calculatedrisk.blogspot.com - 11/10/2008
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Since investment in non-residential structures is slowing (especially malls, hotels, and offices), a key question is how did the commercial real estate (CRE) investment boom compare to the residential housing bubble? And how did the CRE boom compare to previous CRE booms? The following graph ...
nakedcapitalism.com - 11/15/2008
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nakedcapitalism.com —
One of the underlying assumptions of the Fed's
and many other central banks' response to the credit
crisis is that it can be halted, and hopefully remedied, by having the government backstop the troubled financial sector. One template is not to ...
(more)
Credit Crisis Fallout: Investors Leery of Buying ...
VoxEU.org - 11/12/2008
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VoxEU.org —
Jon Danielsson , 12 November 2008 Iceland’s banking
system is ruined. GDP is down 65% in euro
terms. Many companies face bankruptcy; others think of moving abroad. A third of the population is considering emigration. The British and Dutch governments ...
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How bad could the crisis get? Lessons from Iceland
cibmagazine.com.cn - 11/12/2008
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cibmagazine.com.cn —
The global financial crisis is far from over,
and now a global economic crisis seems to be
unfolding. Recent economic data suggests that the global economy is decelerating rapidly. Even though the US Congress reluctantly passed the USD 700 billion ...
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Nuclear Winter | China International Business
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Failure to Admit Failure
The Aleph Blog —
... the crisis.
As for me, I am puzzling over what would preserve value for me, and those that I care for in this environment. That’s not a easy puzzle; in a depression, everything gets whacked. But as I get more clarity, I will write more.
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Auto Makers Force Bailout Issue
U.S. Throws New Lifeline to AIG, Scrapping Original Rescue Deal
Time to pull the plug on AIG?
(And, what will we do about the collapse that is coming in much of commercial real estate? Not a happy ...
Monday links: bailout black hole
Abnormal Returns —
... “(T)he recent boom in non-residential investment (ex power and petro) was not as excessive as the housing bubble.” (Calculated Risk) ...
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