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Living in a QE World
31 Jan 2012Another problem brewing. The world is running out of places to kick the credit can. As usual, there is much insight to be gained from the discussion and comments over at Barry Ritholtz’s The Big Picture.
Occupy George
19 Oct 2011Hacking money with graphics to draw attention to economic inequalities. I love that they included accurate titles and legends. (via Ritholtz)
What’s in a Tweet
3 Oct 2011Even though the “content limit” is only 140 characters, each tweet actually contains a crazy amount of meta-data. (related Economist article; via The Big Picture)
How Healthy is Your Bank?
13 Sep 2011From MSNBC and the American University: Identify your bank (or credit union) by name or location, then see how many non-performing loans and other troubled assets it has:
of related interest is this 2010 chart that Barry Ritholtz recently noted:
Fed Crisis Lending to Wall Street
23 Aug 2011Bloomberg compiled some stunning new data on Fed loans to Wall Street banks during the crisis based across multiple programs (Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility, Commercial Paper Funding Facility, discount window, PDCF, TAF, Term Securities Lending Facility and single-tranche open market operations). (related article; via The Big Picture)
I wish I could borrow from the Fed at <2% using junk bonds as collateral.
You get the below charts by selecting multiple banks to compare them:
Housing: Rent vs Buy
In: Housing Innovative Source: Ritholtz Source: WSJ US Economy
17 Aug 2011Barry Ritholtz has another great post about the housing market over at The Big Picture. In addition to his analytical insights, he pointed out two great tools for looking at housing markets across the country.
The first is a Rent vs Buy interactive from Trulia:
(related Trulia article and methodology)
Second is the Wall Street Journal’s chart of price-to-income ratios (compared to the 1985-00 average).
Too Big to Fail
30 Jun 2011
Housing Prices (1890-2011)
15 Apr 2011Updated chart of the classic Case-Shiller housing price index. On the one hand it looks like the decline may be bottoming out – but on the other, there is still massive intervention supporting the market and we could very likely overshoot fair value.
Nuclear Fear Mongering
19 Mar 2011Ughhh. Type in your zip code and see how close you are to a nuclear plant!! There’s even a red target painted on the reactor!!! I’m primarily posting this so I have an excuse to link to this excellent article, which explains in detail what’s going on in Japan and why you shouldn’t run out to buy potassium pills and start digging a fallout shelter. I might also point out that we conducted 140+ atmospheric atomic tests in Nevada – I’m not saying that was a particularly intelligent or healthy thing to do, but let’s maintain a little perspective about fallout risks, shall we?
Bailout Scorecard
18 Mar 2011Despite media spin, the United States is a long way from getting all of the bailout money back. (via Ritholtz)
Why Traffic Jams Happen
7 Mar 2011I hate traffic. Nothing makes me hate humanity more (except perhaps watching commercials – thank god for DVRs). If you want to know more about why we drive the way we do, read Tom Vanderbilt’s Traffic (which, somewhat strangely, includes no diagrams). (via Ritholtz)
Here’s a life-scale experiment that illustrates the shockwave effect:
America’s Economy Ain’t What it Once Was
6 Feb 2011I have realized, after numerous conversations about politics and economics, that many people haven’t grasped that the economy doesn’t work the same way it did when they were growing up. As a commenter on The Big Picture said:
The role of a healthy financial sector is to support the “real economy”. But now it’s the opposite, like the tail wagging the dog.
Carbon Counting, Global Warming, and Dumbass Comments
In: Environment/weather Science Source: NYT Source: Ritholtz
23 Dec 2010 |
The New York Times has an excellent article and accompanying charts about the scientist who first discovered rising CO2 levels. I came across the article via Barry Ritholtz’s blog, where he delivered this lovely bit of snark:
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Housing Market Data Mining
7 Dec 2010Floyd Norris presents some interesting data indicating that it was the least expensive homes whose prices went up the most, and are now falling the fastest. Barry Ritholtz sees this as more proof that the bubble was in credit – not housing.
Inflation After the Bubble: US vs Japan
21 Nov 2010
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