Secondary Sources: Inflation, Trade, Glass-Steagall

A roundup of economic news from around the Web. Embracing Inflation: Writing for the U.K.’s Guardian, Kenneth Rogoff suggests inflation could help cure debt markets. “Modern finance ... approaches to debt workouts. Securitization, structured finance and other innovations have so interwoven [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 15:54:52

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The best Debt Cures - Bankruptcy or Debt Settlement?

Hello- It’s cyber Monday, time to start shopping online if you haven’t done so already ... a look at bankruptcy and debt settlement as these are the more popular options for getting credit card ... at their free debt calculator and here’s what it gave me: credit card debt paid with bankruptcy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 02:39:50

Correcting Mistakes and Punishing Errors

It is a gray morning, here in London. We sit in the building with the golden balls, look out the window, and wonder… …how does it all work? We’re doing some serious thinking this week. What is it that actually causes a depression? A stock market collapse? Or too much debt? How come government can appear to cure the problem sometimes – 2001-2007 – but not other times? How come the Japanese were not able to increase consumer prices? Even now… Japan’s inflation rate is negative. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 18:02:03

It’s a Labor Day Carnival of Debt Reduction

Happy Labor Day everyone!  Labor Day originated in 1882 when the Central Labor Union of New York City sought a day off for those who work ... rid of credit card debt the smart way. Early Retirement Extreme tells how he would get rid of debt ... articles Think that using a debit card is a cure-all for debt problems?  Master Your Card warns [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 05:00:37

We Expect No Recovery from the Economy

It is a gray morning here in London. We sit in the building with the golden balls, look out the window, and wonder... ..how does it all work? We're doing some serious thinking this week. What is it that actually causes a depression? A stock market collapse? Or too much debt? How come government can appear to cure the problem sometimes - 2001-2007 - but not other times? How come the Japanese were not able to increase consumer prices? Even now...Japan's inflation rate is negative. And why is it, [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 04:01:41

We Expect No Recovery from the Economy

It is a gray morning here in London. We sit in the building with the golden balls, look out the window, and wonder... ..how does it all work? We're doing some serious thinking this week. What is it that actually causes a depression? A stock market collapse? Or too much debt? How come government can appear to cure the problem sometimes - 2001-2007 - but not other times? How come the Japanese were not able to increase consumer prices? Even now...Japan's inflation rate is negative. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 04:01:41

What Causes a Depression?

It is a gray morning here in London. We sit in the building with the golden balls, look out the window, and wonder… …how does it all work? We’re doing some serious thinking this week. What is it that actually causes a depression? A stock market collapse? Or too much debt? How come government can appear to cure the problem sometimes – 2001-2007 – but not other times? How come the Japanese were not able to increase consumer prices? Even now…Japan’s inflation rate is negative. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 18:49:54

The Best Online Debt Cures

Hello- If the thought of talking to a credit counselor giving them all your personal information sounds frightening to you, ... is one of the fastest ways to reduce your credit card balances without filing bankruptcy.  Many people ... in credit card debt, they can help you reduce your balances by up to 50% or more. Take a look [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:17:08

Hard Times

Hard Times Yesterday I wrote a piece about the second round of bank bailouts ... strong a word to say it is insane to try to cure the symptoms of a debt collapse with even more debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:02:05

What Henry Ford Knew

"An underpaid man is a customer reduced in purchasing power. He cannot buy. Business depression is caused by weakened purchasing power. Purchasing power is weakened by uncertainty or insufficiency of income. The cure of business ... --counting government loans, stock purchases, debt guarantees, and backdoor handouts by the Treasury [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 23:58:00

Principles based on Islamic religious law insulate industry from worst of financial crisis

Islamic Banking : Steady in shaky times, an article from the Washington Post As big Western financial institutions have teetered one after the other ... and trading in debt, have been promoting Islamic finance as a cure for the global financial meltdown ... Secretary Robert M. Kimmet, visiting Jeddah, said experts at his agency have been learning the [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 06:41:12

TARP Comes Full Circle

There's a certain maddening elegance to it all. The original TARP was intended to purchase banks' toxic assets ... with direct capital injections.  Once everyone realized that did little to cure the toxicity ... buy or back the toxic debt on banks’ balance sheets isn’t dead after all. Key Federal Reserve [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 19:56:01

Nuru Personal Finance Cards: Review and Giveaway

Today’s a combo review and giveaway! NURU asked if I’d be interested in taking a look at their personal finance flip deck and share my thoughts ... student. This is the ounce of prevention which may keep them from needing the pound of cure later on. It won’t help them build a debt snowball or find another way out of debt, but it may keep them [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 12:00:58

Mr. Fire meets up with true dough

Note to all: I've expanded this post a bit since I first published it on December 4 ... and other moneymaking schemes to Joe's car collection (I know, big surprise on the latter ... get healthy and get out of debt. He's been to sixty countries in search of health cures that truly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 21:35:00

Deals of the Day: Dow Chemical Ready to Sue Kuwait For Breakup Fee

Deals of the Day, compiled by Stephen Grocer and Heidi N ... the TV Guide Network and TV Guide Online properties from Macrovision Solutions Corp. for $255 million ... Markets Debt: “The credit markets may struggle to find a “magic cure” for protracted woes this year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:52:35

Are You Suffering From Budget Avoidance Syndrome?

Over the last few weeks I’ve caught myself reverting back to some old bad habits ... old You aren’t quite sure when your next debt payment is due (you have an idea, but the exact date ... known cure for B.A.S. is to simply fight through your anxieties dive headfirst into your finances [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 14:14:50

We're Nowhere Near a Bottom in Housing

From this week's Barron's:I agree with a lot of what Bill says. The economy is experiencing a rain delay. Nothing is going to happen for a while. Although the government's spending efforts will help, they won't be enough to cure the two ... is at multi-decade highs.On top of that total household debt is $13.9 trillion (which is about the same size [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:30:00

Rotten Insomnia

“Ouch!” Is this the first word that comes out of your mouth when you get out of bed? ... . I bought all sorts of liniment and heating pads and witch doctor contraptions just to cure any ... and listening to disturbing music and TV shows think about your growing debt, financial problems, latest [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:14:44

Sunday morning links

TOP STORIES Leaders welcome G20 action plan - BBC Forget Bretton Woods II – we need a gold standard - CSM Facing Shortfalls, ... unlikely at G20 - Reuters The Only Cure for a Bubble... - Noland, Prudent Bear MARKETS/INVESTING ... Policies - Seeking Alpha Investors Leery of Buying Government Debt As Calendar Grows - Naked Capitalism [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 14:29:49

Concrned About All This Change

Way back in December of 1998, I introduced my best cousin to Greg's best friend ... enough money everything will recover. "Just go shopping," is the financial cure?I don't think they get that when you are serious about getting out of debt, it means no vacations, no eating out, no going [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:57:00

AIG (AIG): Recycling Debt Without Paying Anyone Back

AIG is ready to repay the Fed $40 billion. The money will come from preferred shares it raised with backing from Treasury ... has funded. Banks may still face substantial write-offs from consumer debt and their exposure to mortgage ... the value of their own loans. The only answer???more money. Cure the default by risking another one down [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 11:01:31

Market flat

Jump to CommentsMarket song o’ day: Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire ... Consumers Have Finally Learned That Debt Is Bad.Some Citi units are going to sleep: Citigroup may be broken ... anyone think there’s an instant cure (other than Larry Kudlow and Stephen Moore)? Stimulus will take [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 21:02:57

The health care banana peel

The health care banana peel Share Post Print November 16, 2008 Posted by Paul at 12:29 PM In her Examiner column, ... programs are unlikely to provide a cure for high health benefit costs. For one thing, as Pipes explains ... will they look favorable on the additional debt that Obamacare is likely to entail. But Pipes shows [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 18:29:54

New Year’s (Un) Resolutions

Okay, I hate New Year’s Resolutions. I usually make them and then give them up before the Super Bowl ... . In all my experience, not a single “magic cure” diet has worked. This year, I’ll exercise more, worry ... . Want the truth? Here it is! Kyle and I have debt up to our eyeballs, we are trying [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 23:20:00

BARRONS ROUNDTABLE - NEVER MIND

The Barrons roundtable gathered a few days ago and the current issue has this years predictions- Meryl Witmer with an interesting observation-" ... :"The government can't cure a disease that has been more than a decade in the making. The U.S has built up gigantic financial imbalances, and debt levels [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 18:54:00

Financial Crisis

FINANCIAL CRISIS CURE It is a well-documented fact that the financial crisis was caused by corporations and individuals knowingly, ... amounts of further debt, the government can start a RECOVERY PROGRAM designed to identify [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 04:15:40

Confessions of A Cultural Anthropologist: Cause and Cure of High Health Costs

"Today’s medical students are being inducted into a culture in which their profession is seen increasingly in financial terms. Add in such pressures as the need to pay off enormous debts, and it is not surprising that students’ choices are dictated by the desire to maximize income and minimize work time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 17:10:00

Obama's chetviorka: Geithner, Summers, Orszag, Romer

Barack Obama is likely to reveal his economic team today.BloombergTimothy Geithner is set to be the Treasury secretary ... a day.Doubling the U.S. debt, at least for a whileGordon has pointed out a Bloomberg story that the segments ... some macroeconomic quantities constant and about a piece of sugar meant to cure the investors [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 14:23:00

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