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03 Oct 09

Michael Lewis on A.I.G. | vanityfair.com

  • In a normal economy, when interest rates rise, consumer borrowing falls—and in the normal end of the U.S. economy that happened: from June 2004 to June 2005 prime-mortgage lending fell by half. But in that same period subprime lending doubled—and then doubled again.
    • ... - on 2009-10-03
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19 Aug 09

GDP revision shows 6.3% decline in fourth quarter - MarketWatch

  • GDP revision shows 6.3% decline in fourth quarter
    • Compare this to 2009-q1. - on 2009-03-26
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  • Economists believe the current quarter, which ends March 31, was nearly as bad. Current projections look for GDP to fall at a 5.1% annual pace. Since 1947, GDP has never fallen by more than 4% for two quarters in a row.
    • Incorporate this metric into the Exposure Scaling function. - on 2009-03-26
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10 Aug 09

reportonbusiness.com: Canadians frugal, but less fretful

  • In a report to be released later this month on the state of the global consumer – and in a Canada-specific analysis to be released today – The Boston Consulting Group has probed the psyche of more than 13,000 consumers across 13 countries, gauging consumer sentiment and buying intentions.
    • Globe & Mail articles are only available for 7 days, so ths is partly a test of the DiiGo server's caching abilities. - on 2009-04-20
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  • In fact, more Canadian consumers than American consumers said they intended to cut back.
    • The generally more "fiscally conservative" stance will likely grow, then. - on 2009-04-20
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The explainer: The Economy - The Globe and Mail

    • ... - on 2009-07-24
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  • What has happened to Canadians’ net worth during the recession?
    • Confirm this link returns to the appropriate anchor. - on 2009-07-24
    • Assess DiiGo's usefulness in this situation. - on 2009-07-24
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23 Jul 09

Financial rally shows cracks in short interest, fund-flow data - MarketWatch

  • Financial exchange-traded funds have seen outflows since March 6,
  • On Monday, stocks tumbled after the White House said a bankruptcy for General Motors Corp.
05 Jul 09

RnaWiki: 09-06-06 Bailout costs go beyond mere cash

  • deficits are causing longer-term interest rates to go up
    • Inevitably, interest rates will rise to offset the current deficits.
      Higher rates are better for Savers.
      The trick becomes to stay a bit ahead of inflation (which reduces the value of the deficits and will, therefore, be an inevitable policy tool in the future.       - on 2009-07-05
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