Month: January 2011

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-30

Landmark Spanish ruling on recourse a bank can seek for homeowner debt http://bit.ly/fkeypt #
@GTCost yes but it's unsurprising as Bing Smaghi is defending his own dumbass macroeconomic policies #
@GTCost agreed but he's personally responsible for some of them. Responsible for Intl & Euro relations my ass 🙂 #
#rtept with respect, why is Miriam asking is a rate cut realistic? The ecb sets the rate & will do anything to avoid euro collapse #
@liamooo serious issue at the time but no strategy correction by gov since then #
@liamooo real flaw with raising cash short term on wholesale markets to lend long. Qualified guarantee was required #
RT @f1fanatic_co_uk: More pictures of the Ferrari F150 here: http://bit.ly/dP8tpY #F1 <nice! #
@ronanlyons varadkar seems to be suggesting FG will hit the button if in power. LBS doth protest too much 🙂 #
Dear Idiot Bin Smaghi, we've been having an ongoing bank run by following your advice. Now you want us to up corp tax http://bit.ly/en7pd3 #
@ronanlyons ah, seen comments now. That's just another side of the same bad penny. #
@paulmwatson nice.. like that wallet #
Fascinating article about the hidden distribution effects of 0% interest rate policies – stealth bank subsidies http://bit.ly/hsUas7 #
@Goblyn fuhgedaboudit 🙂 #

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All the best meetings are fueled by pizza #
some ppl have a very 1-dimensional view of the world methinks #
@liamooo the economist has long demonised anyone who doesn't agree with its agenda #
@normanwyse I suggest separate polling booths for those who want to vote ff. The rest of us can take their names 🙂 #
@john_mcguirk If Lenihan tried to throw his hat into the ring he'd probably miss #
@normanwyse well, perhaps they could – perchance to dream 🙂 #

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A Spanish collapse might see the "end of the euro" according to nobel-winning economist http://bit.ly/eWhaFT #
@derektroy upc works for me! New marketing slogan will last until next complaint 🙂 #
@stephenkinsella fascinating, thanks! #
pure conjecture unsullied by data or tedious analysis #
@kencurtin jealousy? trying to get between you & jean 🙂 #

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@normanwyse doing a bit of holiday reading on algo trading systems. fascinating stuff #
@paulmwatson it's the new #myspace Another "revolutionary" biz model for naked emperors #
@Goblyn certainly sounds good. nice to see you're having a good time #
@stephenkinsella read Skidelsky's "return of the master" over xmas. Great book http://bit.ly/nd2pA #
@stephenkinsella did you attend Merton during maths week? Fascinating but v defensive bout any suggestion of modeling inadequacies #
@stephenkinsella "the models worked, contracts functioned perfectly" issues related to rating agencies (made some good pts w/ pinch of salt) #
@stephenkinsella very aggressive when challenged on put-call parity being just as useful as BSM. nobody mentioned ltcm #