Moving to a New Site: Subprime Insight

To all the readers of this new blog:

I’m writing to inform you that this blog will no longer be updated and will be transfered to: www.subprimeinsight.com

Same people, same thoughts, just a different brand. Apparently some people can’t read disclaimers so we’re moving to a more lax environment.

Read Full Post »

Jim Cramer: Fed will cut because it has to

 Maybe people will listen to Jim:

“So for the millionth time, I will spell it out: The easings have everything to do with crisis and nothing to do with growth. Of course they are inflationary. But the crisis has to be averted. I would also argue, unlike the people on the Fed, that we are in a “deflationary” spiral not an inflationary one, because a deflationary spiral is what happens when your most important asset, your home, declines in value.”

Source: Bloggingstocks

Read the post.  

Read Full Post »

The US is Turning Japanese

The Financial Times is beginning to see the light. Watch The Financial Times talk about the markets recent activity.

The Short View

The US is not worried about inflation. It’s worried that it does not have enough tools to stave off deflation.

Read Full Post »

Marta of RBC Sees Need for `Bailout’ in Credit Markets

Moving to www.subprimeinsight.com  Watch the video.

Read Full Post »

David Tice Sees `Dramatically Lower’ Stocks in 5 Years

Moved to www.subprimeinsight.com. Come check us out.

Read Full Post »

One Reason the Fed cuts Won’t Save the Market

Last month, we saw the Federal Reserve cut the Fed Funds Rate a full 125 basis points (1.25%) to 300. What does that mean historically? In the following article we will take a look at just how dramatic the Fed’s 125 basis cut in 8 days means.

 

 

 

The Fed started issuing “Target Rates” in 1982. Before then, the free market set the prevailing rates. Now, the Fed through the open market works to get the rate to its target. Here is the graph of the Target rates since 1982:

 

Read Full Post »