Comments on: Nota Bene #46 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/10/27/nota-bene-scholars-roguess-world-famous-hot-links-8/ Think. It ain't illegal yet... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:11:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jeff http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/10/27/nota-bene-scholars-roguess-world-famous-hot-links-8/comment-page-1/#comment-55669 jeff Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:00:32 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=4957#comment-55669 Here's a good link to the working paper from the Minneapolis Fed about the credit crisis. Very good read in plain language. http://www.minneapolisfed.org/research/WP/WP666.pdf Jeff Here’s a good link to the working paper from the Minneapolis Fed about the credit crisis. Very good read in plain language.
http://www.minneapolisfed.org/research/WP/WP666.pdf

Jeff

]]> By: jeff http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/10/27/nota-bene-scholars-roguess-world-famous-hot-links-8/comment-page-1/#comment-55668 jeff Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:54:14 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=4957#comment-55668 As much as I dislike Krugman, I'm not speaking in out of turn when I say that he's not revealing the entire story. It's not only Fannie and Freddie debt spreads that are widening vs. treasuries....all government agency debt spreads are widening, and widening hugely. This is like free money. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a41cLKNKkj34&refer=news The Minneapolis Fed published a paper today noting that banking loan activity is way up over last year. It's only the interbank loans that are nonexistent. Jeff As much as I dislike Krugman, I’m not speaking in out of turn when I say that he’s not revealing the entire story. It’s not only Fannie and Freddie debt spreads that are widening vs. treasuries….all government agency debt spreads are widening, and widening hugely. This is like free money.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a41cLKNKkj34&refer=news

The Minneapolis Fed published a paper today noting that banking loan activity is way up over last year. It’s only the interbank loans that are nonexistent.

Jeff

]]> By: Lex http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/10/27/nota-bene-scholars-roguess-world-famous-hot-links-8/comment-page-1/#comment-55608 Lex Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:03:48 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=4957#comment-55608 Meh, could George W. Bush find either Iraq or Afghanistan on a map? Meh, could George W. Bush find either Iraq or Afghanistan on a map?

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