Category: Financial Crisis
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“I’d prefer crypto to have some intrinsic value.”
Martin Shkreli expresses significant skepticism regarding Michael Saylor’s enthusiastic promotion of Bitcoin, labeling it as implausible and highlighting BTC as a possible hedge to short MSTR. While acknowledging Bitcoin’s increasing institutional interest, he notes a disconnect with the average investor and underscores the need for more user-friendly transaction platforms. Shkreli conveys a bearish outlook on…
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Bank Failure: Worst since 2008
“The worst year for banks since 2008 | FT Film” discusses the tumultuous year experienced by the global banking sector in 2023, which was deemed the worst year for banks since the 2008 financial crisis. The video explores various events such as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) due to the decline in funding for tech…
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Short Selling, Hope, and Reddit
Marije Meerman’s final chapter in her series on trading discusses the challenges and risks of short selling in the financial market. They point out that while being proved right as a short seller is possible, it can also be a lonely and daunting task. Ultimately short selling is just a small part of the larger…
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Kyle Bass
Kyle Bass, founder of Hayman Capital and one of the few to benefit from the 2008 mortgage crisis, warns of the concerning military capabilities of China and argues that American investors played a role in building their war machine. He points out that China now has more naval ships than the U.S. Navy and believes…
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Griffin at Goldman
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Balaji Panics….
Balaji Srinivasan discusses the recent financial crisis and compares it to the one that happened in 2008. He explains that over the course of 2021, many people were saying that inflation was going to happen, but the Federal Reserve continued to sell hundreds of billions of dollars in bonds during this period. However, in December…