Benzinga Attention
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Sinopsis
Stories catching our attention. Bringing those stories to yours. Throughout the week, conversations between Benzinga correspondents and other leading thinkers in finance, economics, and politics get to the heart of real issues we face right now, uncovering the details of news reports and cover stories that are otherwise often overlooked.
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UBS' Magnus on United States, eurozone growth and debt
23/08/2011 Duración: 25minUBS senior economic adviser and former chief economist George Magnus discusses unconventional policy responses to the current crises afflicting the world's major economies in the wake of thirty years of debt-fueled growth.
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Peterson Institute's Kirkegaard on Eurobonds, Merkozy summit
17/08/2011 Duración: 23minPeterson Institute for International Economics research fellow Jacob Kirkegaard says Eurobonds are a long way off, discusses liquidity in the European banking system and the increasingly important role of the ECB in the eurozone debt crisis.
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Bloomberg's Yueh on the burgeoning power of central banks
17/08/2011 Duración: 15minBloomberg economics correspondent and Oxford University fellow Dr. Linda Yueh discusses the increasing role central bankers are playing in financial policy since the 2008 financial crisis.
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Janet Tavakoli on French banks, Bank of America, current comparisons to 2008 financial crisis
12/08/2011 Duración: 26minDerivatives and structured finance expert Janet Tavakoli: "A lot of games are still being played in the global financial system."
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Fator's Rogers discusses gold imbalances, Fed policy, and OTC derivatives systemic risk
11/08/2011 Duración: 21minFator Securities' institutional equity sales division's Brian Rogers discusses the money flow contributing to the rise in value of gold, the policy corner the Fed finds itself painted into, and the OTC derivatives books at the heart of an uncertain market in financials.
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Phoenix Capital Research's Summers on QE3, American economy, equities and bond markets
09/08/2011 Duración: 28minPhoenix Capital Research chief market strategist Graham Summers on U.S. and European debt, and the end of the Fed's buying programs: "You have a recipe for the perfect storm, and that's what we're getting."
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Westwood Capital's Alpert on the S&P downgrade and its citing of political risk
09/08/2011 Duración: 12minWestwood Capital managing partner Daniel Alpert: "Quite frankly, I am very uncomfortable with the notion of ratings agencies actually inserting themselves into the political process."
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Jim Rogers on the S&P downgrade, commodities
08/08/2011 Duración: 13minLegendary fund manager Jim Rogers weighs in on the Standard and Poors downgrade of U.S. debt, says he has his money in hard commodities, "real things."
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Naked Capitalism's Yves Smith on Bank of America mortgage settlements with AGs and investors
03/08/2011 Duración: 23minEconned author and Naked Capitalism writer Yves Smith: "Frankly, I think Bank of America is over; it's just not official. That's my view of this thing."
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Granite Springs' Truglia on crises in Italy and Spain, dismal U.S. economic numbers, and the likelihood of QE3
03/08/2011 Duración: 23minGranite Springs Asset Management principal and managing director of global economic research Vincent Truglia discusses how political stagnation is getting in the way of both effective crisis management in the eurozone and economic growth in the United States.
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Harvard's Kwak on debt ceiling deal
03/08/2011 Duración: 21minBaseline Scenario author and Harvard fellow James Kwak discusses the debt ceiling deal and the conflicting prerogatives that were at work during the debate.
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Reuters MuniLand's Long on Jefferson County bankruptcy chances
29/07/2011 Duración: 23minReuters MuniLand blogger Cate Long discusses the history of the swaps deal at the heart of Jefferson County's financial troubles, the prospect for a debt haircut vs. an outright bankruptcy, and implications for the broader muni market.
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TABB Group's McPartland on swap execution facilities and the debt ceiling
28/07/2011 Duración: 26minTABB Group principal and director of fixed income research Kevin McPartland discusses the SEF provisions in Dodd-Frank and gives his outlook for U.S. Treasuries post-debt ceiling debate.
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Brett McDonnell on Dodd-Frank, Keynesian vs. Austrian responses to financial crises
27/07/2011 Duración: 22minUniversity of Minnesota Law School professor Dr. Brett McDonnell discusses a recent paper wherein he compares libertarian and liberal responses to financial crises, and gives his view on Dodd-Frank through this prism.
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Bloomberg's Yueh on conflicting central bank mandates
27/07/2011 Duración: 11minBloomberg TV economics correspondent Linda Yueh discusses discrepancies in the policy mandates of certain central banks, particularly between the Financial Policy Committee and the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England.
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Investigative reporter Kelly Carr on Cheyenne's 'House of Secrets' and corporate secrecy in America
26/07/2011 Duración: 16minReuters broke the story of 2710 Thomes Avenue, the small house in Cheyenne, Wyoming that is "home" to more than 2,000 companies. Benzinga Radio had the chance to chat with Carr on the details of her investigation and the United States' surprising emergence as a haven for corporate secrecy.
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UMKC's Wray on federal budget deficits, entitlement programs
11/07/2011 Duración: 16minUMKC professor of economics L. Randall Wray discusses how progressives have undermined the future of Social Security over the past few years and how the discussion of entitlement reform plays into a meaningless debate between Democrats and Republicans over raising the federal debt ceiling.
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MSNBC's Ratigan discusses U.S. privatization of public assets
30/06/2011 Duración: 21minMSNBC host Dylan Ratigan gives the lowdown on the deals that are awesome for banks and sovereign wealth funds while terrible for American taxpayers, describing the situation as analogous to giving up our birthright for a bowl of soup.
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Evercore Pan-Asset's Aldous discusses dropping synthetic ETFs
30/06/2011 Duración: 10minEvercore Pan-Asset CEO Christopher Aldous explains the boutique UK investment firm's decision to drop synthetic ETFs from the majority of its portfolios, citing pressure from investors.
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Former L.A. Times editor O'Shea discusses his new book, "The Deal from Hell"
28/06/2011 Duración: 20minFormer L.A. Times editor James O'Shea discusses his new book, "The Deal from Hell," giving an inside look at the Times-Mirror acquisition by the Tribune Company in 2000.