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Charts of the Week — August 6, 2008

Charts of the Week Topics Covered This Week Include: Fannie And Freddie The Federal Reserve And Comical Ideas Effective Versus Target Rate European Financials Week Housing Troubles Update on CMBX Primary Dealers Activity Different Tricks For Different VIX Crude’s Fourth Bear Market During The Bull Market Lower Gold Still Not Positive For U.S. Equities Implications… Continue reading Untitled

Open Charts of the Week
Topics Covered This Week Include:

  • Fannie And Freddie
  • The Federal Reserve And Comical Ideas
  • Effective Versus Target Rate
  • European Financials Week
  • Housing Troubles
  • Update on CMBX
  • Primary Dealers Activity
  • Different Tricks For Different VIX
  • Crude’s Fourth Bear Market During The Bull Market
  • Lower Gold Still Not Positive For U.S. Equities
  • Implications Of Rising Japanese Sovereign Credit Risk
  • Did Commodity Break Affect Global Equity Returns?
  • Revisiting Employment Costs And Consumer Prices
  • How Much Gasoline Do We Use?
  • Market Cap to GDP Update
  • Sovereign Credit Risks Remain Elevated
  • Municipal Excess Returns Over Treasuries
  • Gold: Large Speculators Keep Dancing After Music Stops

Long Term Outlook

  • Short Term Interest Rates Back to 1831