Topic: Sound Banking

Third Point’s Second Quarter Investor Letter

– September 1, 2010

“As every student of American history knows, this country’s core founding principles included non-punitive taxation, Constitutionally-guaranteed protections against persecution of the minority, and an inexorable right of self-determination. Washington …

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“Spreading Hayek, Spurning Keynes”

– August 30, 2010

“To these free-market economists, government intrusion ultimately sows the seeds of the next crisis. It hampers what one famous Austrian, Joseph Schumpeter, called the process of “creative destruction.” Governments that spend money they don’t have to c …

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The Recovery is Artificial

– August 27, 2010

“The stimulus is causing an artificial rebound in the economy that cannot be maintained, says Jerry Jordan, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.” Watch it here.  “The Recovery is Artificial” Jerry Jordan MoneyShow.com, August 19, …

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“Fed Off’ls at Jackson Hole Discuss Tough Policy Challenges”

– August 26, 2010

“Federal Reserve policymakers and many of the world’s other top central bankers are gathering Thursday for their annual retreat and symposium in the shadow of the Grand Tetons. They are also meeting in the shadow of looming economic and financial probl …

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Is There a Government Bond Bubble?

– August 25, 2010

“YES, there is a government bond bubble. And it’s huge. Uncle Sam and his counterparts in the EU and Japan are broke and are, almost surely, going to print vast quantities of money to cover their enormous spending obligations. The printing presses are …

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“Fed’s Hoenig Says Big Banks Still Benefit From Safety Net”

– August 23, 2010

“The largest U.S. banks have an implied government safety net that gives them a lower cost of capital compared to community banks even after a congressional overhaul of banking regulation, Kansas City Federal Reserve President Thomas Hoenig said. “Desp …

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“Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Reform”

– August 20, 2010

“Mr. Geithner cited the possibility of giving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac an “elegant funeral.” But that wouldn’t mean a government exit from its prominent role in America’s housing market. In fact, it could mean that the government agrees to stand expl …

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“Treasure 10-Year Yields Near 17 Month Low”

– August 19, 2010

“The Fed’s purchases today will be its second this week, after it bought $2.551 billion of notes on Aug. 17. The central bank plans to purchase about $18 billion of U.S. debt by the middle of September using the money from principal payments on its hol …

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“Foreign Lenders: Friends Indeed to a U.S. Treasury in Need”

– August 18, 2010

“When the U.S. government wishes to spend more money than it receives as tax revenue, it covers the shortfall by borrowing, and foreign lenders have become increasingly important sources of such borrowed funds. Reliance on foreign lenders is as old as …

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“How to Feed a Recovery”

– August 18, 2010

“To get a sense of the current economic climate, I spoke with John Taylor, Stanford economics professor and George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution. He is well known in economic-policy circles for coining the Taylor rule, …

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“Lots of Regulatory Expansion but Little Reform”

– August 18, 2010

“In the wake of every financial crisis, politicians face the demand that they Do Something. They feel they have to enact something to “make sure this never happens again”—although historically it has always happened again anyway. Moving the boxes on th …

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“Nationalization of the Morgage Market”

– August 18, 2010

“On Sunday, September 7, the United States government took control of more than half the U.S. mortgage market, through its seizure—and that is the word used in mainstream press accounts—of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two colossal government-sponsored e …

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