tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post8166115068010568010..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: October 3 2011: Commodities and Deflation: A Response to Chris MartensonIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-22629848980352716192011-10-06T21:48:31.971-04:002011-10-06T21:48:31.971-04:00Chris Hedges gets called a Nutbar on Lang and O&#...Chris Hedges gets called a <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Business/1239849460/ID=2149202610" rel="nofollow"> Nutbar</a> on Lang and O'Leary Exchange. Kevin is at his arrogant best, a must view.scrofuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085471693372823086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14608568555918418122011-10-06T21:32:56.598-04:002011-10-06T21:32:56.598-04:00New post up.
Occupy This: Mark the Banks to Ma...New post up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2011/10/october-6-2011-occupy-this-mark-banks.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Occupy This: Mark the Banks to Market</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-79141614400193942222011-10-06T21:10:03.135-04:002011-10-06T21:10:03.135-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-87460009396354219082011-10-06T20:18:55.353-04:002011-10-06T20:18:55.353-04:00You got to watch
Lang & O'Leary Exchange
...You got to watch <br />Lang & O'Leary Exchange<br /><br />October 6, 2011<br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Business/Lang_&_O'Leary_Exchange/1319430780/ID=2149202610<br />Chris Hedges interview<br /><br />Maybe CBC made a mistake by having Chris Hedges ,The Truthdig columnist speak his mind.<br /><br />See his blog<br />http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55967839138311335402011-10-06T19:53:27.772-04:002011-10-06T19:53:27.772-04:00Blogger jal said...
"They want the system t...Blogger jal said...<br /><br /><br /><i>"They want the system to survive."</i><br /><br />Austerity ain't makin' it.ogardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062788838505530416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-64798163464802626052011-10-06T19:39:55.843-04:002011-10-06T19:39:55.843-04:00Ash,
" making the borrower, lender or both pa...Ash,<br />" making the borrower, lender or both pay. There is no other way around that."<br /><br />Then they must have some wisss kid locked up in a basement running models that look good at first blush.<br />If their models don't work out then its the big reset.<br /><br />The 30 yr is now below 4%. People are still not buying houses. Maybe the models aren't so good after alljalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55441344769164416382011-10-06T19:16:51.881-04:002011-10-06T19:16:51.881-04:00jal,
I have my ideas about what "bigger sche...jal,<br /><br />I have my ideas about what "bigger schemes" these guys may be planning, but, at the end of the day, it's tough to figure exactly when and how they will try to implement them. I'm just saying that no matter what they want to do to preserve their own wealth/power, they will still have to go through the motions of destroying debt, i.e. making the borrower, lender orAshvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-17755140827685438672011-10-06T19:00:07.453-04:002011-10-06T19:00:07.453-04:00@ Ash
Your response seem to be "according t...@ Ash <br /><br />Your response seem to be "according to the old way of thinking".<br /><br /><br />They want the system to survive.<br /><br />I get the impression that timmy and all the central bankers THINK that they have found a way to make all those bad bets disappear. <br /><br />I can't see it.<br /><br />jaljalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-19727279164215153202011-10-06T18:54:09.034-04:002011-10-06T18:54:09.034-04:00jal,
"I agree. However, how are those debts/...jal,<br /><br />"I agree. However, how are those debts/losses going to be made to disappear so that they don't come back to life."<br /><br />I believe CB Myers' dictum holds true. "Ultimately, every penny of every debt must be paid - if not by the borrower, then by the lender". Although if we factor in the relevant social, political and environmental costs, we could Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-10541160450076711722011-10-06T18:51:54.690-04:002011-10-06T18:51:54.690-04:00Isn't the message of TAE some variant on US Ar...Isn't the message of TAE some variant on US Army Major Phil Cannella's<br /><br />'It became necessary to destroy the town to save it,'Herbal Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482833527952793900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12020233387257824302011-10-06T18:46:03.254-04:002011-10-06T18:46:03.254-04:00Poyais,
I didn't see the word "secular&q...Poyais,<br /><br />I didn't see the word "secular" in your comment. In a secular bear market, the prize is captial preservation. You go ahead and play games with falling knives. There simply isn't enough panic yet for me to play at this time.Joe in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182396413057310516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-17760416263879337642011-10-06T18:45:51.934-04:002011-10-06T18:45:51.934-04:00Geopolitics of Asia Minor
Սարկոզին Ծիծեռնակաբերդու...Geopolitics of Asia Minor<br />Սարկոզին Ծիծեռնակաբերդում<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNIZV9ro--M&feature=youtube_gdataJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412294798193285237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-38787851469539918932011-10-06T18:41:58.651-04:002011-10-06T18:41:58.651-04:00Jobs or Pope.
My Death Parade is bigger than yo...Jobs or Pope. <br /><br />My Death Parade is bigger than yours.<br />This nonsense has got rival the "Death of a Pope" circus.Herbal Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482833527952793900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-49688823934274577692011-10-06T18:34:00.890-04:002011-10-06T18:34:00.890-04:00In many previous bear markets, investors who gave ...In many previous bear markets, investors who gave up on stocks missed out on the dramatic rebounds that followed," she said. "If you're patient during periods of stress and dislocation, we believe it's more likely than not you'll eventually be rewarded for your willingness to take risk. Strong bull markets have tended to begin suddenly, even explosively, and by the time you Herbal Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482833527952793900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-28002132924514326952011-10-06T18:15:16.903-04:002011-10-06T18:15:16.903-04:00The BOE has been around since 1695.
It's bail...The BOE has been around since 1695.<br /><br />It's bailed out banks for several hundred years.<br /><br />Stress, Release, Stress, Release, Stress etc....<br /><br />It's an old story.Herbal Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482833527952793900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-59150143371072720482011-10-06T18:12:20.130-04:002011-10-06T18:12:20.130-04:00@ Ash
"If nothing massive is done, the globa...@ Ash<br /><br />"If nothing massive is done, the global financial system goes down."<br /><br />I agree. However, how are those debts/losses going to be made to disappear so that they don't come back to life.<br /><br />How can putting a little bit of money into a special fund and then leveraging that fund to +2TB and letting that fund go bankrupt make the debts/losses disappear?<jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83713955143053492362011-10-06T18:04:11.373-04:002011-10-06T18:04:11.373-04:00"Jack said...
What will happen when Greece d..."Jack said... <br />What will happen when Greece defaults.<br />They are saying that the timing is already arranged.<br />Probably this isnt going to lead to the big crash because than people wouldnt buy stocks with this kind of news floating around."<br /><br />Thats potentially a big deal IMO. When bear went under, the unofficial govt mantra was "not to worry, we will bail out The Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233501721660697800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-44269717210241185472011-10-06T17:59:36.003-04:002011-10-06T17:59:36.003-04:00How much QE can the BOE do?
Is the taxpayer respo...How much QE can the BOE do?<br /><br />Is the taxpayer responsible for the BOE balance sheet?<br /><br />How? No central bank has ever gone bust.Herbal Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482833527952793900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-92103305656068558672011-10-06T17:55:26.867-04:002011-10-06T17:55:26.867-04:00Ash & Dave - Thanks for the hedging explanatio...Ash & Dave - Thanks for the hedging explanation/discussion. I think I understand it better now.<br /><br />I suppose their mentality is: Why not double down? We know the taxpayers will bail us out. <br /><br />Makes me want to puke.<br /><br />.Joe in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182396413057310516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-53355467847068202492011-10-06T17:54:18.933-04:002011-10-06T17:54:18.933-04:00Poyais,
No one is ever "done" with QE. ...Poyais,<br /><br />No one is ever "done" with QE. The Fed is jut finding it extremely difficult to launch its own QE program right now due to domestic (internal, political and popular dissent) and international pressures, so it sub-contracts out to other central banks. Unfortunately for them, they don't have nearly enough firepower to soothe financial markets for long. Neither does Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-54654715919280171482011-10-06T17:54:00.193-04:002011-10-06T17:54:00.193-04:00Even if he wanted to, Mr Cook would be hard presse...<i>Even if he wanted to, Mr Cook would be hard pressed to assume all of Jobs’ mantle. The co-founder took the company from within 90 days of bankruptcy when he rejoined it in the late 1990s, to become the second most valued in the world by market capitalisation in just 14 years, overturning the music and mobile phone industries in the process.<br /><br />In some ways Jobs acted as if he were the Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-6572889574906177792011-10-06T17:48:37.812-04:002011-10-06T17:48:37.812-04:00re: The U.S. approved to grant 400 M1A1 Abrams to ...re: The U.S. approved to grant 400 M1A1 Abrams to Greece<br /><br /><a href="http://greece.mrdonn.org/trojanwar.html" rel="nofollow">"Beware of Americans bearing gifts ..."</a><br /><br>Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-72325152315343584352011-10-06T17:48:02.040-04:002011-10-06T17:48:02.040-04:00The fact of the matter:
Stoneleigh is wrong about...The fact of the matter:<br /><br />Stoneleigh is wrong about QE. She said it was done. Today we got more QE and an announcement for more on the way, as needed.<br /><br />I&S: Wrong about QE. Plain Wrong.Herbal Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482833527952793900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47779156939030687972011-10-06T17:34:35.957-04:002011-10-06T17:34:35.957-04:00@ Ash
re.: IMF Advisor
UK has just done (a recapi...@ Ash<br />re.: IMF Advisor<br />UK has just done (a recapitalization), more printing for its banks. And in the interview he said that the UK banks were okay. ahahahaha<br /><br />So ... the IMF Advisor is saying that the EU better get on board and print more money because all the banks have lost all of their investments and will go bankrupt in 2 to 3 wks if they don't.<br /><br />Someone jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-15075211752779884692011-10-06T17:19:15.101-04:002011-10-06T17:19:15.101-04:00Dave,
Good point. When facing massive losses and ...Dave,<br /><br />Good point. When facing massive losses and having doubts about what to do, double down, kneel and pray that the wheel doesn't stop spinning. That's one of the HUGE known unknowns about our highly inter-connected global financial system, and something none of the politicians or central bankers know how to contain. Speaking of potentially unlimited CDS exposure, here's Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.com