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Posted by db99, at 06:48AM 06/18/08 :
Prepare for stock market crash, says bank
Note: The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks.
Posted by db99, at 07:09AM 06/03/08 and by 2 others:
How green fuels are starving the world
Note: The rush to biofuels is hurting the world's poor, as crops that can be made into ethanol are diverted away from food production. But with oil at record highs, what is the alternative?
Posted by db99, at 11:40AM 06/02/08 :
Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland raided by UK regulator
Note: Barclays Plc and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc were raided by the U.K. antitrust regulator as part of an investigation into the price of loans to accountants, lawyers and other professional services firms.
Posted by db99, at 09:33AM 04/29/08 and by 1 others:
US Home-Price Index Fell 12.7% from February 2007 to 2008
Note: Home prices in 20 US metropolitan areas fell in February by the most on record, pointing to an imbalance between supply and demand that shows no sign of ending.
Posted by db99, at 05:38AM 04/29/08 :
Champion of buy-to-let boom succumbs to credit crunch
Note: School for 'property millionaires' collapses as mortgage famine hits sales in UK, US and Spain.
Posted by db99, at 08:47AM 04/22/08 and by 2 others:
Global Food Crisis - Hunger Plagues Haiti and the World
Note: Consumers in rich countries feel it in supermarkets, but in the world's poorest ones people are starving. The reason - soaring food prices, and it's triggered riots around the world...
Posted by db99, at 10:08AM 04/17/08 :
How to profit from a property crash
Note: As UK house prices look set to continue to fall, how can you take advantage of the slump?
Posted by db99, at 08:16AM 04/08/08 :
The end of an era - the 100% mortgage is no more
Note: As Abbey takes the last widely available 100% mortgage off the market, credit is set to become even more expensive - which means anyone who thinks house prices are heading for a ‘soft’ landing is delusional…
Posted by db99, at 07:47AM 03/26/08 :
When the going gets tough, banks yelp for nanny
Note: Remarkable, isn't it, just how quickly champions of laissez-faire solutions can become advocates for state intervention. All it takes is for their gravy-train to break down.
Posted by db99, at 06:41AM 03/03/08 :
The Federal Reserve's rescue has failed
Note: The Fed's emergency rate cuts have failed to halt the downward spiral...Ultimately the big guns have the means to stop descent into an economic Ice Age. But will they act in time?
Posted by db99, at 07:22AM 02/29/08 and by 1 others:
America is at war with itself over water
Note: The US has started fighting water wars using a very American weapon: lawyers. Expect to see more disputes between states - and between the US and its nearest neighbours.
Posted by db99, at 07:37AM 02/27/08 and by 1 others:
The bull market in wheat could be about to end badly
Note: Wheat is currently experiencing the greatest bull market in its entire history. However, the grains sector as a whole is now looking distinctly bubbly. Could we be about to see the shorting opportunity of a lifetime?
Posted by db99, at 07:35AM 02/27/08 :
Sovereign wealth funds explained - Newsnight video
Note: Report on sovereign wealth funds: "The credit crunch has had its villians - but also its white knights...but some wonder whether the money comes with strings attached." (Newsnight, BBC2, 20/02/08)
Posted by db99, at 09:37AM 02/13/08 :
Warren Buffett gives monolines a good kicking
Note: Warren Buffett has offered to relieve the ailing monoline insurers of their best assets, leaving them the subprime rubbish. You've got to admire his ruthlessness. But are the monolines desperate enough to accept?
Posted by db99, at 07:20AM 02/11/08 :
Japan is the next sub-prime flashpoint
Note: There is still $300bn of bad debt out there, and Japan could be hiding most of it.
Posted by db99, at 07:02AM 01/31/08 :
Why the Fed is just making everything worse
Note: By slashing interest rates to 3%, or -1.1% in inflation-adjusted terms, the US central bank is effectively giving money away. But that's no way to restore confidence - or help people rebuild their finances.
Posted by db99, at 06:35AM 01/30/08 :
London property: where have all the buyers gone?
Note: When it comes to property, it's case of can't buy, won't buy amongst London's wealthy.
Posted by db99, at 05:21AM 01/29/08 :
UK Housing Bear Market Confirmed
Note: The UK housing market has confirmed its downtrend and is on track towards an average decline of 15% by August 2009.
Posted by db99, at 06:59AM 01/18/08 :
Time to panic - the Fed is asking politicians for help
Note: Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is pinning his hopes on politicians saving the US economy. No wonder stocks have dived...
Posted by db99, at 09:37AM 01/11/08 :
A truth about oil exporting
Note: The status quo view of the oil market has been wrong for years. Many still use speculation and geopolitics, rather than supply and demand, to explain rising prices.
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Posted by db99, at 06:48AM 06/18/08 :Prepare for stock market crash, says bank
Note: The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks.
Posted by db99, at 07:09AM 06/03/08 and by 2 others:How green fuels are starving the world
Note: The rush to biofuels is hurting the world's poor, as crops that can be made into ethanol are diverted away from food production. But with oil at record highs, what is the alternative?
Posted by db99, at 11:40AM 06/02/08 :Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland raided by UK regulator
Note: Barclays Plc and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc were raided by the U.K. antitrust regulator as part of an investigation into the price of loans to accountants, lawyers and other professional services firms.
Posted by db99, at 09:33AM 04/29/08 and by 1 others:US Home-Price Index Fell 12.7% from February 2007 to 2008
Note: Home prices in 20 US metropolitan areas fell in February by the most on record, pointing to an imbalance between supply and demand that shows no sign of ending.
Posted by db99, at 05:38AM 04/29/08 :Champion of buy-to-let boom succumbs to credit crunch
Note: School for 'property millionaires' collapses as mortgage famine hits sales in UK, US and Spain.
Posted by db99, at 08:47AM 04/22/08 and by 2 others:Global Food Crisis - Hunger Plagues Haiti and the World
Note: Consumers in rich countries feel it in supermarkets, but in the world's poorest ones people are starving. The reason - soaring food prices, and it's triggered riots around the world...
Posted by db99, at 10:08AM 04/17/08 :How to profit from a property crash
Note: As UK house prices look set to continue to fall, how can you take advantage of the slump?
Posted by db99, at 08:16AM 04/08/08 :The end of an era - the 100% mortgage is no more
Note: As Abbey takes the last widely available 100% mortgage off the market, credit is set to become even more expensive - which means anyone who thinks house prices are heading for a ‘soft’ landing is delusional…
Posted by db99, at 07:47AM 03/26/08 :When the going gets tough, banks yelp for nanny
Note: Remarkable, isn't it, just how quickly champions of laissez-faire solutions can become advocates for state intervention. All it takes is for their gravy-train to break down.
Posted by db99, at 06:41AM 03/03/08 :The Federal Reserve's rescue has failed
Note: The Fed's emergency rate cuts have failed to halt the downward spiral...Ultimately the big guns have the means to stop descent into an economic Ice Age. But will they act in time?
Posted by db99, at 07:22AM 02/29/08 and by 1 others:America is at war with itself over water
Note: The US has started fighting water wars using a very American weapon: lawyers. Expect to see more disputes between states - and between the US and its nearest neighbours.
Posted by db99, at 07:37AM 02/27/08 and by 1 others:The bull market in wheat could be about to end badly
Note: Wheat is currently experiencing the greatest bull market in its entire history. However, the grains sector as a whole is now looking distinctly bubbly. Could we be about to see the shorting opportunity of a lifetime?
Posted by db99, at 07:35AM 02/27/08 :Sovereign wealth funds explained - Newsnight video
Note: Report on sovereign wealth funds: "The credit crunch has had its villians - but also its white knights...but some wonder whether the money comes with strings attached." (Newsnight, BBC2, 20/02/08)
Posted by db99, at 09:37AM 02/13/08 :Warren Buffett gives monolines a good kicking
Note: Warren Buffett has offered to relieve the ailing monoline insurers of their best assets, leaving them the subprime rubbish. You've got to admire his ruthlessness. But are the monolines desperate enough to accept?
Posted by db99, at 07:20AM 02/11/08 :Japan is the next sub-prime flashpoint
Note: There is still $300bn of bad debt out there, and Japan could be hiding most of it.
Posted by db99, at 07:02AM 01/31/08 :Why the Fed is just making everything worse
Note: By slashing interest rates to 3%, or -1.1% in inflation-adjusted terms, the US central bank is effectively giving money away. But that's no way to restore confidence - or help people rebuild their finances.
Posted by db99, at 06:35AM 01/30/08 :London property: where have all the buyers gone?
Note: When it comes to property, it's case of can't buy, won't buy amongst London's wealthy.
Posted by db99, at 05:21AM 01/29/08 :UK Housing Bear Market Confirmed
Note: The UK housing market has confirmed its downtrend and is on track towards an average decline of 15% by August 2009.
Posted by db99, at 06:59AM 01/18/08 :Time to panic - the Fed is asking politicians for help
Note: Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is pinning his hopes on politicians saving the US economy. No wonder stocks have dived...
Posted by db99, at 09:37AM 01/11/08 :A truth about oil exporting
Note: The status quo view of the oil market has been wrong for years. Many still use speculation and geopolitics, rather than supply and demand, to explain rising prices.
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