Tag Archives: Credit Crunch
Same Shit, Different Day
More On Property Prices As if on cue, there are two articles today in the SMH as if to soothe the mounting anxiety about property prices. Here’s Ian Verrender trying to say that it’s not going to crash dramatically, it’s … Continue reading
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Dreaming Of Greek Island Villas
Different Spin Just a weird, weird thought for today. Would you move to Greece? I don’t know if you’ve ever looked, but today Mrs. Pleiades showed me a bunch of photos of Real Estate available in Greek Islands. Hey, I’m … Continue reading
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The Fall Of The Planet Of The Greedy Apes
They’re Fighting In The Streets There’s a simple explanation for why the popular front of the 1960s gave way to a lethargic 1970s, and it is basically that the Baby Boomers who got motivated enough to go to the barricades … Continue reading
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News That’s Fit To Punt – 06/Aug/2011
Turning Japanese As A Headline Last week, the Economist ran with the headline ‘Turning Japanese‘. The gist of it is that the very model for the current behaviour of both the EU and US governments in propping up the economy … Continue reading
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Did We Really Survive?
Or Did We Simply Get It Put Off? Today is a triple barrel sort of entry about things to do with the GFC that have been bugging me. Well, Pleiades sent me a link that started me on a trail … Continue reading
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From The Mailbox
More Fodder For Thought On The ‘GFC’ There are some ancient names in this one sent in by Pleiades. It’s a pretty interesting read, seeing that it comes from somebody who has had a lot to say about all this … Continue reading
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Car Bail-out Collapses
Rigor Mortis Sets In The US car manfacturers hit a hurdle in their bid to get bailed out. A $US14 billion ($20.8 billion) emergency bail-out for US car makers collapsed in the Senate Thursday night after the United Auto Workers … Continue reading
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Somewhere Over The Tasman…
Where Film Bureaucrats Bloom I have met some fine film people over in New Zealand. They’re generous, warm, and far less cagey about discussing meat and potato money issues than their Australian counterparts. When I’ve been there, trying to get … Continue reading
Michael Lewis Rides Again
The End Of Wall Street Dreams Walk-Off HBP sent in this link. It’s a piece written by Michael Lewis, famed author of ‘Liar’s Poker’ and ‘Moneyball’ on portfolio.com. When I sat down to write my account of the experience in … Continue reading
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Some Words About This Recession
1. Peter Schiff Was Right This link came from Rasterfield. This guy Peter Schiff has been in the media for some time and has been talked down by all these pundits, but guess what? he was right. I’m sure he … Continue reading
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