Thursday, November 11, 2010

Now playing: Economic theater for the gullible - Foreign Policy

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Foreign Policy

Now playing: Economic theater for the gullible
Foreign Policy
... compounded by its unintended consequences, Bernanke probably should have picked a different ocean liner after which to name his effort. ...

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No Credit for Man Whose Predecessor Got No Blame - New York Times

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No Credit for Man Whose Predecessor Got No Blame
New York Times
... that his latest effort to revive the American economy has taken on a name previously used for a 40-year-old cruise ship that no longer sails — QE2. ...

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

What Is Fed's QE2, and What Will It Do? Experts Explain in Everyday English. - National Center for Policy Analysis

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What Is Fed's QE2, and What Will It Do? Experts Explain in Everyday English.
National Center for Policy Analysis
QE2 sounds like a luxury ocean liner. But many wonder if the Federal Reserve's second round of "quantitative easing" would be more aptly named the Titanic, ...

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PM Netanyahu talks geopolitics - Interview with Maria Bartiromo, CNBC - Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (press release)

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PM Netanyahu talks geopolitics - Interview with Maria Bartiromo, CNBC
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (press release)
I don't know what I would have done if I was a captain of an aircraft carrier or a cruise ship. That's different. But for us that worked. ...

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'QE2' Off Its Course: Some Yields Are Going Up - Wall Street Journal

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'QE2' Off Its Course: Some Yields Are Going Up
Wall Street Journal
26, just before Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted at QE2 in a speech at Jackson Hole, Wyo. The yield has jumped to 4.239% from 3.53% in that time, ...

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Analysis: Risk off trade gaining a foothold? - Reuters

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Analysis: Risk off trade gaining a foothold?
Reuters
The prime example would be silver, which has been one of the ultimate beneficiaries of QE2 (Fed asset purchasing) and growth in the global economy. ...

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Jobless Claims Drop Again. Was the Fed Suckered In? - The Market Financial

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Jobless Claims Drop Again. Was the Fed Suckered In?
The Market Financial
... the Fed's plans for QE2. Investors often act as though the Fed is the all knowing captain of the US economy, guiding the ship with a steady hand. ...

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Attention cross-border shoppers! - National Post (registration)

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Attention cross-border shoppers!
National Post (registration)
"If, as we expect, the winter sees a correction in the US dollar's favour, don't be surprised if a bit of the wind is taken out of the commodity ship's ...

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G-20 report: Let loose the dogs of currency war - Salon

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G-20 report: Let loose the dogs of currency war
Salon
Another way to understand Bernanke's QE2 is as a direct response to how China manages its own economic policy. Beijing claims that QE2 makes it impossible ...

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Anniversary Trivia - Coronation Street Blog (blog)

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Anniversary Trivia
Coronation Street Blog (blog)
In the QE2 video Rita and Alec look off the back deck at fireworks going off. They were actually filmed in a field in Cheshire and added into the footage ...

Jobless Claims Drop Again. Was the Fed Suckered In? - Seeking Alpha

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Jobless Claims Drop Again. Was the Fed Suckered In?
Seeking Alpha
... the Fed's plans for QE2. Investors often act as though the Fed is the all knowing captain of the US economy, guiding the ship with a steady hand. ...

The Dallas Morning News Cheryl Hall column - istockAnalyst.com (press release)

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The Dallas Morning News Cheryl Hall column
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
10--QE2 sounds like a luxury ocean liner. But many wonder if the Federal Reserve's second round of "quantitative easing" would be more aptly named the ...

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Time To 'Shake Hands' With The Chinese Government? - istockAnalyst.com (press release)

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Time To 'Shake Hands' With The Chinese Government?
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
The recent announcement from the Fed that the central bank will engage in purchasing $600 billion in government bonds (dubbed QE2) only acts as further ...

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Upgrades and Downgrades: Advanced Auto Parts Gets Revved Up - Minyanville.com

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Upgrades and Downgrades: Advanced Auto Parts Gets Revved Up
Minyanville.com
From QE2 to cruise ships, that sinking feeling is suddenly everywhere again. Some second thoughts about stimulus sent ...

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Cooler as 8ta - Moneyweb.co.za

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Cooler as 8ta
Moneyweb.co.za
It was definitely a case of resource rumble in the wake of QE2 (the bow wake of a big ship) where commodity bulls were buying everything they could get ...

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