NAB came by the bonds because it accepted them as collateral for what it described as an “interbank reverse repurchase agreement.” Got that? From what we can gather, NAB may be obligated to take on certain loan obligations of its bank partner “under certain circumstances.”
December 22nd, 2009 | Dan Denning | 2 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "monetary policy"
An Investor Could Have Made a Lot of Money in the ’30s
The year 1933 was one of the best years ever. Of course, the investor was well advised to take his gains off the table. Prices slipped in ’34…bounced…and then fell apart.
December 18th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Price of Gold Communicates U.S. Monetary and Fiscal Policy is Lousy
It’s also possible that the Fed thinks a weak dollar will reduce America’s trade deficit, boost its export competitiveness, and lead to higher employment. We think this is a pipe dream. And we’re not talking about a lead pipe. We’re talking William Blake-style opium.
November 5th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 3 comments | Continued
The Dark Underbelly of Australia’s Resource Boom: Chinese Resource Demand
But when it came to resources, most analysts made an exception for the resource sector. The argument was that while everything else was floating on a sea of credit, there was a bedrock of Chinese and Indian demand for commodities which underpinned the Aussie resource market and resource share prices.
October 23rd, 2009 | Dan Denning | 7 comments | Continued
A Flawed Theory on How to Manage an Economy During a Recession
Your editor spent last night in a discussion with a querulous and drunk Aussie over the stimulus. “It looks like it worked to me,” he said. “Only world economy still growing. GDP up. We’ve got China. Looks like Ruddy and Swanny know what they’re doing. You’re just a hack. You’ve never run a country. And you’re a Yank!”
October 13th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 100 comments | Continued
HSBC Reveals Days of the Dollar are Numbered
“Crucially, China and rising Asia have reached the point where they can no longer keep holding down their currencies to boost exports because this is causing mayhem to their own economies, stoking asset bubbles.
September 23rd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 10 comments | Continued
Feds Want to Increase the Money Supply and Induce People to Spend Money
The question is when. Our view is that they’ll get more than they expect, but later than they want it. We’re looking for another crack in stocks…followed by more fear and loathing in the economy. This will have two major effects…
September 11th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
This Reflation is Not Yet a Monster Hyper-inflation
The market begins the month of August trying to prove that the Great Recession is over and the earnings recovery has begun. On Friday, US GDP data came out and seemed to confirm that just maybe the worst is behind us. According to the cryptic figures, US GDP is shrinking at annualised pace of just 1% – considerably less than the 6.4% from late last year.
August 3rd, 2009 | Dan Denning | 0 comments | Continued
Never-Ending Government Lies About Markets
The purpose of government is for those who run it to plunder those who do not. Throughout history, governments have used violence, intimidation, coercion, and mass murder to enforce this system. But governments’ first line of “defense” is always a blizzard of lies…
July 2nd, 2009 | Thomas DiLorenzo | 6 comments | Continued
CBO is Not a Doom-and-Gloom Forecasting Service
This should be rather surprising to anyone who actually took Obama at his word when he promised to restore fiscal discipline to Washington. In fact, the CBO projects that the outstanding federal debt held by the public will increase from 40.8% of GDP in 2008 to 82.4% in 2019.
April 24th, 2009 | Robert P. Murphy | 0 comments | Continued
The Economy Needs REAL Growth
But after seventeen years of economic growth in Australia, the market is trying not to grow. Unfortunately, the united efforts of the boffins in government, industry and pressure groups are trying to prevent this natural contraction in the market. And that’s a threat to one vital part of the economy – but I’ll get to that in a moment.
March 11th, 2009 | Kris Sayce | 2 comments | Continued
