tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post6982423873360447557..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Federal finances continue to improveScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-14545071428289157582013-07-06T23:35:11.310-07:002013-07-06T23:35:11.310-07:00This dramatic improvement loans is likely under-ap...This dramatic improvement <a href="http://gsloans.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">loans</a> is likely under-appreciated and almost totally unexpected. Elizabeth J. Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01824134730760179008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-4817072535437749172013-06-14T08:09:23.278-07:002013-06-14T08:09:23.278-07:00The massive increase in the deficit that occurred ...<i>The massive increase in the deficit that occurred from late 2008 through 2009 was supposed to "jolt" the economy back to life, but instead we got the weakest recovery in history</i><br /><br />Huh. What massive increase? The year over year growth rate in government <b>total</b> spending from late 2008 through 2009 is barely perceptible. Don't conflate federal deficits with totalmarmicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277071086056574486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-48525626424555320632013-06-13T16:07:25.575-07:002013-06-13T16:07:25.575-07:00LIPPER FUND FLOW REPORT
Second week of bond fund ...<b>LIPPER FUND FLOW REPORT</b><br /><br />Second week of bond fund outflows.<br /><br /><b>Weekly 06/12/2013</b> <br />Equity Fund Outflows -$608 Mil<br />Taxable Bond Fund Outflows -$5.5 Bil<br />xETFs - Equity Fund Inflows $1.4 Bil <br />Taxable Bond Fund Outflows -$2.7 Bil<br /><br /><b>Weekly 06/05/2013</b> <br />Equity Fund Outflows -$2.3 Bil<br />Taxable Bond Fund Outflows -$9.1 Bil<br />Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-54296571583049552412013-06-13T15:59:16.897-07:002013-06-13T15:59:16.897-07:00Growth gaining momentum in the OECD area
06/10/20...<b>Growth gaining momentum in the OECD area</b><br /><br />06/10/2013 - Composite leading indicators, designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trend, point to moderate improvements in growth in most major economies.<br /><br />The <b>United States and Japan</b> are the only countries where the CLIs point to economic growth firming. In other major economies, the CLIs Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-1246190224557714692013-06-12T22:21:24.904-07:002013-06-12T22:21:24.904-07:00Ben Jamin, how does the action of the fed (qes) pa...Ben Jamin, how does the action of the fed (qes) pay down the national debt?Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-58989828321866034442013-06-12T22:16:49.361-07:002013-06-12T22:16:49.361-07:00The JMK crowd will never accept the notion of defe...The JMK crowd will never accept the notion of defeat despite evidences to the contrariety; nevertheless, thank you, Mr Grannis...<br /><br />The Central bank's 1st QE operation could have been supplanted with tax reductions, which would have produced even better and longer term results.. Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-56949625488227284702013-06-12T22:16:43.695-07:002013-06-12T22:16:43.695-07:00I concur that the effects of federal deficit spend...I concur that the effects of federal deficit spending are dubious.<br /><br />In a time of recession, the actions of the Fed are probably paramount.<br /><br />The Fed probably caused the 2008 bust by tightening in response to commodities inflation, though that inflation had little to do with monetary policy. <br /><br />In the decade leading up 2008, China became the globe's largest Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-38934793891093289972013-06-12T12:25:49.067-07:002013-06-12T12:25:49.067-07:00No doubt, Federalism is thriving albeit at the exp...No doubt, Federalism is thriving albeit at the expense of Main Street USA -- said another way, only the military-industrial complex, the medical establihment, Wall Street, and Federal workers are thriving -- everyone else will be run down by the four horsemen of the apocalypse sometime during the 21st century -- anyone without means has no reason for hope at this point -- only accredited McKibbinUSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10545798495680527622noreply@blogger.com