tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post2526198298613605372..comments2023-10-30T09:23:42.803-05:00Comments on Some Assembly Required: SAR #10048Charles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-15293097878538555202010-02-17T18:24:31.128-06:002010-02-17T18:24:31.128-06:00Duh?
Come on. Do you really think there isn'...Duh? <br /><br />Come on. Do you really think there isn't an "alternative energy"? Really? DARPA & Exxon & Shell haven't figured it out. <br /><br />They're just bleeding the cheap stuff off to make you pay more later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-71329086740905029472010-02-17T15:58:17.478-06:002010-02-17T15:58:17.478-06:00ckm, guessing that you didnt get down to my commen...ckm, guessing that you didnt get down to my comment on news & econ, my objection was to much ado about december numbers, when the euro mess changed all that last week:<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/china-business/7205110/China-orders-retreat-from-risky-assets.html <br />http://www.zerohedge.com/article/china-dumping-begins-reserve-managers-notified-any-non-usg-guaranteed-securities-must-be-div<br />http://blog.atimes.net/?p=1352 <br />http://www.zerohedge.com/article/asia-times-david-goldman-discusses-imminent-chinese-asset-dump (video)<br /><br />bottom line: theyre running back to treasuriesrjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681812432224138582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-79117262849157963732010-02-17T15:47:13.603-06:002010-02-17T15:47:13.603-06:00David - Yeah, said the spider to the fly... The I...David - Yeah, said the spider to the fly... The IMF might be a better long term choice after all. <br />ckmCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-49215240514749817082010-02-17T15:19:15.254-06:002010-02-17T15:19:15.254-06:00No alternative to austerity for Greece?
What abou...No alternative to austerity for Greece?<br /><br />What about big bad Vlad and his energy wealth? Putin has made a tempting offer:<br />http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/putin-says-pipeline-to-revive-greek-economy/399918.htmlDavid Hannafordhttp://big.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-18074973151131458422010-02-17T11:41:37.965-06:002010-02-17T11:41:37.965-06:00anon @ 12:09...i would think that the complex make...anon @ 12:09...i would think that the complex makeup of any large mammals such as poor farmers would make rendering them into fuel uneconomical... a better way to use them would be as meat-by-procucts in pet foods, where their high protein composition would be put to good use...rjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681812432224138582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-4963435793633393182010-02-17T11:09:12.185-06:002010-02-17T11:09:12.185-06:00"at least 100 million more hungry people in t...<i>"at least 100 million more hungry people in the third world, and more crowding into slums as small farmers are forced off their lands."</i><br /><br />Is there some way those hungry people and small farmers could be rendered into fuel? It would solve two problems; both their personal situations AND the fuel needs of America and Europe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-38692801391811757382010-02-17T09:53:16.132-06:002010-02-17T09:53:16.132-06:00rjs - Yes and no. Yes, apparently China's lef...rjs - Yes and no. Yes, apparently China's leftovers went to Japan. But the item I cited was the total foreign purchases. And in reality the yearly number (down $500 million) is a rounding error in our total debt. But witht he increased issuance this year (both new and rollover) if the December shortfall continues then the questions raised earlier (here for example http://blogs.marketwatch.com/marketjunkie/2010/02/12/who-are-the-direct-bidders-at-bond-auctions/ ) about who the anonymous direct buyers are would become relevant again.<br /><br />Thanks for the citations.<br /><br />ckmCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-41815542381022905952010-02-17T09:43:35.671-06:002010-02-17T09:43:35.671-06:00Anony 754: I'm torn between Alfred E. Neuman&...Anony 754: I'm torn between Alfred E. Neuman's attitude and Pastor Martin Niemöller's warning. Good JFK quote, thanks.<br /><br />ckmCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-18423390219999097912010-02-17T09:18:30.673-06:002010-02-17T09:18:30.673-06:00re: smoke & mirrors:
http://www.newsneconomi...re: smoke & mirrors: <br /><br />http://www.newsneconomics.com/2010/02/foreign-holdings-of-foreign-holdings-of.html<br /><br />http://econompicdata.blogspot.com/2010/02/china-sells-treasuries-or-did-they.htmlrjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681812432224138582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-43894151215623781762010-02-17T07:54:26.655-06:002010-02-17T07:54:26.655-06:00@Late News:
CKM, do you see regular, non-violent a...@Late News:<br />CKM, do you see regular, non-violent anti-establishment political activists being branded 'enemy of the state' in the (near) future?<br /><br />If so, any fear critical bloggers might be included?<br /><br />(remembering JFK 'Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable.')Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com