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Tag Archives: speculation
in like a lion, out like a lamb?
Students of behavioral finance had a field day this past week.
oil slick = euro trick
Stopping the spread of financial contagion is deceptively similar to plugging a ruptured deep-sea oil well.
a dose of reality
Armies of bulls and bears are camped out on either side of the great debate over the future of the global economy.
market makers
A primer on the unique roles that banks and capital markets play in the efficient (and sometimes painfully inefficient) functioning of of modern society.
the spanish prisoner
Zapatero is not a good driver. It’s like a boat, which in calm waters steers fine, but when it gets bumpy, they are not prepared.
volcker rules
Paul Volcker’s influence is finally starting to resonate where it counts: at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.
christianity and the crash
Over the past generation, a different strain of Christian faith has proliferated—one that promises to make believers rich in the here and now.
ten market rules to remember
“Bob Farrell was a legend at Merrill Lynch & Co. for several decades. Farrell...
eternal sunshine of the spotless balance sheet
Noted financial blogger Barry Ritholtz comments on macroeconomic housekeeping, the unexplored links between shrinking...
black (scholes) hole
Scientists and market commentators have long been aware of the susceptibility of the markets...
originative sin
The latest in a long series of articles on the Rational Post sharing a...
housing freefall
This time series from Robert Shiller puts recent house price fluctuations and their associated...
bucket shops
Over-the-counter gambling on the markets has been around much longer than modern derivatives pundits...
how to close a hedge fund
Few people will escape from this crisis with enough reputability to scream “I told...
the view from 1929
“Spectacular episodes in financial history” come about more often than we might expect, and...
all that glitters
November 23, 2006—More dour news about the coming financial apocalypse, this time by noted...
shanghai’d
Recent reports have pegged open interest in the world’s largest IPO at nearly US$400...
brain drain
Economics is converging with everything these days, from the environment to the grocery store...
serenity now
Morgan Stanley’s chief global economist adds his voice to the growing choir of doomsayers,...