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Gold/Mining/Energy : Gold Price Monitor
GDXJ 94.04+0.6%Nov 21 4:00 PM EST

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To: Alex who wrote (53355)5/28/2000 11:37:00 PM
From: d:oug  Read Replies (1) of 116764
 
Alex, it is a very long article and extremely well written,
and while there is very little fluff
it is easy to read and see the logic
of the process to arrive at a simple conclusion.
No gold issue, just a simple paper money supply
and paper money creation along with the same
supply/creation of credit with a focus of where
it goes and what happens when there is a change
in "direction" and "location."

Ponzi Finance............
prudentbear.com

The Credit Bubble Bulletin - by Doug Noland

Ponzi Finance May 26, 2000

... Dr. Minsky placed great importance on debt structures.....

Minsky's model has three categories of debt structures:

(1) Sound hedge finance

... cash flows are expected to exceed
the cash flow commitments on liabilities...

(2) Less sound speculative finance

... cash flows, although inadequate to fully service
debt in the short-run, are generally sufficient over
the longer-term.

(3) Unsound Ponzi finance

... cash flows from assets in the near-term
fall short of cash payment commitments
and only with some future bonanza
will cash flows ever be sufficient
to service debts and provide any
realistic hope of generating profits.

Importantly, a 'Ponzi' finance unit
must increase its outstanding debt
in order to meet its financial obligations.....

New money and credit are a necessity
for perpetuating the game.....

Ponzi financed assets, in particular,
are highly sensitive to both changing perceptions
and higher interest rates.....

If our invoking Minsky Ponzi finance analysis
is indeed the correct analysis for the U.S. bubble,
the prognosis is increasingly perilous.
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