Daily Archives: October 6, 2014

IMF: “time has come for big changes in banker pay”

Actually the time for “big changes in banker pay” came years ago back in the 2008 collapse, but we will take the changes as soon as we can get them… After 6 years of token gestures and tinkering at the … Continue reading

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Understanding the relative allure of the greenback

Gary Shilling’s monthly missive “The Robust Buck” (subscription only) takes a detailed look at the forces that have been strengthening the US dollar since 2008 and the negative effects this is having on commodity prices, exports and US corporate profits. … Continue reading

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Sober thinking on reforms needed

A reader recently reminded me of an interview I did with Alasdair MacLeod at the Hard Assets show in New York in May 2012. Here is a direct audio link.  Commercials have been inserted in the clip in a couple … Continue reading

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