The author of Money Ball – and one of the most trenchant commentators on the current financial crisis – speaks to the Hudson Union Society.
The Excess Political Influence of Wall Street
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Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells. ~J. Paul Getty
According to the CFTC weekly data for the week ended Tuesday, net shorts in the euro fell by 38% from last week's record high and are now at a 6 week low. Net shorts in the pound moved up a touch to just shy of its record high. Net longs in the Australian$ rose to the most since May '08 and net longs in the Canadian$ rose to the highest since Nov '07. Gold new longs fell to a 4 week low. Net longs in crude rose 14% and are just 12k contracts from a record high dating back to...
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June 21st, 2009 at 2:35 pm
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