Author: Capital Ideas, a Texas-based RIA. CJ Brott and Karen Burns are the two founding principals. Covestor models: ETF Only and Macro Plus Income Disclosure: Capital Ideas is long BALT, ACOM, ARMH and MDY in the Macro Plus Income model Capital Ideas January Monthly Investment Report Here at the end […]
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The key moment in this chart is in 2008, when the red ‘All Other’ goes negative. That means that there was no money available in the private sector to fuel business activity. From Global Macro Monitor: If, as the President says, ‘the flow of credit is the lifeblood of our […]
Another good effort to visually explain the credit crisis that led to the 2008 meltdown, but I think Jonathan Jarvis’ The Crisis of Credit retains its crown as the top animation for this all important story.
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The New York Times Magazine published a big Roger Lowenstein cover piece on JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon. Some reactions: Simon Johnson: “in every significant detail it confirms that Mr. Dimon is now – without question – our most dangerous banker.” My biggest problem with Lowenstein’s piece is that he never […]
Behind B1 U.S. Pursues Sweeping Insider-Trading Probe [WSJ] – “could eclipse the impact on the financial industry of any previous such investigation” Gus Lubin: “If the charges stemming from this probe have the same scope as the probe, it will shake Wall Street to its core.” NY Post: “the probe could […]
We are delighted to announce the addition of Mick Weinstein as our Head of Editorial. Mick brings extensive experience in finance and online media. Most recently he was Editor in Chief and VP Content at leading stock market analysis website Seeking Alpha where he built the editorial function, overseeing publication […]
You’ve heard about the pending European bailout of Ireland – but why is happening now? CNBC’s John Carney asks “why would the Eurocrats demand a bailout of Ireland when Ireland insisted it didn’t need one?” It has more to do with their immediate needs than Ireland’s: