Goldman Sachs Group this week reminded everyone why it is one of the biggest names on Wall Street. The firm’s first-quarter earnings, released Tuesday, show Goldman netted nearly $3.5 billion. This comes just days after the Securities and Exchange direction sued Goldman for fraud, putting the firm on the defense. Goldman is a polarizing force […]
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Are Banks Going Bankrupt? “NO!”, say banks By Olivier Garret, CEO, Casey Research On April 21, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the “vast majority” of U.S. banks have more capital than needed. “Currently, the vast majority of banks have more capital than they need to be considered well capitalized by their regulators,” Geithner said in
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The old saying is that during a deflation cash is king. This is because as prices fall money becomes more valuable (i.e. it buys more). So it makes sense to hold onto it as long as possible and wait for it to increase in value. Because people hold onto their money it becomes scarce and harder to come by.
During a deflationary recession people also hold onto their money because they are uncertain about the continued supply of money (will they lose their job due to the recession, etc) so they in addition to holding money for appreciation, they are also “saving for a rainy day”.
Conversely during inflationary times money is becoming less valuable (buys less over time) so people want to get rid of it before it loses too much purchasing power and they even borrow as much as possible so they can pay it back with less valuable dollars. Keep that in mind as you read Andy Gordon’s excellent article on why bailing out the banks won’t help the economy. ~ Tim McMahon
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