Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Why the IMF Meetings Failed

2010-10-26 Thread c b
Yeah, I was wondering about that actually. On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 9:14 AM, CeJ wrote: > The NYT ran a correction that 1995 article--the Japanese had lost 400 > BILLION on their overseas dollar holdings, not million. > > And that was 1995. > > CJ > > __

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Why the IMF Meetings Failed

2010-10-26 Thread CeJ
The NYT ran a correction that 1995 article--the Japanese had lost 400 BILLION on their overseas dollar holdings, not million. And that was 1995. CJ ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Why the IMF Meetings Failed

2010-10-26 Thread CeJ
And while on my 80s nostalgia/obscure agit-prop kick (I suppose I could have posted this to the barter-money thread). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7Bq9YdDVc8 Style Council Money-go-round Lyrics It's no good praying to the powers that be 'Cause they won't shake the roots of the money tree No

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Why the IMF Meetings Failed

2010-10-26 Thread CeJ
RE: Why the IMF Meetings Failed Quote from the IMF piece posted earlier: >>So other countries are obliged to solve the problem on their own. Japan is holding down its exchange rate by selling yen and buying U.S. Treasury bonds in the face of its carry trade being unwound as arbitrageurs pay back

[Marxism-Thaxis] Why the IMF Meetings Failed

2010-10-19 Thread c b
http://michael-hudson.com/2010/10/why-the-imf-meetings-failed/ Why the IMF Meetings Failed October 11, 2010 By Michael Hudson And the Coming Capital Controls “Coming events cast their shadows forward.” – Goethe What is to stop U.S. banks and their customers from creating $1 trillion, $10 tri