Friday, October 24, 2008

Econom-Pics of the Week (10-24-08)

Quiet week here at EconomPic (I was traveling), but should have lots for you all next week. Enjoy the well deserved weekend...

Equity / Fixed Income
High Yield Concentration: Banking Issues
Japanese Equities Look Cheap, but Does that Matter...
Relief at the Pump: Gas Drops Record Amount
Swap Spreads Out of Whack
Banks and Brokerages: The Writing was on the Wall
VIX Spikes.... AGAIN

Economic Data
More on Employment and it Ain't Pretty....
Global Growth Screeches to a Halt
Mortgage Equity Withdrawals All but Cease
Leading Economic Indicators Up 0.2% in September
Relief at the Pump: Gas Drops Record Amount

LIBOR
Thursday: LIBOR Flat to Yesterday's Open
Wednesday: LIBOR Continues Improvement
Tuesday: More Thawing: LIBOR Down Again
Monday: Frozen Markets Become Slushy: LIBOR Down

Banks / Rating Agencies
A Picture is Worth 1000 Words... Wachovia Edition
"It Could be Structured by Cows, and We Would be Rating It

Random
Basketball Players Shouldn't Be Currency Traders
We Present a Positive Aspect of the Recession
Hot Dog! "Recession Special" Up 27%

Politics
Palin a Bigger Issue for McCain than Bush?
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1 comment:

  1. DCHOctober 26, 2008 at 11:24 AM

    Jake:

    I have a presentation on the financial crisis, wherein I direct a query to you. It's at http://pictorial-guide-to-crisis.blogspot.com/2008/10/total-us-debt-and-us-debtworld-equity.html

    Thanks for all the eye candy.

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