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March 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Jim Rogers on CNBC: ABOLISH THE FEDERAL RESERVE and Bernanke - Youtube

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Jim Rogers on the Bear Stearns bailout - has summary of comments and link to Bloomberg video - Bloomberg tracked down Jim Rogers somewhere in Asia and he was none too pleased with the way the U.S. government has been throwing its money around. - themessthatgreensapnmade

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Hedges in the warehouse: The banks get trimmed - When banks “warehouse” loans, that is, hold them temporarily

before selling them through securitizations, how do they protect themselves against credit risk? This article examines the effectiveness of hedging strategies in the context of the recent heavy losses in financial markets. (PDF,56KB) - thanks Ira Artman - Chicago Fed

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