Credit and Credibility Chapter 2 Footnotes

Pittman, Mark: “Evil Wall Street Exports Boomed With ‘Fools” Born to Buy Debt”; Bloomberg:   27.10.2008.  http://www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=47295

O’Brien, Timothy L.: “A Federal Turf War Over Derivative Control”; The New York Times: 08.05.1998. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEFD81231F93BA35756C0A96E958260&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FOrganizations%2FT%2FTreasury%20Department%20&scp=1&sq=Brooksley%20Born%20warns%20about%20derivatives&st=cse

Whalen, Christopher:  “Statement to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment”: June 22, 2009, http://banking.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Files.View&FileStore_id=1f354557-7b1f-4ffd-9014-e80435bc55b8

McLean, B., Elkind, P. & Gibney, A.: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room; Magnolia Pictures: 2005.

Thornton, Emily & France, Mike: “For Enron’s Bankers, a ‘Get out of Jail Free’ card”; BusinessWeek: 11.08.2008. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_32/b3845036.htm

Carney, Brian M.: “Bernanke is Fighting the Last War”; Wall Street Journal: 18.10.2008. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122428279231046053.html

Tett, Gillian: “In uncertain times, all that glitters is the gold standard”; The Financial Times: 09.04.2009.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d29f2728-249e-11de-9a01-00144feabdc0.html

Grant, James: “For a better fuse box”; Grant’s Interest Rate Observer: Vol. 27, No. 6, 20.03.2009. http://www.grantspub.com

Tomlinson, Richard & Doyle, Dara: “Ireland Loses Iceland Stigma as Euro Ensures No Return to Past”; Bloomberg: 04.06.2009.  http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aBWMuYMHhfXw

Cassidy, John: “Anatomy Of A Meltdown”; the New Yorker: 01.12.2008. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/12/01/081201fa_fact_cassidy?currentPage=all

Yanping, Li: “China Central Bank Attacks Paulson’s ‘Gangster Logic’”; Bloomberg: 16.01.2009. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=an1lSsWKeDs0&refer=home

  Evans-Pritchard, Ambrose: “The depression quietly deepens”; The Telegraph: 06.06.2009.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/5461562/Merkels-inflationary-fretting-may-wake-the-bears-from-hibernation.html

Evans-Pritchard, Ambrose: “Swiss slide into deflation signals the next chapter of the global crisis”: The Telegraph: 05.04.2009. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/5110578/Swiss-slide-into-deflation-signals-the-next-chapter-of-this-global-crisis.html

Benjamin, Matthew: “JPMorgan, Barclays Say Economy Will Grow in Last Half”; Bloomberg: 01.05.2009.  http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aKrcXN3PG_wQ&refer=home

Minh, Ho Binh: “Vietnam to auction 3.5 trln dong bonds by June 10”; Forbes: 03.06.2009. http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/06/03/afx6497288.html

Oakley, David: “Latvia auction flop sparks fears of struggle to find debt buyers”; The Financial Times: 03.06.2009. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aa629880-5068-11de-9530-00144feabdc0.html

Evans-Pritchard, Ambrose: “The bond bubble is an accident waiting to happen”; The Telegraph: 12.01.2009. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/4218210/The-bond-bubble-is-an-accident-waiting-to-happen.html

Brainard, Larry: “Too many currencies, too few resources”; Trusted Sources: 12.11.2008. (subscription required) http://www.trustedsources.co.uk

Cutler, Kim-Mai & Nielsen, Bo: “Carry Trade Comeback Means Biggest Gains Since 1999”; Bloomberg: 14.04.2009.  http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601110&sid=aKbFuB4RIpQo

Bruner, Robert: “Next Phase of Financial Collapse: Geopolitical Whiplash”; Darden School of Business/ University of Virginia: 31.12.2008. http://www.darden.virgina.edu/html/deansblog.aspx?id-17392

Reinman, Kurt E. (editor): UBS Global Outlook 2009”; UBS AG: December 2008.

Brainard, Larry: “Too many currencies, too few resources”; Trusted Sources: 12.11.2008. (subscription required) http://www.trustedsources.co.uk

Evans-Pritchard, Ambrose: “Europe on the brink of currency crisis meltdown;” Telegraph: 26.10.2008.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/3260052/Europe-on-the-brink-of-currency-crisis-meltdown.html

Cowley, Matthew: “Ecuador first to default in global credit crisis”; Dow Jones: 13.12.2008.                     http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,24794064-36418,00.html

Economist Intelligence Unit (not attributed): “Manning the barricades: Who’s at risk as deepening economic distress foments social unrest”; The Economist: March 2009. http://a330.g.akamai.net/7/330/25828/20090318195802/graphics.eiu.com/specialReport/manning_the_barricades.pdf

Task, Aaron: “’Hurt, Frightened and Very Angry’: Risk of Social Unrest Rising, Says FT’s Martin Wolf”; Tech Ticker: 01.04.2009.  http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/223657/%22Hurt-Frightened-and-Very-Angry%22-Risk-of-Social-Unrest-Rising-Says-FT's-Martin-Wolf;_ylt=AlIrKCS9rG5if5toK0HMJ9Zl7ot4?tickers=%5EDJI,%5EGSPC,SPY,DIA,XLF,SKF,FAS

Agence France-Presse (not attributed): “German exports slump further in April: statistics”; Taiwan News: 10.06.2009.  http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=972297&lang=eng_news

Lau, Justin: “China exports fall more sharply in May”; the Financial Times: 11.06.2009. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83a0c0b4-563f-11de-ab7e-00144feabdc0.html

Evans-Pritchard, Ambrose: “The depression quietly deepens”; The Telegraph: 06.06.2009.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/5461562/Merkels-inflationary-fretting-may-wake-the-bears-from-hibernation.html

AAP (not attributed): “Japanese economy in steep decline”; AAP: 11.06.2009.

http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090611/2/26txd.html

Evans-Pritchard, Ambrose: “Swiss slide into deflation signals the next chapter of the global crisis”: The Telegraph: 05.04.2009.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/5110578/Swiss-slide-into-deflation-signals-the-next-chapter-of-this-global-crisis.html

Wolfe, Martin: “Feeble domestic demand is a chronic European ailment”; The Financial Times: 26.05.2009. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/12dd282a-4a2a-11de-8e7e-00144feabdc0.html

Evans-Pritchard, Ambrose: “Europe on the brink of currency crisis meltdown;” Telegraph: 26.10.2008 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/3260052/Europe-on-the-brink-of-currency-crisis-meltdown.html

Wagstyl, Stefan: “Prospects hinge on global markets”; The Financial Times: 12.05.2009.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/46372cde-3ef4-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html  

Ibid.

Evans-Pritchard, Ambrose: “Latvian debt crisis shakes Eastern Europe”; The Telegraph: 03.06.2009. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/5438615/Latvian-debt-crisis-shakes-Eastern-Europe.html

Oakley, David: “Latvia auction flop sparks fears of struggle to find debt buyers”; The Financial Times: 03.06.2009. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aa629880-5068-11de-9530-00144feabdc0.html

Roubini, Nouriel: “Is Eastern Europe on the Brink of an Asian-Style Crisis?”; RGE Monitor: 10.06.2009.

http://www.rgemonitor.com

Bary, Andrew: “A Pessimistic Assessment, Especially for Europe”; Barron’s: 01.06.2009. http://online.barrons.com/article/SB124363529571967665.html

Wood, Christopher: “The Deflation that Can Happen”; Greed & Fear/CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets: 19.06.2009. http://www.clsa.com

Financial Times (not attributed): “Writedowns past and present”; The Financial Times: 13.05.2009.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8bb08076-3fe9-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html

Matlack, Carol: “Europe’s New Wave of Toxic Debt”; Der Spiegel: 06.02.2009. http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,605887,00.html

Stratfor (not attributed): “Russia: The International Ripple Effect of Domestic Financial Woes”; Stratfor: 10.02.2009. http://www.stratfor.com

Grant, Jim: “Treatise on a quirk”; Grant’s Interest Rate Observer: Vol. 27, No. 2, pp.3, 23.01.2009.  (subscription required) http://www.grantspub.com

Economist Intelligence Unit (not attributed): “Manning the barricades: Who’s at risk as deepening economic distress foments social unrest”; The Economist: pp.9, March 2009. http://a330.g.akamai.net/7/330/25828/20090318195802/graphics.eiu.com/specialReport/manning_the_barricades.pdf

Boyes, Roger: “New age of rebellion and riots stalks Europe”; The Financial Times: 22.01.2009. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5563020.ece

Spiegel Staff: “Popular Rage Grows as Global Crisis Worsens”; Der Spiegel: 09.02.2009. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,606721,00.html

Economist Intelligence Unit (not attributed): “Manning the barricades: Who’s at risk as deepening economic distress foments social unrest”; The Economist: pp. 18-20, March 2009. http://a330.g.akamai.net/7/330/25828/20090318195802/graphics.eiu.com/specialReport/manning_the_barricades.pdf

James, Harold: “The euro’s success could also be its downfall”; the Financial Times: 18.05.2008.                 http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto051820081309520253

Chandler, Marc: “Gold and the Dollar”; Brown Brothers Harriman/Special FX: 24.04.2009.  http://www.bbh.com/fx

Please refer to Appendix 2 for a chronicle of its development through June 2009.

Williams, John: “Shadow Government Statistics: Number 48”; Shadow Government Statistics: pp. 38, 03.01.2009.  (subscription required) http://www.shadowstats.com

Wood, Christopher: “The game of chicken”; Greed & Fear/CLSA Asia Pacific Markets: pp.7, 22.01.2009.  http://www.clsa.com

  Walker, Jim: “The Great Mistake Cubed or How to make Greenspan look good”; ExposAsia; No. 3, 14 April 2009.

Weldon, Gregory T.: “Glitter, Glitter…Everywhere!!!”; Weldon’s Money Monitor: 30.01.2009.

http://www.weldoneonline.com

Campbell, Dakin: “Gross Says Diversify From Dollar as Deficits Surge”; Bloomberg: 03.06.2009. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aKNFgoTAf39s

LaFranchi, Howard: “A financial new world order?”; Christian Science Monitor: 20.10.2008.                                                               http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1020/p01s01-usec.html

Pimentel, Lester & Rota, Valerie: “BRICs Buy IMF Debt to Join Big Leagues, Goldman Says”; Bloomberg: 11.06.2009. http://www.bloomberg.com.au/apps/news?pid=20601083&sid=aUIbnSNcji9Q

Long story short: the US has no gold reserves.  See http://www.gata.org for details.

World Gold Council (WGC): “World Official Gold Holdings (September 2008)”; WGC: 16.09.2008.                      http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=2086287

Ibid.  pp.1.

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