation. The first one linked is dealing with growth prospects for Egypt, looking at the current savings rate and productivity. The authors of the paper conclude that a 4% constant… more »

02/13/11

Permalink 05:33:24 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 289 words   English (US)
Categories: Africa
One of the big challenges of Egyptian democratization will be the building of a sustainable middle class which will be constructively involved into political activities. This goes beyond income and consumption measures as following paper by the Asian Dev… more »
Permalink 11:01:38 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 35 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
Good weekend column of Harvard's Mankiw in the NYT. Acting globally is about cooperation and not winning: NYT: Emerging Markets as Partners, Not Rivals, by N. Gregory Mankiw, Feb. 12, 2011 Keywords: Emerging Markets, US, Global Cooperation more »
Permalink 08:49:40 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 146 words   English (US)
Categories: Research
Investors often make investment decisions that are counterproductive. Even if investors understand the fundamentals of investing, decisions are not always rational. Bevavioral finance tries to understand how cognitive errors and emotional biases contribu… more »
Permalink 08:01:31 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 105 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Project Syndicate: Our G-Zero World, by Nouriel Roubini, Feb. 11, 2011 We live in a world where, in theory, global economic and political governance is in the hands of the G-20. In practice, however, there is no global leadership and severe disarray a… more »

02/12/11

Permalink 02:35:11 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 16 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Reuters: Greece slams EU and IMF officials after inspection visit, Feb. 12, 2011 Keywords: Greek Crisis, IMF, EU more »
Permalink 09:12:17 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 105 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Despite its huge public debt, Pimco's El-Erian thinks that the US is in a better position than Germany as they control their currency:Spiegel Online International: SPIEGEL Interview with Pimco CEO El-Erian; "Germany Finds Itself in a Very Delicate Si… more »
Permalink 08:03:05 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 59 words   English (US)
Categories: United States
By proposing a wind-down of government-controlled mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac the Obama administration would definitely start a necessary process: Reuters: W. House seeks wind-down of Fannie, Freddie-document , Feb. 11, 2011 Former… more »

02/11/11

Permalink 10:47:33 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 7 words   English (US)
Categories: Leadership and Communication
Keywords: Communication, Leadership, Shareholder Value, Stakeholder Value more »
Bank Executive Compensation And Capital Requirements Reform, Sanjai Bhagat, University of Colorado at Boulder, Brian Bolton, University of New Hampshire, Jan. 2011 Abstract: "We study the executive compensation structure in the largest 14 U.S. fina… more »
Permalink 06:41:11 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 11 words   English (US)
Categories: Analysts, Media
Airtime: Thurs. Feb. 10 2011 | 11 19 00 ET Keywords: Social Networks, Twitter, Valuation of Twitter more »
Permalink 06:38:06 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 17 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
NYT: Inflation, in One Picture, by David Leonhardt, Feb. 9, 2011 Keywords: US Economy, US Monetary Policy, US Inflation more »
Permalink 06:23:49 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 60 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Daniel Gros (Director of the Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels) and Thomas Mayer (Chief Economist of Deutsche Bank Group and Head of Deutsche Bank Research) explain how the debt of heavily indebted European countries could be reduced without d… more »

02/10/11

Permalink 08:21:37 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 70 words   English (US)
Categories: Politics, Strategy, Initiatives
Two University papers find that the creation of green jobs through publicly supported environmental initiatives might be overstated: Morriss, Andrew P., Bogart, William T., Dorchak, Andrew and Meiners, Roger E., 7 Myths About Green Jobs (March 11, 200… more »
Inc.com: How Great Entrepreneurs Think, Feb. 1. 2011What distinguishes great entrepreneurs? Discussions of entrepreneurial psychology typically focus on creativity, tolerance for risk, and the desire for achievement—enviable traits that, unfortunatel… more »
Permalink 07:29:04 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 9 words   English (US)
Categories: Banks/Investment Banks
Airtime: Thurs. Feb. 10 2011 | 11 00 00 ET Keywords: Finanical Risks, Chinese Banks more »
Permalink 07:12:26 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 270 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
San Francisco Fed: Cross-Country Causes and Consequences of the Crisis: An Update, by Andrew K. Rose, Haas School of Business, U.C. Berkeley and Mark M. Spiegel, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Jan. 2011Related to recent discussions about earl… more »
Permalink 06:46:01 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 26 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Dave Altig explains why "perceived inflation" can be different from the officially reported inflation rate: Atlanta Fed: Inflation confusion, by Dave Altig, Feb. 8, 2011 Keywords: Inflation, Cost-of-living more »

02/09/11

Permalink 02:32:00 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 72 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Asia
Project Syndicate: Why Egypt Should Worry China, by Barry Eichengreen, Feb. 8, 2011 A strictly economic interpretation of events in Tunisia and Egypt would be too simplistic –however tempting such an exercise is for an economist. That said, there is… more »
Input for discussion. posted on Youtube on Nov. 2010Keywords: Financial Cycles, Incentive Systems more »
Permalink 07:13:21 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 345 words   English (US)
Categories: Analysts, Banks/Investment Banks
On Feb. 5, 2011, we posted a link to the Vanity Fair article The Economic Crisis, When Irish Eyes Are Crying, by Michael Lewis. Here is an interesting follow up, found on Yahoo Finance:Michael Lewis: This Merill Lynch Analyst (And Zoologist) Sa… more »

02/08/11

Permalink 09:48:20 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 14 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
The Economist: How big a threat is inflation? Feb. 5, 2011 Keywords: Inflation Thread, Food Prices more »
Permalink 07:13:50 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 47 words   English (US)
Categories: News Stories, M&A
Robert Parker, senior advisor at Credit Suisse, says corporate cash in the United States is at a 55-year high and that a significant portion of this money will be deployed in M&A activity: Airtime: Tues. Feb.… more »
Permalink 06:46:31 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 221 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Jeff Jacobi of the Boston Globe explains that reports about the decline of American manufacturing are exaggerated:Boston.com: Made in the USA; US manufacturing still tops China’s by nearly 46 percent, by Jeff Jacobi, Feb. 6, 2011Americans still m… more »

02/07/11

Permalink 08:21:32 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 15 words   English (US)
Categories: Opinion on Specific Transactions, M&A
The Economist: Why AOL wants the Huffington Post, Feb. 7, 2011Keywords: AOL, Huffington Post, Online Media more »
Permalink 07:24:07 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 71 words   English (US)
Categories: Banks/Investment Banks
Spiegel Online International: Interview with Citibank CEO Vikram Pandit; "There Is No Reason for Exuberance", Feb. 2, 2011 During the financial crisis, US taxpayers bailed out Citibank to the tune of 45 billion dollars. Now, the bank is once again pro… more »
Permalink 03:54:40 pm, by admin Email , 69 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
EuroIntelligence: Aftermath of a “surreal” summit, Feb. 7, 2011 They came to Brussels, jointly announced the agreement, went into the Council and realised that almost everybody disagrees with them, on style, or substance, or both. Angela Merkel and Ni… more »
Permalink 11:35:47 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 14 words   English (US)
Categories: Opinion on Specific Transactions
Deals of the Year: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from The Deal on Vimeo.Keywords: MGM, Media Restructuring more »
Permalink 07:32:47 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 54 words   English (US)
Categories: M&A
Keywords: Arianna Huffington, Innovation in the Media Sector more »
Permalink 07:20:14 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 150 words   English (US)
Categories: M&A
Huffington Post, which now will be bought by AOL, is one of the leading news aggregators in the US. What started as a weblog has become a comprehensive news site, covering politics, business, society, sports etc. By buying Huffington Post, AOL will subst… more »
Official Press Release:New York, NY – February 7, 2011 – AOL Inc. [NYSE:AOL] announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Huffington Post, the influential and rapidly growing news, analysis, and lifestyle website fou… more »

02/06/11

I became aware of the new platform mediatank.org. It is a collaboration between leading European media houses and China daily. I think that this is a highly interesting initiative. The first two articles are from Martin Wolf, the FT's chief economist and… more »
Permalink 09:35:55 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 24 words   English (US)
Categories: Psychology
BigThink: How Google Is Reshaping Your Brain: Professor of Psychiatry and Aging, UCLA School of Medicine, Feb. 6, 2011 Keywords: Search Engines, Brain Training, Future Brain more »
Permalink 08:39:44 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 151 words   English (US)
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends
IMF: A Barrel of Oil or a Bottle of Wine: How Do Global Growth Dynamics Affect Commodity Prices? by Cevik, Serhan and Sedik Tahsin Saadi, Jan. 1, 2011 more »

02/05/11

Permalink 01:19:28 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 105 words   English (US)
Categories: Banks/Investment Banks, Regulation
Siklos, Pierre L., Bohl, Martin T. and Klein, Arne, Following the Short Seller: Do Short Selling Bans Prevent Herding During Financial Crises? (January 20, 2011). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1744365Abstract:"In the literature on s… more »
Permalink 06:15:43 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 10 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Airtime: Thurs. Feb. 3 2011 | 11 17 00 ET Keywords: ECB, Monetary Policy, European Inflation more »
Permalink 06:11:28 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 88 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Vanity Fair has an interesting article about the Irish crisis. Some surprising interpretations of the possible causes of the crisis are presented:Vanity Fair: The Economic Crisis, When Irish Eyes Are Crying Feb. 2011First Iceland. Then Greece… more »

02/04/11

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Permalink 07:30:54 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 12 words   English (US)
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Restructuring
Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com Keywords: Muni Bonds, Meredith Whitney, PIMCO more »
Permalink 06:54:56 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 28 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
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Following paper describes well that the massive foreign reserves are not necessarily the intended result of a well thought out economic game plan. Sooner or later there might be unintended consequences, as Wen Yi describes: St. Louis Fed: Making Sense… more »

02/03/11

Permalink 11:41:41 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 56 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
The Economist: "The whole thing is worth reading if you want to understand just how messed up the country is, and how little the European Union has done to promote structural reforms in its member states."The Economist: Schumpeter's Notebook: What'… more »
Vox: Who’s afraid of the big bad dragon? How Chinese trade boosts European innovation, by Nicholas Bloom (Stanford), Mirko Draca (LSE), John Van Reenen (LSE), Feb. 3, 2011 Chinese exports are often blamed for job losses and firm closures in developed… more »
Airtime: Thurs. Feb. 3 2011 | 11 01 00 ET Keywords: TARP, Large Banks, Too Big To Fail more »
Huizinga, Harry and Demirguc-Kunt, Asli , Are Banks Too Big to Fail or Too Big to Save? International Evidence from Equity Prices and CDS Spreads (January 24, 2011). European Banking Center Discussion Paper No. 2011-001 . Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.c… more »

02/02/11

Permalink 10:58:14 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 26 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Outstanding graph! The Haves and the Have-Nots, by Catherine Rampell, Jan. 31, 2011Emerging countries have a long way to go...Keywords: Income Distribution, Purchasing Power more »
Permalink 06:28:17 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 30 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
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Permalink 06:03:37 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 9 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global, Economics Asia
Airtime: Mon. Jan. 31 2011 | 11 09 00 ET Keywords: Egypt, Roubini, Contagion Risks more »
Permalink 05:59:24 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 241 words   English (US)
Categories: Market research, United States
Great new paper about the development of the US housing market during the last 5 decades: Nneji, Ogonna, Brooks, Chris and Ward , Charles W.R., Intrinsic and Rational Speculative Bubbles in the U.S. Housing Market 1960-2009 (January 7, 2011). Availabl… more »
Permalink 05:54:01 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 104 words   English (US)
Categories: Market characteristics, United States
Mises Blog: Multi-Family Housing Boom From Your Friends at Fannie Mae, by Douglas French, Feb. 1, 2011 There may be 18.4 million vacant homes in America amounting to an 11 percent vacancy, but that’s not stopping Fannie from throwing $20 billion in fu… more »

02/01/11

Permalink 09:19:07 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 56 words   English (US)
Categories: Asia
Bloomberg: China's Housing Market Nears U.S., Japan Bubble Levels: Chart of the Day, Jan. 31, 2011 China’s property market may be heading into a bubble as the economy’s reliance on real estate reaches a level close to the housing peaks in the U.S. and… more »
Permalink 06:54:07 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 177 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Asia
Project Syndicate: China’s Shrinking Trade Surplus, by Fan Gang, Professor of Economics at Beijing University and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Jan. 31, 2011 Here is an excerpt of Fan Gang's latest article on Project Syndicate: "The key q… more »
Airtime: Mon. Jan. 31 2011 | 11 09 00 ET Keywords: Global Economy, Western Regions, Economic Risks more »
Permalink 06:29:15 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 208 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
EuroIntelligence reports that debt restructuring plans in Greece are getting concrete. We also heard through our international network that debt restructuring discussions are taking place. Whether these are just scenario type of discussions or concrete g… more »

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