Within the billions of sentences about the financial bailout there is one word notably absent, austerity. All talk is of payments, supports, subsidies, incurring more debt, stimulus packages.
July 3rd, 2009 | Juan Enriquez | 1 comment | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "financial meltdown"
French Model of Economy Allows Meddling from the State
The French think they were right about everything. Iraq, for example. The French have deep ties to the Arab world. They knew Iraq would be a tar baby for the US – just like Algeria had been for them. You pick it up…you can’t put it down.
June 3rd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 6 comments | Continued
Fire Chief Bernanke
The Federal Reserve, under the leadership of Ben Bernanke, called out all the fire trucks and opened up all the hoses. Rates were cut to zero…and the Fed expanded its balance sheet – increasing the amount of credit available to the banking system – by nearly $1 trillion.
March 3rd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 4 comments | Continued
We Are Such Optimists
After the initial lows were hit in the Crash of 1873, a rebound continued until May of the following year. After the Crash of ‘29, the rebound continued until late April of the following year. In the case of the 1873 sell-off, the final low was not hit until four years later, and in the case of the ‘29, the final low was hit in 1932, with stocks 90% below their peaks.
February 27th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
The Essence of Darwinism
Right now, we are sitting on the veranda of the Rancho Santana clubhouse. The sun is bright and hot over the ocean…a sea breeze cools the air…the palm trees sway…the waves crash onto the shore, spinning the surfer’s head over heels.
February 18th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 26 comments | Continued
Economic Recession is Inevitable Despite the Government’s Efforts
In the last few weeks, it has become clear that the current financial meltdown is not our usual, run-of-the-mill crisis. It’s supersized, inexorably linked to the rest of the world, ruled by chaos, and precariously perched atop a mountain of debt. “What makes this crisis different from some of the earlier ones,” says IMF Historian James Boughton, “is that the interlinkages among financial institutions are much greater now than they used to be.”
October 22nd, 2008 | Oliver Garret | 1 comment | Continued
Who’s Afraid of a Financial Meltdown?
Who’s afraid of a financial meltdown? Everyone. Except us. On the other hand, we’ve never seen a financial meltdown…and maybe once we have a look, we won’t like it…
October 20th, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued