Lacunae Musing

The extraordinary increase (as a percentage move) in the 10 Year T Note yield shows the artificiality and the fragility of market value...

It's easy to be cynical in this presidential election year, the rhetoric and posturing of the scripted, agnotological "debates...

One of the advantages of writing a blog is to be able to understand what I was thinking (or not thinking) at a certain point in time.   ...

Welcome to the twilight zone. When I read stories such as Microsoft possibly borrowing to increase its dividend and stock buybacks, I see it...

Here’s some positive news from or about people who can help point us in the right direction. First there was the big news that Paul Volcker ...

Two interesting articles, one an interview with Richard Koo, a former economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and now chief econ...

It is a tired old argument in the financial service sector, raising salaries “to retain the best talent.” Today the New York Times reports ...

Among all the talk of green shoots, the recession bottoming, and the hope that the spending will produce growth, a new headline from Reuters...

Maybe it is merely a coincidence that directly or indirectly through professional musicians I recently received emails with the text of Karl...