tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post116780508935118092..comments2023-11-05T04:36:14.223-08:00Comments on The Mess That Greenspan Made: Friday LiteTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530974968126497397noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-1168019311885150142007-01-05T09:48:00.000-08:002007-01-05T09:48:00.000-08:00Wow, my kids can plot nice straight lines and make...Wow, my kids can plot nice straight lines and make up numbers too!<BR/><BR/>Can they get a job at the BLS? I'm really sick of my 17 and 21 year old sons not being able to get jobs....donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762690167864156774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-1168017223656209482007-01-05T09:13:00.000-08:002007-01-05T09:13:00.000-08:00These coins have a face value of about 1/10th thei...<I>These coins have a face value of about 1/10th their market value and the advertising agency has seized on this in their marketing campaign.</I> So what you are saying is that the mint is in fact selling 10 dollar gold coins for 100 dollars? Sign me up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-1168015621329690492007-01-05T08:47:00.000-08:002007-01-05T08:47:00.000-08:00The official labor stats will get revised down.The...The official labor stats will get revised down.<BR/><BR/>The story about European banks <I>buying</I> gold is fascinating.<BR/><BR/>On commodity supercycles -- that never has been much a part of my thesis. My thesis is based more on "superdevelopment" of China, India and friends. We still have commodity cycle more fitting of a situation where most commodities growth comes from the developed world, not the developing. This creates tremendous demand with slim supply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-1168014228841215352007-01-05T08:23:00.000-08:002007-01-05T08:23:00.000-08:00Key observation from Barry Ritholtz:"I used to moc...Key observation from Barry Ritholtz:<BR/><BR/>"I used to mock the ADP data as being so awful, but since the big BLS revision, ADP turned out to be more accurate than originally appeared."<BR/><BR/>We'll see whether this month's number holds up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-1168013804459652222007-01-05T08:16:00.000-08:002007-01-05T08:16:00.000-08:00Wow is this a surprise, 167,000 jobs added. I love...Wow is this a surprise, 167,000 jobs added. I love how they forget to mention that most of them are retail crap jobs, health care jobs that are squeezing the average american out of more and more money, and government jobs that are running up the nation debt. Ah, the economy sure is doing greet, who needs all those manufacturing, and construction jobs that provide a livable wage, and provide the gov with their much needed tax dollars? Let the good times roll!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com