Comments on: Links 7/16/09 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/07/links-71609.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:54:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/07/links-71609.html#comment-50618 Anonymous Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:43:12 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/07/links-71609/#comment-50618 mxq,<br /><br />industrial profits collapsing more rapidly than stimulus is able to offset is my short answer; a long one would be more on the order of 'what is a crisis of overproduction?'<br /><br />Juan mxq,

industrial profits collapsing more rapidly than stimulus is able to offset is my short answer; a long one would be more on the order of 'what is a crisis of overproduction?'

Juan

]]> By: Jason http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/07/links-71609.html#comment-50600 Jason Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:13:32 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/07/links-71609/#comment-50600 A 'perfectly efficient' and 'optimal' network for routing people from where they live to where they work.<br /><br />http://mrbarlow.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/traffic-jams-explained/<br /><br />Relationships to<br />-- routing functions of our financial system<br />-- Minsky financial instability hypothesis<br />-- erratic debt deflation A 'perfectly efficient' and 'optimal' network for routing people from where they live to where they work.

http://mrbarlow.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/traffic-jams-explained/

Relationships to
– routing functions of our financial system
– Minsky financial instability hypothesis
– erratic debt deflation

]]> By: mxq http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/07/links-71609.html#comment-50599 mxq Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:56:57 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/07/links-71609/#comment-50599 Re China GDP growth of 7.9%<br /><br />PPI decline accelerated to -7.8% from -7.2% in may. I'm not exactly sure how 8tr yuan deployed in 6 months can cause deflation to accelerate. Seriously...does anybody know how that happens? Re China GDP growth of 7.9%

PPI decline accelerated to -7.8% from -7.2% in may. I'm not exactly sure how 8tr yuan deployed in 6 months can cause deflation to accelerate. Seriously…does anybody know how that happens?

]]> By: Hugh http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/07/links-71609.html#comment-50598 Hugh Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:13:04 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/07/links-71609/#comment-50598 Re the new "Pecora" commission, the Republicans picked predictably goofy ideologues, and the Democrats picked mush. Brooksley Born is the only credible name on the list. <br /><br />Two of Harry Reid's three picks are Nevadans (Georgiu and Murren). None of them appear to be hard-nosed, reform-minded industry insiders, except for Born who was a regulator. And no, I wouldn't count Murren in this group.<br /><br />There is always a chance, albeit a microscopic one, that this panel could surprise us but first indications are that Wall Street has absolutely nothing to fear from these guys. Re the new "Pecora" commission, the Republicans picked predictably goofy ideologues, and the Democrats picked mush. Brooksley Born is the only credible name on the list.

Two of Harry Reid's three picks are Nevadans (Georgiu and Murren). None of them appear to be hard-nosed, reform-minded industry insiders, except for Born who was a regulator. And no, I wouldn't count Murren in this group.

There is always a chance, albeit a microscopic one, that this panel could surprise us but first indications are that Wall Street has absolutely nothing to fear from these guys.

]]> By: Richard Kline http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/07/links-71609.html#comment-50578 Richard Kline Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:49:27 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/07/links-71609/#comment-50578 Regarding ashram jammers, utopian communities have a strong historical correlation with economic hard times. People are at loose ends and so are their convictions, though there may be other factors at works as well. Regarding ashram jammers, utopian communities have a strong historical correlation with economic hard times. People are at loose ends and so are their convictions, though there may be other factors at works as well.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/07/links-71609.html#comment-50577 Anonymous Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:41:40 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/07/links-71609/#comment-50577 The Streisand Effect strikes again. When will the powers that be learn that any attempt to censor something on the internet will only result in a blowback. I had not heard of goldmansachs666.com until I read that article. Good stuff The Streisand Effect strikes again. When will the powers that be learn that any attempt to censor something on the internet will only result in a blowback. I had not heard of goldmansachs666.com until I read that article. Good stuff

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