ritholtz.com - 11/25/2008
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Whenever I discuss the current bailout situation, I find people have a hard time comprehending the actual numbers involved. That was a problem for the book , and I needed a way to put this into proper historical perspective.
If we add in the Citi bailout, the total cost now exceeds $4.6165 ...
guardian.co.uk - 12/2/2008
blogs.wsj.com - 11/24/2008
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blogs.wsj.com —
Amid signs of expected deflation, Peter Boone and
Simon Johnson argue that the world must begin reflation
soon. Boone is chairman of Effective Intervention , a U.K.-based charity, and a research associate at the Centre for Economic Performance, ...
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Real Time Economics : Guest Post: Inflation Should Be ...
econbrowser.com - 12/3/2008
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econbrowser.com —
Greg Mankiw notes some odd behavior this week
in the values reported by the U.S. Treasury for
the yields on constant-maturity Treasury Inflation Protected Securities. In normal times when investors anticipate positive inflation, the yield on ...
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TIPS yields
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Bailout maths
FT Alphaville —
... to save the world. A ginormous sum, by any measure, and one which Barry Ritholtz has helpfully put into perspective . By Ritholtz’s estimate, the total actual cost of the various bailout programs (including Citi, but not including today’s announcements) exceeds $4,600bn dollars, making it the “largest outlay in American history.” So large, that according to inflation adjusted numbers provided by Jim Bianco of Bianco Research, “the bailout has cost more than all of these big budget government expenditures – combined”: • Marshall Plan : Cost: $12.7 billion, Inflation Adjusted ...
Relative Size of Pledges... Part III
EconomPic —
... I'll make of the pledges to date... for now. Below is a chart of some interesting analysis posted at Riholtz.com from Jim Bianco detailing past "big budget" government expenditures: ...
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