tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982981413278241287.post2109227151717965118..comments2023-10-28T17:54:39.467-06:00Comments on The Golden Truth: Non-Farm Payroll Report - Seriously?Dave in Denverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016238915167131989noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982981413278241287.post-89562067769301858592012-12-09T04:33:02.913-07:002012-12-09T04:33:02.913-07:00Let's see them try to keep the Euro together n...Let's see them try to keep the Euro together now that Monti is resigning and Berlosconi is running again.<br /><br />.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982981413278241287.post-28323529969678759352012-12-08T22:39:07.234-07:002012-12-08T22:39:07.234-07:00BUY! BUY! BUY!BUY! BUY! BUY!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982981413278241287.post-19094172817513414032012-12-08T11:30:48.704-07:002012-12-08T11:30:48.704-07:00Another spot-on analysis, Dave. It's heartenin...Another spot-on analysis, Dave. It's heartening to know that not everyone who ever worked on Wall Street is a rat. Keep 'em coming, bro, some of us out here are listening to you.<br /><br />On gold versus silver, physical I mean, do you think there's more bang for the buck loading up on silver? If gold were to double on the next leg up, and some are calling for it, do you think silver will do just as good if not better? I've got my eye on a fair amount of junk silver (pre '65 half dollars) offered by my local coin dealer and would appreciate your thoughts on the matter. Thanks in advance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982981413278241287.post-71445420227779778072012-12-08T10:25:58.852-07:002012-12-08T10:25:58.852-07:00The last traces of integrity are vanishing from go...The last traces of integrity are vanishing from government. They manipulated the jobs number of behalf of Obama just before the election.<br />i<br />I celebrate this. I celebrate the creation of government jobs. This will bring about the economic collapse much sooner than it would otherwise occur.<br /><br />I prefer the quick death to the slow death.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009623520148094685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982981413278241287.post-69471467547250238732012-12-08T09:48:43.790-07:002012-12-08T09:48:43.790-07:00HFT Study Pulls Back the Veil and the Bride is Ugl...HFT Study Pulls Back the Veil and the Bride is Ugly<br /><br />This is a condemnation of the claim that HFT activities provide liquidity to markets and therefore benefit traditional investors who can make trades more easily. The HFT firms are taking money from the market and, on net, decreasing liquidity. This is akin to paying the local mob to protect your store while they are actually doing the shoplifting.<br /><br />The three researchers are Matthew Baron, Princeton University; Jonathan Brogaard, Foster School of Business, University of Washington; and Andrei Kirilenko, CFTC economist.<br /><br />While the study determined that HFT was profitable, it is not a wide-open field. In October a two year old HFT firm Eladian Partners shut down because of lack of business. The ever declining trading volume for U.S. stocks has apparently sufficiently reduced the number of traditional investors needed to support the skimming operations of HFT. When the flock diminishes the shearing productivity goes down and the number of shearers who can make a living is reduced. From the New York Times:<br /><br />http://econintersect.com/b2evolution/blog1.php/2012/12/06/hft-study-pulls-back-the-veil-and-the-bride-is-uglyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982981413278241287.post-5869224007881016812012-12-08T09:30:50.687-07:002012-12-08T09:30:50.687-07:00Burger-building robot that makes 360 burgers every...Burger-building robot that makes 360 burgers every hour<br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/20595874<br /><br />SO, IF EVERYONE IS UNEMPLOYED TO WHOM ARE THEY GOING TO SELL THESE BURGERS?<br /><br />A new burger-making robot that can create 360 perfect burgers every hour could threaten thousands of jobs in burger bars around the world.<br />The robot - known as Burgeon - can serve up a fully-loaded mouthful every 16 seconds.<br />The team behind the machine say it can do everything a burger-making human can do - only faster!<br />It grinds the meat and sends it along a conveyor-belt to be grilled. It toasts the buns and sorts the salad and sauce.<br />If that wasn't enough, it pops the finished burger in a bag!<br />http://goldtradercommentsaugust2010.blogspot.com/GOLDTRADER COMMENTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345693199686305954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982981413278241287.post-21770104149985223022012-12-07T20:44:25.979-07:002012-12-07T20:44:25.979-07:00The IMF has just published the Eigenvector
Central...The IMF has just published the Eigenvector<br />Centrality Systemic Risk Index. It is interesting that the major risk seems to be coming from the UK and Europe in that order.<br /><br />Barclays 0.431<br />JPMorgan 0.391<br />HSBC Group 0.388<br />Credit Agricole 0.259<br />BNP Paribas 0.255<br />Bank of America 0.253<br />Credit Suisse 0.244<br />Deutsche Bank 0.244<br />UBS 0.194<br />Uni Credit 0.192<br />Citibank 0.161<br />Societe General 0.157<br />Goldman Sachs 0.155<br />Wachovia 0.133<br />Lloyds 0.132<br />Morgan Stanley 0.132<br />Dexia 0.061<br />Standard<br />Chartered 0.051<br />RBS 0.049<br />New York Mellon 0.048<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com