Entries Tagged as 'bernanke'

Bernanke, Trichet Economic Paths May Diverge at Jackson Hole

August 27th, 2010 144 Comments

Stacy Summary: Loose money and cheap credit for the US, tighter policy for Europe?  Trichet should watch the Tuesday’s Keiser Report and he would know that the Greeks would say to him, “if you take away my bread, I will take you down.” Bernanke, Trichet Economic Paths May Diverge at Jackson Hole

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Guest Post: Central Banking vs. the Republic and the World

May 29th, 2010 181 Comments

(please take the Bernanke survey below) A couple days ago in Japan, Ben Bernanke said that the benefits of low interest rate policies that politicians want “are not sustainable and soon evaporate, leaving behind inflationary pressures that worsen the economy’s long-term prospects……thus political interference in monetary policy can generate undesirable boom-bust cycles that ultimately lead [...]

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Best of the Blogs: IMF’s Bailout Facility, Run on Gold Bank & Public Records [UPDATED]

April 15th, 2010 119 Comments

Stacy Summary: What I’m reading while taking breaks from editing. Sorry if I have failed to h/t anyone! And let me know what you’re reading that hasn’t made it to this list. Zerohedge: Ron Paul Grills Bernanke On The Massive Expansion to the IMF’s New Arrangement to Borrow Jesse’s Cafe Americain: Jim Rickards: Possible Run [...]

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Steve Keen: The Economic Case Against Bernanke

January 25th, 2010 47 Comments

Stacy Summary:  This link via Mish. The economic case against Bernanke

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Ron Paul on Bernanke, Afghanistan, Gold and Why ‘They’ Hate Us

December 16th, 2009 307 Comments

Stacy Summary: Tip o’ the hat to @Danny!

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Timmy & Ben’s 100% AIG payouts

October 27th, 2009 99 Comments

Stacy Summary: Are you surprised?  Negotiating privately with the banks? Fed authorized 100% AIG payouts on CDS Beginning late in the week of Nov. 3, the New York Fed, led by President Timothy Geithner, took over negotiations with the banks from AIG, together with the Treasury Department and Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s Federal Reserve. Geithner’s [...]

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‘Economic provocateur’ says dollar is the ‘short of the century’

October 1st, 2009 135 Comments

Stacy Summary:   ‘Economic provocateur’ is how the WSJ refers to Faber. Marc Faber links Bernanke to Mugabe He, like Warren Buffett, Nouriel Roubini and others, thinks the dollar is destined to erode, though Mr. Faber said it could rebound over the next few months as signs of deflation stick around. “The dollar in the long [...]

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Alan Grayson on the half a trillion dollar question

July 23rd, 2009 52 Comments

Stacy Summary: Interesting post from Congressman Grayson on his questions to Bernanke. I know this has been a big topic of discussion here so thought I would share this . . . . what are you thoughts? Grayson on his questions to Bernanke on the dollar swaps

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Merkel blasts irrational US Fed & cowering Bank of England & ECB

June 3rd, 2009 14 Comments

Stacy Summary: Thanks for keeping the headlines rolling today! As with every Wednesday, we were at the studio recording. Hope you like this week’s show with Alex Jones interviewed for second half. Germany blasts ‘powers of the Fed’ Heh Bernanke – YOU ARE A CLOWN House prices NOT tipped to slide . . . now [...]

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Fed attempt to rig house prices fails to save market, Latvians try blondes to stimulate economy

May 29th, 2009 21 Comments

Stacy Summary:  Okay, so the blonde Latvian story may be a bit frivolous on the surface.  Is it, however, any more ridiculous (or dangerous) than Bernanke’s attempts to revive the economy through rigging house prices? Blondes to battle Latvia’s blues IMF claims Latvia will recover in 2010, if they follow IMF plan Stacy summary:  Note [...]

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