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Category Archives: Derivatives
What derivatives are and why you’re screwed
You are the Crisis Feb 2, 2009 by Ilargi at theautomaticearth Oh no, we’re not rid of the bad bank drivel yet, are we? I started out trying to make a point about the character of the paper a bad … Continue reading
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The Armageddon Looting Machine: The Looming Mass Destruction from Derivatives
The Armageddon Looting Machine: The Looming Mass Destruction from Derivatives Posted on September 17, 2013 by Ellen Brown Increased regulation and low interest rates are driving lending from the regulated commercial banking system into the unregulated shadow banking system. The shadow … Continue reading
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Mass Destruction from Derivatives HuffingtonPost
The Armageddon Looting Machine: The Looming Mass Destruction From Derivatives Sep 18, 2013. Ellen Brown. Increased regulation and low interest rates are driving lending from the regulated commercial banking system into the unregulated shadow banking system. The shadow banks, although … Continue reading