Epstein Secrets

emanke understood the depths of the problem early and responded energetically and creatively. The clearest vindication of his actions has been that the European Central Bank, after charting the opposite course for three years with disastrous results, has adopted policies similar to the Fed's — and averted a potential Leh

ank, after charting the opposite course for three years with disastrous results, has adopted policies similar to the Fed's — and averted a potential Lehman-like collapse in Europe. (Mitt Romney's two most prominent academic advisers, Glenn Hubbard and Gregory Mankiw, seem to recognize this, but Romney

, Moody's and Fitch are back in the limelight. Every time they change the rating of a sovereign debt they move the markets. For a while the rules of the European Central Bank seemed to give enormous power to just one agency, Moody's. Had it downgraded Greece, the country's government bonds would not have been eligible fo

market collapsed in 2008; the assets they ended up owning were illiquid, difficult to value and even harder to sell. Banks such as Bear Stearns and Lehman made the fatal mistake of assuming that the markets (often their fellow banks) would always be willing to roll over their debts, but they suffered

analyzed the various seasonal adjustments that the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses when it reports payrolls. After adjusting for better weather, the Lehman shock and other factors, payroll growth does not look quite as good as reported, but is still positive. The trend is supported by the latest Manpower

ancesca Tondi, March 15, 2012 The ECRI (Economic Cycle Research Institute) claims papal infallibility on its historical recession predictions. ECB = European Central Bank. EMU = European Economic and Monetary Union The material contained herein is intended as a general market commentary. Opinions expressed herein are