I am home a bit late and i have a ton of errands to do, so just a few notes for the evening.
Bernanke Reappointed
The gushing praise for Bernanke "saving the world" was out in force. Even Calculated Risk praised Ben's response to the crisis, once he figured out things were really bad. I for one cannot see how bailing out everything under the sun can be seen as genius, anyone can do that.
Throwing a bit of cold water on the Bernanke news, a New York district judge rules in favor of Bloomberg news and states the FED must disclose terms and names of institutions that received support in the early panic of the credit crisis. A few thoughts:
-No way this happens in 5 days, so stop dreaming
-I am more interested in what the FED took as collateral for loans more than names of recipients (we know everyone was in on this); the collateral question could be a debt sale killer if it is known the FED has reams of bad mortgage paper (not triple A!) on the books. Still, I am of the mind we never get this information.
Fannie, Freddie Shares Soar, Puzzling Analysts
It seems day traders and momentum riders are playing craps with these stocks. Why are they even listed again? Good job Bernanke!
I am no expert in oil, but I do share the opinion that oil supplies have a limit and that extraction eventually will become too hard. Clusterstock had a dueling run at "Peak Oil" today prompted by a New York Times article;
View 1:
Peak Oil Is Totally Bogus
View 2:
Here's Why Peak Oil Is NOT Bogus
Food for thought.
For the first time since 1987, Central Banks are net BUYERS of gold. If you have followed by gold ramblings over time you understand that even small demand changes can really have an effect gold price dynamics.
Have a good night.
I read both arguments, been reading this kind of stuff for about 2 years now, hard not to when gold bugs and peak oil seem to go hand in hand for some reason.
ReplyDeleteMy take on it (like I really know):
We are not running out of oil, we are running out of cheap oil.
I'm always looking for a black swan incident to pop up in the future, I don't think I'll be disappointed.
Well, I finalized the paperwork, put $5000 down. Will take possession next week.
ReplyDeleteThe ultimate sports car. Top of the line, Grand Touring RX-8. Silver. Leather seats, moon roof, 9-speaker surround sound Bose stereo, in-dash GPS computerized navigation system. Yes.
Now all I need are metallic Blue Stars for the doors, Dallas Cowboys steering wheel cover, floor mats and visor covers, license plate frames. Then I'll be ready to roll.
$733/month for the next five years! Weep for me.
Gawains, congrats on the car. Peak oil? Maybe what watchtower says-just not cheap oil. Plenty of oil. Just heard that Israel is going to be a big producer soon, too.
ReplyDelete...and that is one of the many reasons I stopped reading Calculated Risk months ago.
ReplyDeleteAgency that insures bank deposits may need help
ReplyDelete"NEW YORK – The government agency that guarantees you won't lose your money in a bank failure may need a lifeline of its own."
"None of this means bank customers have anything to worry about."
"I think the public should expect the fund to go negative at some point," said Gerard Cassidy, a banking analyst at RBC Capital Markets"
http://tinyurl.com/nj9789
Nothing to see here folks, move along.