Tag Archives: Morgan Stanley

When are we being Chicken Littles?

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Lance

Let us look at one of the ways that we are being panicked unnecessarily, and why incidentally we can help many of these financial institutions in the fashion I discussed in my post on a potential alternative plan. In my … Continue reading →

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Glass-Steagall : RIP

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Lance

Continuing the discussion on tonight’s podcast, one of the recurring themes of much of the commentary on our current financial crisis is that the cause is too much deregulation. Possibly there is some truth to this, though the evidence is … Continue reading →

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The Mildest Recession?

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Lee

Morgan Stanley expects a “mild and short” recession in 2008, with peak unemployment of 5.6% or 5.7% in early 2009. Mark Perry points out that would make it the mildest and shallowest recession since the second world war.

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Today’s links: The Housing Market

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Lance

(cross posted at Risk and Return) Paper Economy has taken a close look at what it will take to get inflation adjusted housing prices in Massachusetts back to trend over a five year period. It should be noted that for … Continue reading →

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