August 10, 2011
Big Think – if I were Chairman of the Fed
by Asher B. Edelman This is an adapted transcript of an interview of Asher Edelman with bigthink.com of July 28th, 2011. If I were Chairman of the Fed right now, I…
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May 03, 2011
Silver and Derivatives Dislocation
by Asher B. Edelman In the past couple of days I have received a number of calls about currency weakness and commodities volatility – especially that of Silver. The aggressive…
March 07, 2011
Where? Have we been? Are we now? Are we Going?
by Asher B. Edelman On April 8, 2008, as the banking debacle began to unfold I pointed out that “this is no time to be throwing $30 billion at the…
November 23, 2010
Another banking crisis
by Asher B. Edelman It is clear that the banks would not have suspended all residential foreclosures for humanitarian reasons. The banks were achieving their objective, a very high percentage…
May 25, 2010
Greece – The Follow-Up
by Asher B. Edelman On April 13 I sent out a brief letter on the Greek crisis. Here is my view of the crisis and the EU actions as of…
May 20, 2010
Asher Edelman featured in CNBC/Moneycontrol
Art comes of age as an investment for the wealthy International businessman Nicolas Berggruen, the son of a famous art dealer, saw a rare opportunity to expand his father’s renowned…
April 19, 2010
Myths of Today
by Asher B. Edelman Dear Friends, Myth #1 – Greece 30 Billion Euro commitment will solve the problems of the Euro currency zone. As was the case with the American banks, the number 30…
January 04, 2010
U.S. Loan Effort adds to Housing Woes
by Asher B. Edelman – January 4, 2010 Dear Friends, I wish you all a most Happy New Year. May it be healthy and full of joy! On Saturday, upon returning…
September 10, 2009
Letter to the Editor of the Wall Street Journal
by Asher B. Edelman Below is a short letter I sent to the Editor of the Wall Street Journal. In the near future I will be following up with more…
June 24, 2009
Spanking Banking
by Asher B. Edelman What we are offered as a regulatory scenario is, once again, cronyism! We are presented with a plan that will be unmanageable and permit the same…
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