Comments on: Trichet steps up the US$ rhetoric http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/trichet-steps-up-the-us-rhetoric/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:50:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MelancholyKorean http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/trichet-steps-up-the-us-rhetoric/comment-page-1/#comment-226486 MelancholyKorean Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:59:10 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/trichet-steps-up-the-us-rhetoric/#comment-226486 How about the Surrender Monkeys pay for their own defense first (i.e., let's get all our troops out of Europe), and then they can talk to us about our dollar policy? How about the Surrender Monkeys pay for their own defense first (i.e., let’s get all our troops out of Europe), and then they can talk to us about our dollar policy?

]]> By: Mike in Nola http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/trichet-steps-up-the-us-rhetoric/comment-page-1/#comment-226476 Mike in Nola Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:46:16 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/trichet-steps-up-the-us-rhetoric/#comment-226476 Two relevant posts by Michael Pettis: http://mpettis.com/2009/10/currency-depreciation-and-global-imbalances/ http://mpettis.com/2009/10/china%e2%80%99s-september-data-suggest-that-the-long-term-overcapacity-problem-is-only-intensifying/ This is all a replay of the 1930's where the slippery French made out better than most by keeping their currency undervalued. Two relevant posts by Michael Pettis:

http://mpettis.com/2009/10/currency-depreciation-and-global-imbalances/

http://mpettis.com/2009/10/china%e2%80%99s-september-data-suggest-that-the-long-term-overcapacity-problem-is-only-intensifying/

This is all a replay of the 1930’s where the slippery French made out better than most by keeping their currency undervalued.

]]> By: Mark E Hoffer http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/trichet-steps-up-the-us-rhetoric/comment-page-1/#comment-226467 Mark E Hoffer Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:23:18 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/trichet-steps-up-the-us-rhetoric/#comment-226467 "..as the policies currently pursued that is resulting in the “excess volatility” of the US$ “is an enemy from the standpoint of the stability and prosperity of the global economy.” " Yes, the global financial sector has upped its game – but not nearly enough guardian.co.uk - ‎Oct 4, 2009‎ The replacement of the G7 by the G20, it is hoped, will improve global governance and make it easier to tackle the imbalances that lay at the root of the ... Video: IMF WORLD BANK DIRECTOR IN ISTANBUL ECONOMY RECOVERY Santa Barbara Arts TV IMF takes on enhanced global role AFP IMF assumes major economic role Aljazeera.net New York Times all 3,575 news articles » Troubling Turnover on UN Security Council Council on Foreign Relations - ‎20 hours ago‎ Explore the international finance regime with a new interactive from cfr's program on International Institutions and Global Governance. ... http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=global+governance “..as the policies currently pursued that is resulting in the “excess volatility” of the US$ “is an enemy from the standpoint of the stability and prosperity of the global economy.” ”

Yes, the global financial sector has upped its game – but not nearly enough
guardian.co.uk – ‎Oct 4, 2009‎
The replacement of the G7 by the G20, it is hoped, will improve global governance and make it easier to tackle the imbalances that lay at the root of the …
Video: IMF WORLD BANK DIRECTOR IN ISTANBUL ECONOMY RECOVERY Santa Barbara Arts TV
IMF takes on enhanced global role AFP
IMF assumes major economic role Aljazeera.net
New York Times
all 3,575 news articles »
Troubling Turnover on UN Security Council
Council on Foreign Relations – ‎20 hours ago‎
Explore the international finance regime with a new interactive from cfr’s program on International Institutions and Global Governance. …

http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=global+governance

]]> By: Bruce in Tn http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/trichet-steps-up-the-us-rhetoric/comment-page-1/#comment-226466 Bruce in Tn Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:15:38 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/trichet-steps-up-the-us-rhetoric/#comment-226466 The Europeans fuss at us We fuss at the Chinese The Chinese are inscrutable Meanwhile Willie Wonka just keeps producing chocolate for all of us. The whole thing is a chocolate factory, held together with bailing wire and bubble gum. But we have chocolate today! The Europeans fuss at us
We fuss at the Chinese
The Chinese are inscrutable

Meanwhile Willie Wonka just keeps producing chocolate for all of us. The whole thing is a chocolate factory, held together with bailing wire and bubble gum. But we have chocolate today!

]]> By: JustinTheSkeptic http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/trichet-steps-up-the-us-rhetoric/comment-page-1/#comment-226464 JustinTheSkeptic Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:08:42 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/trichet-steps-up-the-us-rhetoric/#comment-226464 And yet everyone jumps into the market come 2:00pm every day! Pound for pound this is the biggest bubble yet! Nothing in the real economy supports it at all. It is being pushed up by the special interest of Wall Street. And yet everyone jumps into the market come 2:00pm every day! Pound for pound this is the biggest bubble yet! Nothing in the real economy supports it at all. It is being pushed up by the special interest of Wall Street.

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