Rocknbob

Last Week the Markets Partied, This Week Sobriety

Thank you for confirming with fact that very little has changed. The relaxing of mark-market rules is some of the most confounding legislation ever proposed , IMHO.

The $60 Trillion Nightmare of Credit Default Swaps

To cz : thanks .
Seems unfair that the 'true" figure lent or awarded to/for banks is 20% less tha the passed bill/law(s) .... Im beginning to lose track of the number of programs out there and which ones are funded / started ??!!

The Perversion of American Capitalism

Mr. Sanaullah, i agree with most of your premises , except that part about inflation . If we proceed on the present path , we will inevitably end up with deflation, as money becomes cheap, it will be hoarded, rather than lent/ borrowed. This should counter the inflation you refer to, and possibly the need to invest/ hide in precious metals.

Understanding the TED Spread

Question: Why do borrowing eurodollars (futures) have to do necessarily with corporate borrowing?

The $60 Trillion Nightmare of Credit Default Swaps

hey CZ:
Sorry for being stupid, but whats the rake you speak of? Is that the amount the gov't bumped up the package? ?

The $60 Trillion Nightmare of Credit Default Swaps

Mr. Jefferson:
Id like to know what percentage of the $60T CDSs out there are naked. These are the ones that are troublesome since they are /were written without owning any security.