“Stimulus” and “fixing the banks” are the key words dominating this week’s batch of video clips.
Although the mood is decidedly gloomy, if not outright doom, good viewing material was produced. A few of the more interesting clips are shared below, with the likes of Robert Arnott (whose Reseach Affiliates is a business partner), Frederic Mishkin, Julian Robertson, Paul Volcker, Carl Icahn, Nouriel Roubini, Martin Wolf, Ron Paul and Jim Rogers in attendance.
In lighter vein, this week’s compilation kicks off with Stephen Colbert stimulating the psyche in his own unique way.
Colbert Nation: The audacity of nope
“If Republicans can’t have a perfect bill to stimulate the economy, they’d rather have no economy at all.”
Source: Stephen Colbert, Colbert Nation, January 29, 2009.
Morningstar: Arnott – where the investment opportunities are
Source: Morningstar, February 3, 2009.
Bloomberg: Interview with Oppenheimer’s Meredith Whitney
Source: Bloomberg (via YouTube), February 4, 2009.
Bloomberg: Mishkin says US must fix banks for stimulus to succeed
“Former Federal Reserve Governor Frederic Mishkin talks with Bloomberg’s Kathleen Hays about the need to ‘fix’ the US financial system for President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package to succeed. Mishkin, an economics professor at Columbia University, also discusses the outlook for the US economy, proposals to rescue banks and Fed policy.”
Source: Bloomberg, February 3, 2009.
CNBC: Julian Robertson – how to fix the banking mess
“Hedge fund legend Julian Robertson, chairman of Tiger Management, and David Roche, of Independent Strategy, discuss the best ways to fix the banking mess.”
Source: CNBC, January 30, 2009.
