econbrowser.com - 10/21/2008
—
If automakers are lining up at the trough, why not Big Agra?
Scott Irwin alerts me to this story from DomesticFuel.com :
Ethanol plants that have been hurt by dramatic fluctuations in commodity prices this year could be eligible for assistance from the US Department of Agriculture.
...
commentarymagazine.com - 10/18/2008
—
commentarymagazine.com —
Fueled by easy credit, the real-estate market had
been rising swiftly for some years. Members of Congress...
were determined to assure the continuation of that easy credit. Suddenly, the party came to a devastating halt. Defaults multiplied, banks began ...
(more)
Speculators, Politicians, and Financial Disasters
Comments
Blog Reactions
links for 2008-10-21
Economist's View —
More on financial innovation - Dani Rodrik
Reform must tackle climate change, poverty, and regulation - Jeffrey Sachs
The Fund must be a global asset manager - FT
Is Mark-to-Market Accounting a Problem? - The Baseline Scenario
The quest to cut social security and Medicare - Dean Baker
Thoughts on Banking - Arnold Kling
Bailouts for commodity speculators - Econbrowser
The political economy of inequality - The Monkey Cage ...
Related Content
Are Speculators Driving Oil Prices?
blogs.tnr.com 7/10/2009 — Not according to a Federal Reserve paper released today. The study, written by George Korniotis, looks at a number of different factors that could suggest speculators' influence on commodity prices, but finds little evidence that any of them ...
Don't Shoot the Speculators
online.wsj.com 7/13/2009 — Speculators don't get much respect. Short sellers last year were blamed for their trades warning about the credit crisis, and commodities traders are now accused of causing higher oil prices. Even when traders are later proven right -- maybe ...
Back to One-Off Bailouts
alephblog.com 9/30/2008 — The House vote rejecting the Bailout bill leaves us where we were before : the Treasury, FDIC, Fed, and all the quasi-financial arms of the government do one-off bailouts as needed. That may be better than the proposed bailout for a number of ...
The Bailout of All Bailouts is a Bad Idea
robertreich.blogspot.com 9/19/2008 — Talk today about the Bailouts of All Bailouts eased market fears and generated a giant rally on the Street, but how realistic is it? On Capitol Hill, Senator Charles Schumer suggested that government inject funds into financial companies in exchange ...
Hit the Speculators and Oil Bets Are Off
online.wsj.com 7/8/2009 — LIAM DENNING Blame is the ultimate commodity. There is infinite supply, it costs nothing to deploy but the price can be astronomical. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's proposed crackdown on speculation in oil and natural gas, announced ...
All Bailouts Are Counterparty Bailouts
economicsofcontempt.blogspot.com 3/16/2009 — I'm a structured finance lawyer with a background in economics and, unfortunately, politics. I chose "Economics of Contempt" as a title because a judge once told me after a trial that he would have held a particularly, um, "outspoken" client of mine ...
Speculators or Investors?
calculatedriskblog.com 1/9/2009 — From Bloomberg: No Recovery for Real Estate as Speculators Dominate Sales (hat tip James) As the U.S. housing recession enters its fourth year, there’s no sign of a recovery because speculators account for most of the rise in sales. ... While the ...
Secretary of Bailouts
online.wsj.com 11/24/2008 — [Review & Outlook] AP Timothy Geithner with Ben Bernanke.
Follow WallStreetBlips on Twitter
