Category: Central Banks/Government
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01/20/10
01:47:55 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com 
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Categories: Central Banks/Government, Banks/Investment Banks
Stanford University economics professor John Taylor claims that the market’s panic wasn’t due to the institution’s bankruptcy but that it was more about the government’s response a week later. more »
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday invited the Government Accountability Office to audit the central bank’s involvement in the U.S. rescue of American International Group Inc. In a letter to Acting Comptroller General Gene Dodaro. With this… more »
01/18/10
06:34:01 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 46 words
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Banks/Investment Banks, Regulation
The heads of the surviving, large Wall Street investment banks testified before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission – a group chartered by Congress to look into the causes of the 2008 financial collapse. The video is quite long. Not recommended to be… more »
01/15/10
06:25:04 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 32 words
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Regulation
Bernanke letter to Dodd and Shelby more »
01/14/10
07:06:37 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 33 words
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Banks/Investment Banks, Regulation
Find here a political FT article by Robert Reich, former US labour secretary and now professor of public policy at Berkeley.
FT: Why Obama must take on Wall Street, by Robert Reich, Jan 12, 2010 more »
01/12/10
Source: New York Times"Wall Street firms aren't the only banks that had a banner year. The Federal Reserve made record profits in 2009, as its unconventional efforts to prop up the economy created a windfall for the government. The Fed will retur… more »
07:06:50 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 0 words
Categories: Investment, Central Banks/Government, Regulation
01/09/10
08:12:32 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 322 words
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Regulation
Paul Krugman writes about the causes of this financial crisis and about what should be done:NYT: Bubbles and the Banks, by Paul Krugman, Jan. 7, 2009Whereas the implosion of the stock market bubble of the 1990s did not cause a financial crisis, t… more »
01/06/10
06:06:51 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 37 words
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Academic, Regulation
This is a paper prepared by the Chairman and CEO of the Kansas City Fed and two of his colleagues:Resolution Process for Financial Companies that pose systemic Risk to the Financial System and overall Economy, Dec. 2009 more »
01/05/10
08:25:58 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 88 words
Categories: Investment, Central Banks/Government
FT: Funds cut US and UK bond holdings, Jan. 4, 2010
The world’s biggest investment funds are cutting exposure to US and UK government bonds amid fears that rising public debt and the withdrawal of central bank support for their economies could scupper… more »
04:42:32 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 8 words
Categories: Analysts, Central Banks/Government
The EconomistPaul KrugmanJoe Gagnon, Peterson Institute more »
01/04/10
05:51:51 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 152 words
Categories: Investment, Central Banks/Government, Regulation
Source: Federal Reserve Board (click for larger image)In a speech released by the Fed on Jan. 3, 2010, Chairman Ben Bernanke says that the Federal Reserve interest rate policy after the dot.com bubble burst did not cause the housing bubble. He argues… more »
12/31/09
07:48:16 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 0 words
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Banks/Investment Banks, Regulation
12/29/09
07:25:22 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 173 words
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Banks/Investment Banks
The Federal Reserve on Monday proposed allowing banks to park their reserves at the central bank, a move aimed at weaning the economy off extraordinary infusions of cash and curbing inflation.The Fed would create the equivalent of a certificate of de… more »
12/21/09
07:04:18 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 214 words
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Bankruptcy, Restructuring
DealBook NYT: Another View: Forget Ideology. Let’s Fix the Economy, by Albert A. Koch, Senior Alix Partners, Dec. 18, 2009Albert A. Koch of Alix Partners, which helped to restructure GM and now runds "old GM" points out that pragmatism (and not ideol… more »
12/20/09
The Becker Posner Blog: Should the Fed Remain Independent? Dec. 2009
Find here some excerpts from the Becker article. It is worth to read Becker's and Posner's contribution as a whole as they provide good insights for the discussion about whether the… more »
12/12/09
10:23:41 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 6 words
Categories: Humor, Central Banks/Government
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c more »
12/08/09
12/07/09
06:22:56 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 104 words
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Banks/Investment Banks, Bankruptcy
Reuters: Geithner: “none…would have survived”, by Rolfe Winkler, Dec. 6, 2009 more »
12/06/09
10:50:38 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 210 words
Categories: Investment, Central Banks/Government
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