tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post633100339445978032..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: May 11 2009 1: The state of the statesIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4538167755764244862009-05-12T17:28:00.000-04:002009-05-12T17:28:00.000-04:00Great comment Snuffy. I passed it on to some of m...Great comment Snuffy. I passed it on to some of my friends who don't follow this blog. I hope you realize how much you add here.<br /><br />It's hard to know what the Masters of the Universe are planning. They are like a nightmarish alien parasite. Perhaps they wish to lay their eggs in the flesh of our children like parasitic wasps. I'm pretty sure that their worst case scenario is to el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-30754531865203738412009-05-12T15:28:00.000-04:002009-05-12T15:28:00.000-04:00Your information about the hard times in the solar...Your information about the hard times in the solar industry is noted...might be a good time to get whatevery you can in the way of hard cells to squirrel away for the future...<br /><br /> I think we all have come to the conclusion that there is some kind of a shadow agenda in this administration...but to say that it is only "the banksters" best interest would be hard ,...or would it?.We will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-23366305476029707162009-05-12T15:09:00.000-04:002009-05-12T15:09:00.000-04:00OK. Anon 10:29 did miswrite. But he did referred i...OK. Anon 10:29 did miswrite. But he did referred in the same sentence to the "oil fix," so it's pretty obvious that he meant to refer to oil and not to energy in general. My understanding is that it is closer at the moment to 67%. But whether all energy or oil, or 75% or 67%, it's a lot of money, and the question raised is of primary interest - what happens when the check bounces?<br /><br />May Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83181569191746032132009-05-12T15:07:00.000-04:002009-05-12T15:07:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12724353028309217212009-05-12T14:54:00.000-04:002009-05-12T14:54:00.000-04:00Frank, using words like 'conflating' and, if you d...Frank, using words like 'conflating' and, if you do, that overdone 'opined' are also similar ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-30915455064979296212009-05-12T14:44:00.000-04:002009-05-12T14:44:00.000-04:00or, they're pumping the rally up so they can keep ...or, they're pumping the rally up so they can keep fleecing suckers longer-Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-40532066413260839102009-05-12T14:40:00.000-04:002009-05-12T14:40:00.000-04:00"she claims to be hobnobbing with the Wall Street ..."she claims to be hobnobbing with the Wall Street Masters of the Universe and they are euphoric with the rally - apparently true believers."<br /><br />I think anyone who publicly allows others to call them a Master - isn't one. Just wanna-bees; who are buying billions in new stock issued by the banks. Suckers.<br /><br />If I were actually a Master- and manipulating- I'd keep it really really Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-85776484008508515322009-05-12T14:20:00.000-04:002009-05-12T14:20:00.000-04:00Avid Obama booster Ariana Huffington is starting t...Avid Obama booster Ariana Huffington is starting to sound more like I&S. Interestingly, she claims to be hobnobbing with the Wall Street Masters of the Universe and they are euphoric with the rally - apparently true believers.<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/wall-street-dc-and-the-ne_b_201899.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-31323466123186561992009-05-12T13:58:00.000-04:002009-05-12T13:58:00.000-04:00@Anon 12:35 You said "Energy" at 10:30. Energy is ...@Anon 12:35 You said "Energy" at 10:30. Energy is not synonymous with oil. Ever hear of electricity or gas heat?<br /><br />Conflating the two is not a good way to be taken seriously.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752307987743035281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-8545730216756270522009-05-12T13:53:00.000-04:002009-05-12T13:53:00.000-04:00Anon 1:36
(Scratching head, perplexed) Ya mean t...Anon 1:36<br /><br />(Scratching head, perplexed) Ya mean the rally is the real deal? The credit snows are melting like spring glaciers and the S&P500 will become a raging torrent of bliss?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12628416508482756802009-05-12T13:36:00.000-04:002009-05-12T13:36:00.000-04:00In the case of humans, the spontaneous organic is ...In the case of humans, the spontaneous organic is usually a result of orchestrated intention in the seminal stages. The Chinese have a procedural term for this occurrence: I-Li-Chi, or mind leading body. After the circuits have been established a more natural state, or what some might term "organic," manifests in the form of "body leading mind." Condemnation of economic remedies that are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39575810372055642432009-05-12T13:30:00.000-04:002009-05-12T13:30:00.000-04:00money for moats,but, not meals on wheels for elder...money for moats,but, not meals on wheels for elderly...ugly Albion...<br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1180839/Elderly-couple-live-ham-sandwiches-council-says-youre-disabled-meals-wheels.html <br />Elderly couple live on cornflakes and sandwiches after council says 'you're not disabled enough for meals on wheels' <br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1180696/acrumbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70783919148196245332009-05-12T12:44:00.000-04:002009-05-12T12:44:00.000-04:00The trouble with quoting any statistics is that th...The trouble with quoting any statistics is that the current Ruling Criminal Class has destroyed faith in any numbers.<br /><br />The lies they tell, with statistics, get more monstrous everyday in every way.<br /><br />Need to know the risks of CDS'?<br /><br />Read the rating agencies' statistics.<br /><br />Need to know if global peak oil is here or there?<br /><br />Read the oil agencies' Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55930883160837277882009-05-12T12:35:00.000-04:002009-05-12T12:35:00.000-04:00"Imported oil accounts for about two-thirds of US ..."Imported oil accounts for about two-thirds of US consumption"<br /><br />CIA factbook<br /><br />https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/us.html<br /><br />Hey, maybe they're lyin.<br /><br />And from Wiki Answers:<br /><br />66.19% as of 2007 (the most recent year available), per the Energy Information Agency (EIA) of the Department of Energy.<br /><br />Hey, maybe Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12821145629341256702009-05-12T12:31:00.000-04:002009-05-12T12:31:00.000-04:00So the stock market is being manipulated by some g...So the stock market is being manipulated by some goth punks in SoHo? <br /><br />That sounds about right... :-)Jim Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419179432204743768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-74645605180170448752009-05-12T12:24:00.000-04:002009-05-12T12:24:00.000-04:00Does anyone have a daily source for US government ...Does anyone have a daily source for US government purchases of T bills that one could look at to relate to treasury rates as shown in this graph of the <A HREF="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/charts?s=%5ETNX#chart1:symbol=%5Etnx;range=1m;indicator=dividend+volume;charttype=line;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=on;source=undefined" REL="nofollow">10 year note?</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-213507008355981782009-05-12T12:23:00.000-04:002009-05-12T12:23:00.000-04:00@Anon 10:29 The US imports 75% of its petroleum pr...@Anon 10:29 The US imports 75% of its petroleum products. It is a net exporter of coal and imports only about 20% (net) of its natgas. (imports from Canada less exports to Mexico)<br /><br />I don't feel like googling up the actual numbers but it's clearly less than 75%Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752307987743035281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-77911443491508289152009-05-12T11:56:00.000-04:002009-05-12T11:56:00.000-04:00With the trillions available funneled without disc...With the trillions available funneled without disclosure through the Fed (OK we have Lady Coleman the IG to keep track of it :-) and their expert knowledge of how to use options to manipulate prices, It would seem that they should have little trouble over a period of weeks or months. Ilargi has alluded to this on several occasions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-89253311263889312052009-05-12T11:28:00.000-04:002009-05-12T11:28:00.000-04:00I remeber an article years ago about fashion trend...I remeber an article years ago about fashion trends. Where does a clothing fad actually start?<br /><br />Turns out the authors tracked down a particular fad (wearing a watch around your neck on a chain) to some kids in Soho or there a bouts in NYC.<br /><br />The article was really about herding behavior, i.e. in fashion, but it could be in stocks.<br /><br />Turns out the big fashion mavens Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83587538955054864182009-05-12T11:03:00.000-04:002009-05-12T11:03:00.000-04:00I think it's a mistake to see a conspiracy in ever...I think it's a mistake to see a conspiracy in every spike and divot in the chart of your favorite average. The little problemette we usacos (and other global "investors") have is that such a large fraction of our "wealth" is tied up in these notional chips from a casino that's sliding off the cliff. <br /><br />Not that the financial wankers aren't putting on their best puppet show, and not that Jim Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419179432204743768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-29787107402063229752009-05-12T10:49:00.000-04:002009-05-12T10:49:00.000-04:00So most people do think there will be a big downwa...So most people do think there will be a big downward woosh with panic selling in late summer/early fall? Or rather a controlled downward trend for the next year or so.bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600634086150466162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-31326348664233254682009-05-12T10:29:00.000-04:002009-05-12T10:29:00.000-04:00When the US, which imports 75% of it's energy, tri...When the US, which imports 75% of it's energy, tries to cut a check for it's oil fix, maybe the check bounces come the Deluge this Fall.<br /><br />If the economy truly tanks, so will the purchasing power of the dollar for exports.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68410393246505493462009-05-12T10:23:00.000-04:002009-05-12T10:23:00.000-04:00Dmitry Orlov's post, 'The new new money' has some...Dmitry Orlov's post, <B>'The new new money'</B> has some amusing tidbits regarding China essentially wanting to have the lead trade currency, just at a time when, as Denninger thinks, the US "economic system will be hanging by a thread for all to see."<br /><br /><I>"It's official: The government in Beijing has announced that the Yuan can now be used in international trade. .....<br /><br />..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-35740947024167327472009-05-12T10:17:00.000-04:002009-05-12T10:17:00.000-04:00anon 9;55
"[Crash]Late summer early fall?"
What ...anon 9;55<br /><br />"[Crash]Late summer early fall?"<br /><br />What ever it is I will not be squeezed; I'm sitting with my short till I get what I want.Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-13256404589921125362009-05-12T10:09:00.000-04:002009-05-12T10:09:00.000-04:00Anon 9:55
I agree with both Stoneleigh and Dennin...Anon 9:55<br /><br />I agree with both Stoneleigh and Denninger. I think what we are seeing is a positive reinforcement of the natural herding (Stoneleigh) and the PPT etc engineering (Denniger). The herding is making it much easier and cheaper for the PPT to control the "rally." They are savvy enough to know that they can't keep the market inflated forever, so one must assume that they are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com