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Posts Tagged ‘ alan greenspan ’

Redacted Version of the January 2012 FOMC Statement

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January 25, 2012
Ben Bernanke photo

December 2011 January 2012 Comments… Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in November suggests that the economy has been expanding moderately, notwithstanding some apparent slowing in global growth. Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met
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The impending collapse of China

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December 26, 2011
China

By Thomas After a decade of brain dead hype about the glorious future of China – reality is catching up – apparently with alarming speed. Below is a good article on the topic as well. http://chovanec.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/foreign-affairs-chinas-real-estate-crash/… Now back to the
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The Short and Simple Story of the Credit Crisis.

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August 9, 2010

This is a really good video explaining the financial crisis in a pretty simple manner. The video explains credit default obligations (CDOs), sub-prime lending, leverage, low interest rates: and how they caused the worst economic crisis since the great depression.…
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The Most Responsible and Most Apologetic About The Financial Crisis

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May 24, 2010
financial crisis

Funny chart from the New York Times. It measures how apologetic many of the people who caused the crisis are for their roles. Jimmy Cayne was rated the most apologetic, and Angelo Mozilo  the least apologetic. I will list the…
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