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_nova
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Every now and then CNBC outdo themselves! These guys never stop entertaining me with their contradictions and their consistent ability to just simply get it wrong, every time. But today they have achieved a whole new level of spin by introducing the term 'Repression' as a nom de guerre for a 'Recession-Depression-Hybrid' (their words, not mine). So folks? How do you weld a recession and a depression together? I mean, the definitions are quite clear no? A recession is 2 consecutive quarters of GDP contraction while a depression is the same but with asset deflation and credit crunch added. So how do you get a hybrid?... It's either the one or the other? The combination of asset deflation, credit crunch and looming inflation due to a staggering money supply is frightening indeed and it now seems like the CNBC journo's are trying to coin a term to avoid using the dreaded "D" word. It brings to mind the infamous words of Paul Block (President of the Block Newspapers in 1929) on 15 Nov 1929: "In most of the cities and towns of this country, this Wall Street panic will have no effect" ... and guess what? Good 'ole SA felt that one every bit as bad as the Yanks did. Does this sound familiar?... (December 28, 1929) "Maintenance of a general high level of business in the United States during December was reviewed today by Robert P. Lamont, Secretary of Commerce, as an indication that American industry had reached a point where a break in New York stock prices does not necessarily mean a national depression." - Associated Press dispatch.... and on CNBC today... "Records have been set - and they're not good. Single-family home prices in October plunged a record 18.0 percent from a year earlier, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller indeces. And U.S. consumer confidence fell to a record low in December on the worst job market in 16 years. Experts told CNBC they expect to see a short-lived but sharp rally in January - and then a befuddling nightmare scenario somewhere between a recession and a depression" ... go figure
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_nova
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I wonder if CNBC actually thought this one through. In the Thesaurus the word "Repression" has some ominous meanings i.e. oppression, subjugation, domination, suppression, authoritarianism, tyranny, despotism, cruelty ... maybe CNBC got it right after all?
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The Yanks are proud of their Slang. The Queen must do her nut when she puts on the Telly and listens to all of it. US English Spelling like - Color instead of colour. Abbreviations like - y'all. It is a minefield out there.
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To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except Kansas , which she does not fancy). Your new Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect: (You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary.) 1. Then look up aluminium, and check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it. 2. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as "colour", "favour", "labour" and "neighbour." Likewise, you will learn to spell "doughnut" without skipping half the letters, and the suffix '-ize' will be replaced by the suffix '-ise'. Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (look up "vocabulary"). 3. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as US English. We will let M*crosoft know on your behalf. The M*crosoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter "u" and the elimination of -ize. 4. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday. 5. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not quite ready to be independent. Guns should only be used for shooting grouse. If you can't sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist then you're not ready to shoot grouse. 6. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public. 7. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour. 8. The former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it. 9. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar. 10. The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. South African beer is also acceptable as they are pound for pound the greatest sporting nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. They are also part of British Commonwealth - see what it did for them. American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine, so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion. 11. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie MacDowell attempt English dialogue in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater. 12. You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of proper football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies). Don't try rugby - the South Africans and Kiwis will thrash you, like they regularly thrash us. 13. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America . Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the South Africans first to take the sting out of their deliveries. 14. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad. 15. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776). 16. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 pm with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with cream) when in season. God Save the Queen! PS: Go ahead and share this with your friends in the USA (those with a good sense of humour and NOT humor.
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duke_vest
Frequent Contributor
Excellent one BTTB. where did u get that from?
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_nova
Super Contributor
nice one BTTB. That put a smile on my dial!
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webster_1
Frequent Contributor
Financial repression refers to the notion that a set of government regulations, laws, and other non-market restrictions prevent the financial intermediaries of an economy from functioning at their full capacity. The policies that cause financial repression include interest rate ceilings, liquidity ratio requirements, high bank reserve requirements, capital controls, restrictions on market entry into the financial sector, credit ceilings or restrictions on directions of credit allocation, and government ownership or domination of banks. Economists have commonly argued that financial repression prevents the efficient allocation of capital and thereby impairs economic growth.
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mehroon
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Nice stuff BTTB. Full of humor - oops - humour.
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From one of the many emails in my Inbox. Not sure of its origins. You could Google it, not caring to look now, it's party time. :) Happy New Year to All and Sundry. Regards, BTTB.
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