That Was The Weak That Worked: Part II
Quantitative Easing
n.the introduction of new money into the money supply by a central bank
Financial Repression
n.any of the measures that governments employ to channel funds to themselves, that, in a deregulated market, would go elsewhere
Recovery
n.1. the act or process of recovering from a shock or a setback 2. restoration to a former or better condition
Payment Shock
n.the risk that a loan's scheduled future periodic payments may increase substantially
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By Grant Williams
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Contents
There's Gold in Them There Wells ..................................................................20Latvia Reluctantly Joins Euro After Shock Therapy, But Controversy Rages On ..............22Central Banks Must Show Leadership to Rejuvenate Global Economy ........................24Rise in Total Gov't Debt Means Change Is Needed ................................................25IMF Paper Warns of "Savings Tax" and Mass Write-Offs as West's Debt Hits 200-Year High 26When the Giants Unwind .............................................................................28Welcome to the Great European Fire Sale ........................................................29Not Fit for the Next Crisis: Europe's Brittle Banking Union .....................................31"Chance of a Century": International Investors Flock to Tehran ................................32Great Dollar Rally of 2014 as Fukuyama's History Returns in Tooth and Claw ................34
CHARTS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMM... ..................................................36WORDS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMM... ...................................................39AND FINALLY... .............................................................................40
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Last week, in Part I of "That Was The Weak That Worked," we reviewed the equity markets in an attempt to see how equity investors managed to scamper through 2013 with the friskiness of puppies when all about them lay doubt and potential disaster.We found the answer in quantitative easing — of course.This week we will take a look at how the bond market managed to navigate the same 12-month period and see what can be learned about 2013 in order to forecast for 2014.Let's begin by considering the subject of logical fallacies — an endeavor rendered more obsolete with each passing day.
(Deus Diapente): The study of logical fallacies is useful in learning how to think instead of what to think. In learning how to deconstruct an argument, you learn how to
efciently construct your own thoughts, ideas, and arguments. You learn how to nd
fallacies in your own line of reasoning before they're even presented, which is a valuable methodology for learning how to think. Which is a lot more honest, liberating, and possibly more objective than simply regurgitating what society, teachers, parents, preachers, friends, or politicians tell us..."Learning
how
to think instead of
what
to think"?
The very idea is enough to send many into an Austen-like swoon, and yet within this relatively simple construct lies a principle that, if it were applied to today's markets, would have every rational investor rushing headlong into the hills.Allow me to demonstrate using everyone's favourite logical structure: the syllogism.
A syllogism is classied as a point-by-point outline of a
deductive or inductive argument. Syllogisms normally contain two premises followed by a conclusion:
Premise 1: Miley Cyrus is the most talented musician of her generation. Premise 2: The most talented musician of every generation achieves legendary status. Conclusion: Miley Cyrus is a legend.
Simple.The conclusion, from a purely logical standpoint, holds water. The problem comes when either
of the rst two premises is not accepted by the person to which they are proposed.
At that point, the argument starts to fall apart.
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