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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Fed Loads Cutlery into the Cannons
In a ‘historic’ move, the Fed slashes the Fed Funds rate 75bp. The new rate is only 25bp. Basically, zero interest rates. My opinion … this is no big deal. See my interview on BNN on this news. However, the … Continue reading
Posted in Finance
Tagged Campbell Harvey, Fed Funds, Fed Rate Cut, Financial Crisis '08, TARP
1 Comment
The Freefall – A View from Main Street
Duke University/CFO Magazine survey 1,275 CFOs in the U.S., Europe and Asia was released today. I am the founding director of this quarterly survey and we have been conducting the survey for the past 51 quarters. The survey is unique … Continue reading
Posted in Finance
Tagged Campbell Harvey, Duke-CFO Magazine Survey, FDIC, Financial Crisis '08, RTC, TARP
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Brother, Can You Spare a Trillion?
The (in)famous Credit Default Swap (CDS) market provides the market’s best guess that an issuer will default on its debt. A low spread is good. A high spread is bad. Check this out. Campbell Soups’ (no relation!) CDS is less … Continue reading
Posted in Finance
Tagged Campbell Harvey, Campbell Soups, CDS, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis '08, Mortgage Equity Withdrawals, TARP, Treasury
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The Helicopter Drop
In case you haven’t noticed, we are in a deflation. Over the past four months, the U.S. CPI is running at negative 7% on an annualized basis. While it is true that much of that decrease is a direct result … Continue reading
Posted in Finance
Tagged Ben Bernanke, Campbell Harvey, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis '08, Helicopter Drop
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