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MISH: Global Economic Analysis

In a surprise move the Fed cut the discount rate 50 basis points. Stock futures that were sinking took off like a rocket. The moral hazards of the Fed continue but Bernanke is doomed to fail. Here is the key: There is both a decreasing demand for cre

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MISH: Global Economic Analysis

Countrywide tapped 11.5 billion of its credit line. When a company draws on its bank lines, it is basically out of options. Typically those bank lines are not meant to be used. Countrywide stopped Alt-A and Subprime. Merrill Lynch is talking about a

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by Justin Raimondo (AntiWar)

"The U.S. government is on a 'burning platform' of unsustainable policies and practices," Walker avers, including "fiscal deficits" and "overseas military commitments threatening a crisis if action is not taken soon.*

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MISH: Global Economic Analysis

Goldman Sachs injects $3bn into its troubled quant hedge fund that has lost 30% this year. In addition fees were lowered to 0% from 2% and performance fees lowered to 10% from 20%.Will this stop the redemptions? Is it Deal or No Deal?

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MISH

The USA is hooked on credit and the Fed is an enabler. The problem with addiction is that stronger and stronger doses eventually kills the patient. This is where we are today. Some junkies (consumers) have finally realized this on their own accord, m

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