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		<title><![CDATA[Will the Price of Gold Soon Have a Meaningful Impact on Our Monetary Policy?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was struck with Bernanke&#8217;s comment last week at the Economics Club regarding bubbles. He said: It is not obvious to me that there are any misalignments in the US financial system. by Bruce Krasting]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:07:44 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FDIC Decision Regarding Bolstering Its Reserves Due Soon]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 29th the FDIC announced a plan to bolster its reserves. There were three basic choices:   A) Borrow from the Federal Financing Bank by Bruce Krasting]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:48:46 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Move on Gold Coming Soon? U.S.'s 'Willy-Nilly' Actions Could Be to Blame]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it possible that gold could move up in value to say $1,400 and at the same time the relative values of the Dollar/Euro/Yen/ Sterling would remain stable (+/- 2%)?One month ago I would have said that would not be possible. Today it looks like a wild card that could...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:51:05 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Richmond Fed: GSEs Encourage Mortgage Defaults]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Richmond Fed produced a report that provides some useful information on the issue of non-recourse mortgage loans and their default rates. The report includes a State-by-State breakdown of the rules for defaulting.This report was over my head. For example, the following calculation describes the probability of a short sale...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:02:47 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FDIC, FHA, Fannie and Freddie Real Estate Exposure Killing Home Values in Georgia]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FDIC held a big auction this week of properties they own outside of Atlanta Ga. JP King conducted the auction. The FDIC put up 187 properties for sale. The results have not been released yet. I suspect that it might be an interesting story when the numbers do come...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:38:02 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Housing Tax Credit D.O.A. Now What?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The $8,000 tax credit for first time homebuyers is turning into a disaster of major proportions. According to a WSJ and other report, fraud has been rampant in this program. Some highlights:       &#8220;The Treasury tax-oversight office said at least 19,000 filers who hadn't bought...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:49:57 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Who Should Pay for Targeted Mortgage Lending?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edward DeMarco, the boss at FHFA made the following statement recently: For many decades the federal government has sought to affect housing finance in ways that promoted the availability of credit for low-and moderate-income homeowners and renters.  Under the current structure, the many subsidies granted the Enterprises were exchanged...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:08:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FHFA Restructuring: Agency Blowing Smoke]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There were several releases from the Federal Housing Finance Agency FHFA this past week including: A speech by acting FHFA Acting Director Edward DeMarco.A report on the efforts by Fannie FNM and Freddie FRE regarding restructuring exiting mortgages. First consider this from the restructuring report: by Bruce Krasting]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:51:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sulfuric Acid: Leading Economic Indicator?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We use sulfuric acid in just about everything we consume. It is used in batteries, paint, fertilizer, ore processing, steel production and water treatment. It is a building block for a number of products like nylon, we pickle our food with it. By volume, it is the largest industrial chemical...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:39:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Freddie Mac CFO Receiving Big Paycheck. Why?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Ross Kari has been appointed as CFO of Freddie Mac FRE. He is getting a big paycheck click to enlarge. by Bruce Krasting]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:21:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The FHA: D.C.'s Other Troubled Lender]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FHA Director David Stevens came out last week with a statement that their 2% minimum capital rule will be broached this fall. Mr. Stevens swore that this was not going to be a problem and no federal bailout was going to be required. He came forward with a list of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:47:01 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ten Year Treasury Note: A Terrible Investment]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you believe Mr. Bernanke, he will soon stop his purchases of under priced debt. Foreign holders have shown only modest interest in new US sovereign exposure of late. Their increases are only in short-term debt instruments. Central Bank holdings of coupon debt has increased by only $50b (June 08...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:17:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[$25mm Worth of Defective Chinese Wallboard Will Cost U.S. Builders/Owners $3.2 Billion]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal had an interesting piece Tuesday on defective wallboard that had been imported from China .The LA Times had a more detailed discussion of this problem on July 4th. This article makes a case that the wall material may contain radioactive material. It provides the names of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:25:25 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Open Letter to FHFA's New Director: How About an Agency Preferred Stock Swap for REO?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Edward DeMarco:   Let me welcome you to your new responsibilities. You have a very important job. There are a significant number of people in the financial world who lie awake at night worrying about the mortgage lenders you are now responsible for. Fannie Mae FNM, Freddie Mac...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Swiss 'Black' Accounts: A Trillion Dollar Problem]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The case against UBS is over. The Justice Department appears to have won this one. A total of 4,450 out of a total of 52,000 names will be divulged to either DOJ or IRS. Based on what has been presented it would appear that the other 48,000 names that were...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[What's Citigroup Really Worth?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have no clue where Citigroup C will open today, forget about a week or a month from now. All I know is that it closed yesterday at the fairly miraculous price of $5.05. I am not sure what this price represents. It is somewhat comforting that neither Yahoo YHOO...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clunkers and Home Buyer Tax Credit: All the Same Thing]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The car clunker program was a huge success. Close to 700,000 cars were sold as a result of the program. The cash rebate was the down payment that was necessary for consumers to borrow more money and buy a car. The clunker concept has now been extended to washing machines....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Freddie Mac ESOP: Looks Like a Conflict of Interest]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Lockhart&#8217;s decision to leave FHFA at the end of the month took me by surprise. It&#8217;s only the 21st and he already has a new job. Distressed debt at WL Ross & Co. LLC. Funny how these things work out.There were a few rumors regarding the Agency's future a...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[FHFA Report on Restructuring: Getting It Consistently Wrong]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FHFA released a report on their refinancing activity for the year to date. As usual it was cast in glowing terms. It is clear that FHFA is doing something. In my view that &#8216;something&#8217; is consistently the wrong thing. From the report: Washington, DC &#8211; Fannie Mae and Freddie...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fed Manipulation: Adding to the Bloggers' Case]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A week ago a great debate was stirred in the financial blog world. As is often the case, Zero Hedge was in the middle of the fracas. Mr. Durden penned a piece that suggested that the Fed was manipulating the auctions in such a way as to benefit the primary...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:38:27 -0700</pubDate>
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