Three Musketeers – Bush, Bernanke and Paulson
Now, let us see the facts today:$ 512 Billions – Already written off by banks and brokers$ 59 Billions – Given to Bear Stearns and JP Morgan combine$ 200 Billions – given recently to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac$ 85 Billions – given to AIG as capital$ 2,400 Billions – Needed by Fannie Mae and [...]
No End In Sight: More And More Bad News
ECONOMY The Labor Department reported that jobless claims jumped by 32,000 to a seasonally adjusted 493,000 last week The Commerce Department said that new orders to factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell by 4.5 percent last month The average price of a new home fell in August by 11.8 percent to $263,900, the biggest one-month [...]
Interesting Updates From The Market
Morgan Stanley, Goldman Search for Deposits Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley: Playing It Safer Blame Fannie Mae and Congress For the Credit Mess Fannie Mae to sell $2 billion bills Wednesday WaMu Deal Could Take Time Holiday sales set for worst gain in 6 years Gold Futures Extend Gains on Demand for Haven; Silver Advances Microsoft [...]