http://www.subprimeproblems.com A review of the current subprime mortgage problems Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Gamble on China? Risk your retirement nest egg? Compete against China for global commodities? http://www.subprimeproblems.com/2012/02/01/paul-b-farrell-short-china-its-commodities-bubble-is-set-to-pop/ The Federal Reserve’s historic move to offer greater transparency is being met mostly with skepticism by stock analysts. http://www.subprimeproblems.com/2012/02/01/market-extra-federal-reserve-transparency-questioned/ The CEO of a big public-relations firm is on his way to Davos to tell government officials and other CEOs that no one trusts them, Al Lewis reports. http://www.subprimeproblems.com/2012/02/01/al-lewis-a-pr-guy-we-can-trust/ Technologies change, laws shift and secular progress will take place regardless of how hard you try to stop it. Lest you think that you’re smarter than the average bear and will always recognizes problems, take the case of one Warren Buffett. http://www.subprimeproblems.com/2012/02/01/revolution-investing-going-from-great-to-not-so-great/ François Hollande, the leading candidate in France’s presidential election, calls for strong measures to reduce the power of finance over Europe, writes David Marsh. http://www.subprimeproblems.com/2012/02/01/omfif-briefing-%e2%80%98my-adversary-is-finance%e2%80%99-french-candidate-says/ Germany’s foreign minister on Friday defended his country’s approach to alleviating the euro-zone debt crisis and said the number-one European economy is not being too cautious or too dominant. http://www.subprimeproblems.com/2012/02/01/german-foreign-minister-defends-tough-approach/ People with poor credit scores are more impatient and more likely to choose immediate rewards than wait for a larger reward, a recent study shows. As a result, they are much more likely to engage in behaviors that virtually guarantee financial trouble, writes Chuck Jaffe. http://www.subprimeproblems.com/2012/02/01/chuck-jaffe-the-biggest-threat-to-your-credit-score/ Ahead of its yearly gathering in Davos, a World Economic Forum report highlights fiscal imbalances and income disparity as key risks that threaten global growth. http://www.subprimeproblems.com/2012/02/01/fiscal-imbalances-income-disparity-key-risks-wef/ One of the few people convicted of mortgage fraud hopes to move on after serving her time, Al Lewis reports. http://www.subprimeproblems.com/2012/02/01/al-lewis-mortgage-broker-envisions-life-after-prison/ The real estate market has been battered for six years, and now the opportunities for good investments outweigh the risk of further losses, writes Andrew Jeffery. http://www.subprimeproblems.com/2012/02/01/outside-the-box-12-housing-themes-for-2012/