It turns out we’re conservatives, and that woman’s doesn’t seem to have gone anywhere either..
Entries from May 2009
Remarkable!
May 31st, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Remarkable
Why we’re not so optimistic about the markets in general
May 30th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Two big dangers are manifesting themselves, the lack of consumer demand and rising interest rates..
Tags: The Markets
InterOil from the boards, May 30
May 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments
If you’re tired of sifting through all the deliberate clutter on the boards, we do the selecting for you. There is quite a lot of interesting posting…
Tags: IOC · The best from the boards
Perverse incentives cause real harm
May 30th, 2009 · No Comments
There is a lot of moral outrage about the big bonuses, but, as this world-class economist argues, the dysfunctional sides of people on ‘high-powered’ incentives (as they’re called in economics), betting with other people’s money, deserve more attention, much more..
Tags: Credit Crisis · Reform Capitalism
Protected: InterOil rumor
May 29th, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.
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That great inflation scare
May 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment
We have argued this before, but of course, we can’t argue like this guy..
Tags: Public Policy
InterOil’s Jackpot
May 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment
It’s there, very uncomfortable for the few remaining shorts..
Tags: IOC
Raymond James on InterOil, May 29
May 29th, 2009 · No Comments
For the sake of completeness..
Tags: IOC · Research Reports
InterOil from the boards, May 29
May 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment
InterOil once again found oil in Antelope1, which is already one of the best wells in the world. Details are sketchy still, but they have to report it, and another reason for the PR you can read in one of these posts..
Tags: IOC · The best from the boards
Are the Chinese still buying these Treasuries? If not, who?
May 29th, 2009 · No Comments
As we just argued, our biggest worries at the moment is not inflation (some inflation would actually be welcome), it’s the risk that foreigners are not willing to finance the US deficits anymore, that is, they won’t buy sufficient amounts of Treasuries. That will send interest rates higher and could seriously choke any recovery…
Tags: The Markets