Thisisn'taboutlosses,itisaboutcreditandloanavailability.Homeequityfinancedtherecoveryfollowingthetechbubble.ItfinancedtheconstructionofChinaandabouteveryotherthingaroundtheworld.Ifthecollateralholdsup,excesslossesinsubprimeandasfarasthatgoes,primewon'tbethatgreat.Theloansaren'ttheshorttermtrouble.Theyarethelongertermtrouble.
Whatsubprimedidwasallowtheblowingofamuchbiggerbubblethanpreviouslyp...[
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Itseemstomethatmost(exceeding75%)ofthepurchasesubprimeswilldefault.
HereinSouthernCAwherepricesaveraged$500,000duringtheboomtimesthemajorityofthepurchaseswere80/20's.
Thesewere0downloanswhereALLthetermsarebad.The1stwasatateaserstartratewhichwastheONLYthinggoodabouttheloan.Theborrowercouldchooseeither2or3yearteaserrate.Onthe25thmonththeywouldturnintoanARMwithtypically61/2to7%marginwhichwasa...[
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名人谈爱国来源:黑窑主于07-07-2612:42:21[档案][博客] [旧帖][转至博客][给我悄悄话]
每当一个国家的政治、经济出现重大危机的时候,爱国主义的破旗就又散发出臭味来。
——列宁
爱国主义是无赖最后的避难所。
——塞缪尔·约翰逊(SamuelJohnson1)
爱国主义就是积极地为了微不足道的原因杀人并被杀。
——勃特兰"罗素
爱国主义是超越于原则之上的[
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Stampedeofanimalsawayfromthewateringhole
TycoElectronicscanceledabondoffering.DAEAviationHoldingsInc.scrappedplansforaloan.Credit-defaultswapsonGoldmanSachsGroupInc.andBearStearnsCos.rosetorecordsonconcernsinvestmentbankswillbestuckwithhigh-riskdebtthattheyareunabletosell.
RiskpremiumssurgedafterAbsoluteCapitalGroupLtd.,anAustralianhedgefund,suspendedwithdrawalsfromtwofundsafterforecasting...[
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Bigturtle'sreply:
AgainstMiltonFriedmen'scomplain,FEDandpresdientHooverintervenedheavilyafterthe1929crash.FEDloweredofficialinterestratetonegative(yes,belowzero),andkeptatzeroforsometime.Didthiscurethemarket?NottomentionBOJ'szerorateonlysendprecicouscapitaloverseas.
Yes,Virginia,itmakesmoresensetodoYencarrytradethentoinvestinJapantobuilduplocaleconomy.MyhumbleviewtopatrioticJapanese...[
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Money,MoneyEverywhere
andNotaPennytoInvest….TolistentotheexpertsonWallStreet,youwouldbelievethattheinvestingworldisawashwithdeeppoolsofun-investedcashandbeinghitwithwavesofnewcasheachmonth.Notquite.Let’sfirstbackupanddefinesomeofthetermswewillbeusingandwhattheymeantotheeconomyandthemarkets.Backgroundanddefinitions
Liquidity
Cash,orliquidity,isthefuelthatkeepsboththeeconomygoingandsen...[
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Wednesday,July25,2007
JustOneNoteOnTheMarket'sAction......
ThebullswillobviouslypointtoApple'safterhoursaction,andAmazon'syesterday,as"proof"thatTheBullisAliveAndWell.
Ohreally?
Letmepointsomethingouttoyouguystoday.OnadaywheretheNasdaqNDX(BigcapNasdaq100)wasup1/2%,10.59points,decliningissuesbeatadvancersby45:55.
OntheS&P,whichgained0.47%today,onceagainadvancerslosttodecline...[
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曾看到一幅照片,煤矿老板女儿出嫁,租用10多辆超长林肯轿车排长龙,花半天时间在都市大街游行炫耀,引起当地民众一阵惊叹;听说北京商场的一只名表,标价10万元人民币,乏人问津,老[
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Defaultsonsomeso-calledAltAmortgagespackagedintobondslastyeararenowoutpacingthosefromsubprimeloans,accordingtoCitigroupInc.
Thethree-monthconstantdefaultratefor2006AltAhybridadjustable-ratemortgagesis2.3percent,comparedwith2.2percentforsubprimeARMs,NewYork-basedCitigroupanalystsledbyRahulParulekarwroteinaJuly20report.Thefiguresrepresentthepercentageofbalancesinamortgage-bondpoolexpectedtodefau...[
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"Weareexperiencinghomepricedepreciationalmostlikeneverbefore,withtheexceptionoftheGreatDepression,"saidCEOAngeloMoziloofCFC.[
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