By: John E. Charalambakis | On: September 9, 2010 |
The official start of the fall season is upon us. Music is still played over loud speakers and the politicians plan for their rallies and agendas. Over the wires, we […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: September 2, 2010 |
Our commentary last Monday August 30th outlined the present circumstances surrounding China. Our September newsletter discussed the facts that may lead to a Chinese collapse. This commentary discusses, the day […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 30, 2010 |
In 1979, a movie came out starring Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda, and Michael Douglas. The title of the movie was The China Syndrome. The movie – in the spirit of […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 16, 2010 |
As readers of our publications, presentations, and commentaries could confirm, for quite some time now we have been talking about the dangers of over-collateralization, especially of collateralizing paper-assets a.k.a. financial […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 12, 2010 |
James Cain’s book The Postman Always Rings Twice is an allegory of greed, passion, judgment, and even divine intervention. Frank (the novel’s main character) got away with murder the first […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 9, 2010 |
In our June newsletter, we announced that in a few months we will publish our research on what we believe to be a Chinese bubble. In that issue we showed […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: August 5, 2010 |
The period from the mid 1980s to the middle of 2007 is known as the period of great moderation, when inflation was low and stable, unemployment also was low, utilized […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 26, 2010 |
As a break from our continued attention to the banking sector and the financial stress that persists around the globe we’d like to offer some thoughts on more general economic […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: July 12, 2010 |
It seems like these words have become part of every man, woman, and child’s lexicon in the midst of the Great Recession. With issues of debt and liabilities reaching sovereign […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: October 5, 2010 |
Paradise Lost: A Contrarian View Based on Our Most Recent Calls
“The world was all before them where to choose their place of rest and Providence their guide. They hand in hand with wandering steps and slow through Eden took, their […]