tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post7216189572991715303..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: August 22 2011: A reality we wouldn't want to live inIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger313125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-15344855255211269492011-08-25T21:01:36.920-04:002011-08-25T21:01:36.920-04:00These expressions come from the rules of baseball....<i>These expressions come from the rules of baseball.</i><br /><br />IMHO, I think it came from cricket. In both games, the winner of a toss decided who plays first (and who plays last). In baseball, this rule was changed in the 19th century.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_cricket_and_baseball" rel="nofollow">Comparison of cricket and baseball</a><br /><br>Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-5726454564211859992011-08-25T19:56:58.790-04:002011-08-25T19:56:58.790-04:00New post up.
Sex, Lies and Bank Stocks
.New post up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2011/08/august-25-2011-sex-lies-and-bank-stocks.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Sex, Lies and Bank Stocks</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-64303600484605987242011-08-25T19:53:27.185-04:002011-08-25T19:53:27.185-04:00@Scandia
Yes, smilin' Jack is the kind of pers...@Scandia<br />Yes, smilin' Jack is the kind of person I have admired my whole life. Sadly, all too often these rare individuals die too young. <br /><br />Earlier today I was reading up on him a bit and listening to the great Bill Evans in the background. Here is one of my favorites:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QETG8l_Ebvs" rel="nofollow">Blue In Green</a>. <br /><brArchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474700824903759325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70522271993183730112011-08-25T19:23:36.164-04:002011-08-25T19:23:36.164-04:00@El G,
Not sure why Amazon would be a problem. I ...@El G,<br /><br />Not sure why Amazon would be a problem. I buy stuff from them, including Kindle, with a debit card. The only thing I know of where using a debit card instead of a credit card is a major hassle is car rental.Kahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667147292403648981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-71490212960366962282011-08-25T19:05:06.769-04:002011-08-25T19:05:06.769-04:00El G
Bill is your name ... in theory!? Hmmm I wil...El G<br /><br />Bill is your name ... in theory!? Hmmm I will have to mull that one over for a bit!<br />;)<br /><br />On those CI's, I take it one can send them to a brokerage account with less fear of that money being held up during whatever happens with FDIC in a bank failure? If so, that could be advantageous, as long as there still is a market at that time and something worth buying? <scrofuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085471693372823086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-75191420629234369732011-08-25T19:04:07.616-04:002011-08-25T19:04:07.616-04:00Wow, over 300 comments, the most so far
http://ple...Wow, over 300 comments, the most so far<br />http://pleasemessageme.co.uk/cgi-bin/blog.dll/d1bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600634086150466162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70180481481973877242011-08-25T18:58:08.562-04:002011-08-25T18:58:08.562-04:00Ref the endless C of I badinage
The C of I suppor...Ref the endless C of I badinage<br /><br />The C of I supports Treasury’s<br />goal to provide the maximum<br />convenience, flexibility, and investor<br />self-sufficiency to New Treasury Direct<br />investors. A C of I also allows account<br />holders to consolidate funds from<br />various sources for the purchase of<br />another eligible security. A C of I is<br />issued daily and has a seychelleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758362037570506475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55980512089963515292011-08-25T18:55:18.768-04:002011-08-25T18:55:18.768-04:00ocmsrzr,
The US default on sovereign debt and HI ...ocmsrzr,<br /><br />The US default on sovereign debt and HI of the USD is what I would call the ultimate "slaughter" period, although its not exactly clear whether the "slaughterers" will be immune from the slaughter themselves, as the "entitled" masses will have absolutely nothing left to lose by that point. So, in that sense, it is yet another "white swan"Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-1129777679997409042011-08-25T18:28:04.948-04:002011-08-25T18:28:04.948-04:00During this asset stripping period the price of g...During this asset stripping period the price of gold will probably stay high because there is that fear that money is going to collapse and the cartel knows this.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412294798193285237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-59531658827858647822011-08-25T18:25:27.295-04:002011-08-25T18:25:27.295-04:00If this keeps up I will become an economist in a v...If this keeps up I will become an economist in a very short time.<br />Ha HaJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412294798193285237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-85164214515658996802011-08-25T18:23:48.189-04:002011-08-25T18:23:48.189-04:00The question most people have on their minds in wh...The question most people have on their minds in when will the bond market crash or when will USD<br />be wortless and then all the other currencies sink.<br />This is my view of the situatiion and if you see mistakes here feel free to correct me.<br />I am hearing about asset stripping and that when it is all striped than it will be the end of the dollar.<br />SO I am saying can we follow a few Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412294798193285237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52308858703443913462011-08-25T18:23:20.044-04:002011-08-25T18:23:20.044-04:00You're welcome, Scandia. Like Greer, I grew u...You're welcome, Scandia. Like Greer, I grew up amidst aerospace engineers and shared many of the same technological dreams. As a kid, I was often haunted by fictional portrayals of future peoples wandering amidst the ruins of our civilization. Today, it seems one of the best things we can do when educating the young is to provide the perspective that maturity is seeing what is gained when Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092313041560676587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-79442707989457584182011-08-25T18:15:17.125-04:002011-08-25T18:15:17.125-04:00Re T-Bills
I am still skeptical that rates are ne...Re T-Bills<br /><br />I am still skeptical that rates are negative in primary auctions though it would not surprise me if they are zero. I am rolling my C of I into 13 week and should get my cfm on Sep 1, so I will report back. The treasury used to sell your treasuries upon request into the secondary market prior to maturity via td.gov, but one very pissed off user of td.gov wrote that they areel gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-27986177586677455312011-08-25T18:07:01.940-04:002011-08-25T18:07:01.940-04:00Ash
Really good summary of the situation. The onl...Ash<br /><br />Really good summary of the situation. The only thing that I would add is that a black swan event is US government default on debt, so holders of US gov't bonds could get a haircut or nothing at all....so holders of US gov't debt are not toatally insulated from lamb status.<br /><br />I think the essential problem GS is having is that he/she doesn't understand that ocmsrzrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07576317679513571516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68331954407991419262011-08-25T17:36:50.484-04:002011-08-25T17:36:50.484-04:00re: negative bond yields on USD short-term instrum...re: negative bond yields on USD short-term instruments<br /><br />Its really an unmistakable sign that investors are so fearful of deflationary collapse, they are willing to pay fees to hold cash or its equivalents. Similar to how Bank of NY Mellon could get away with charging their institutional clients fees on "excess" cash deposits. There has always been risk in this world, but Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-66251860521952007892011-08-25T17:32:39.037-04:002011-08-25T17:32:39.037-04:00@ Ocmsrzr
In a nutshell, the author thinks the Br...@ Ocmsrzr<br /><br />In a nutshell, the author thinks the British government is making a courageous attempt, but is counting far too heavily on future growth to increase revenues and thus reduce future deficits.<br />Unfortunately, growth over the past decade has been very dependent on debt-based expenditure, both public and private, which will not be available in the years to come. So growth Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-69763572682115186212011-08-25T17:20:21.381-04:002011-08-25T17:20:21.381-04:00@Goodnight Sweetheart,
Am not up to speed on CI c...@Goodnight Sweetheart,<br /><br />Am not up to speed on CI certificates. What is their advantage over holding cash in an insured bank account?scrofuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085471693372823086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-50627510787006434152011-08-25T17:11:44.628-04:002011-08-25T17:11:44.628-04:00@Ric, I enjoyed reading Greer's, " An Ele...@Ric, I enjoyed reading Greer's, " An Elegy for the Age of Space."<br />thanks for posting it.scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-8380282329205517192011-08-25T17:10:10.889-04:002011-08-25T17:10:10.889-04:00I wonder if Stoneleigh has any thoughts about us s...I wonder if Stoneleigh has any thoughts about us seeing a sharp rally soon. The data I'm looking at says that we're at a bearish sentiment extreme right now, which tells me that despite the expectations of a continued decline, we should see a strong rally soon.Drafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476204907199270127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-3757808327303807042011-08-25T16:58:45.108-04:002011-08-25T16:58:45.108-04:00@P01
Yeah, check this out as well:
http://www.bl...@P01<br /><br />Yeah, check this out as well:<br /><br />http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=CGGB1U5:INDocmsrzrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07576317679513571516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4249306491584710472011-08-25T16:53:01.577-04:002011-08-25T16:53:01.577-04:00I know I sound like a broken record with the Greek...I know I sound like a broken record with the Greek bond yields.<br />But, <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=GGGB2YR:IND" rel="nofollow">honestly</a>, now...p01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-5334475947482019322011-08-25T16:30:36.744-04:002011-08-25T16:30:36.744-04:00@snuffy
"That report was a long read,but wort...@snuffy<br />"That report was a long read,but worth it."<br /><br />I'm glad you liked it. Though, I was hoping that someone here would summarize it for me :)ocmsrzrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07576317679513571516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-10123362328305085402011-08-25T16:26:42.951-04:002011-08-25T16:26:42.951-04:00el g
"I am not a lawyer, though it seems that...el g<br />"I am not a lawyer, though it seems that they are making the laws up as they go now so it may not make a difference, but my policy after some thought, is to just put 90% of my savings in 13 week and roll them automatically, and 10% in C of I for an emergency."<br /><br />That seems like a prudent way of going about it. Goodnight Sweetheart, I would recommend this to you as ocmsrzrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07576317679513571516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-88086325761880018792011-08-25T16:25:16.554-04:002011-08-25T16:25:16.554-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.ocmsrzrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07576317679513571516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-43513358298095319492011-08-25T16:22:36.861-04:002011-08-25T16:22:36.861-04:00In addition to Chase closing out my checking accou...In addition to Chase closing out my checking account without any reasonable cause, I just learned that they also closed out both my MasterCard and Visa Card with it. My MasterCard had a limit of $15,000, was used occasionally but not often, and was automatically paid off electronically from my Chase checking account, so it was never overdue. It had been my primary credit card for at least 7 el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.com