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marginalrevolution.com - 10/29/2008
What does a credit crunch look like?
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Maybe Alex is tired of this topic, if so I apologize.  But Isaac Sorkin sent me notice of this : What does a global credit crunch look like when it comes down to raw numbers? A 3% quarterly decline in international banking activity. It doesn't sound like much, but it represents $1.1 ...
marginalrevolution.com - 10/22/2008
Where is the Credit Crunch? III
— marginalrevolution.com — Back in February I pointed out that despite all the talk of a credit crunch commercial and... industrial loans were at an all-time high and increasing.  In September I once again pointed to data showing that bank credit continued to be high (even ... (more) Where is the Credit Crunch? III

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marginalrevolution.com - 10/24/2008
Is there a credit crunch?
— marginalrevolution.com — Here is a good piece rebutting the Minneapolis Fed study .  One point made is this: ...there... is the inconvenient matter that the Federal Reserve and the Treasury went out and did all that stuff they did in order to prevent a massive breakdown ... (more) Is there a credit crunch?

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marginalrevolution.com - 10/25/2008
The credit crunch: I still cannot agree with Alex and Bryan
— marginalrevolution.com — Alex is a very good truth-tracker but on credit I remain stubborn.  Here is one report :... How is trade finance coping with the credit crunch Badly. Steve Rodley, director of London-based shipping hedge-fund Global Maritime Investments, puts ... (more) The credit crunch: I still cannot agree with Alex and Bryan
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