It shows you that we are past the viscous subprime crisis, when that shark chewed through the balance sheets of a number of banks and financial institutions, in some cases devouring them whole.
November 6th, 2009 | Chris Mayer | 10 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "option-ARM"
Subprime Meltdown Has About Run its Course
“But not to worry,” borrowers were told. “Betting on ever-rising home prices is the safest wager in the whole wide world. If you have problems with cash flow when the ARM resets, your house will be worth a lot more, so you can simply sell it and walk away with a nice chunk of change in your pocket.”
June 4th, 2009 | Doug Hornig | 8 comments | Continued
Commodities Tell Us the World Won’t Stop Turning in a Financial Crisis
The Aussie gold price is fighting its way up despite the fact that the Aussie dollar keeps gaining on the greenback. While the Aussie gold price is up just $1.71 in the last 30 days (0.14%), the U.S. gold price is up nearly nine percent. We reckon the Aussie gold price will begin moving up closer to $1,500 again on a combination of events (weakness against the greenback for one.)
June 1st, 2009 | Dan Denning | 2 comments | Continued
