Jesse's Café Américain Thu 2009-08-20 16:17 EDT

The Next Wave of the Financial Crisis Is Coming (And Why)

Jesse

These excerpts from the most recent TARP Congressional Oversight Panel Report make the risks in the US financial system abundantly clear.Do you think that the Congress has the will and the ability to act on their recommendation, with the men currently in positions of power on the key Committees? Do you believe that the Obama Administration is capable of reforming itself and effecting genuine

comes; Financial Crisis; Jesse's Café Américain; wave.

Thu 2009-05-07 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: Now It's Official: Securities Industry Regulator Takes Care of Self, Not Investors

non-governmental regulator Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) pre-sold auction rate securities shortly before bottom fell out; current SEC head Mary Schapiro formerly FINRA head

Investors; naked capitalism; officials; Securities Industry Regulator Takes Care; Self.

Tue 2009-04-21 00:00 EDT

Hussman Funds: Market Valuations During U.S. Recessions

``while current valuations have improved, they don't yet represent the worst levels that have occurred when the economy has been in recession.''

Hussman Funds; Market valuation; U.S. recession.

Tue 2009-04-21 00:00 EDT

Hussman Funds - Weekly Market Comment: Wishful Thinking - April 20, 2009

``The current bounce was fueled by a combination of deteriorating but less bad than expected economic reports (therefore counting as upside surprises), as well as what can only be considered misleading and semi-fraudulent earnings reports from distressed financial companies''

2009; April 20; Hussman Funds; weekly market comments; wished think.

Thu 2009-04-16 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: Willem Buiter: Treasury Will Have to Abandon Current Approach to Banks

Abandon Current Approach; bank; naked capitalism; Treasury; Willem Buiter.

Thu 2009-01-15 00:00 EST

The Institutional Risk Analyst: On the Prime Solution: Interview with Eric Hovde

The Prime Solution: Interview with Eric Hovde, by The Institutional Risk Analyst (IRA); ``he manifest statist, anti-market tendencies of Ben Bernanke and Tim Geithner should disqualify both of these men from future roles in the economic rebuilding effort''; FICO demise predicted; ``There isn't going to be any [real estate] development in New York once the current projects are complete. Nothing.''; Bear, AIG should all have been put into bankruptcy; ``the same economic team that lit this fuse and let this fuse go 12 years ago is now about to come back into power...It is stunning to me that we are not seeing a wholesale switch-out of these Goldman Sachs participants or their protégés''

Eric Hovde; Institutional Risk Analyst; interview; Prime Solution.

Tue 2008-09-23 00:00 EDT

Hussman Funds - Weekly Market Comment

An Open Letter to the U.S. Congress Regarding the Current Financial Crisis, by John P. Hussman; ``the plan advocated by Treasury is essentially a plan to bail out the bondholders of financial institutions that made bad lending decisions, with little help to homeowners that are actually in financial distress''; Paulson bailout plan

Hussman Funds; weekly market comments.

Tue 2008-09-09 00:00 EDT

FT.com | Willem Buiter's Maverecon | If it's broke, fix it - but how?

FT.com | Willem Buiter's Maverecon | If it's broke, fix it - but how? 2008-04-18; ``The worst outcome of the current financial crisis would be a return to the status quo ante that produced the pathologies, anomalies and contradictions that are its root causes.''

broke; com; Fix; FT; Willem Buiter's Maverecon.

Tue 2008-08-19 00:00 EDT

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Houston We Have a Problem

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Houston We Have a Problem; "key data point to watch in terms of a bottom in housing prices is the vacancy rate. Once this reaches about 1.75% [currently almost 3%] it indicates that housing is being used for its actual purpose, namely as occupied shelter."

economic; Houston; Market; problem; watch; winter.

Tue 2008-06-17 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: Martin Mayer on Past and Current Misdeeds in Finance

Current Misdeeds; finance; Martin Mayer; naked capitalism.

Sun 2008-06-01 00:00 EDT

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: S&L Crisis vs. Current Crisis

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: S&L Crisis vs. Current Crisis; "upcoming bank crisis is going to be far greater than what happened in the 1980's even though the number of failures will be far smaller"

current crisis; L Crisis; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis; s.

Thu 2008-05-15 00:00 EDT

Volcker says current economic situation resembles early 1970s UPDATE - Forbes.com

by Dennis Moore

com; Forbes; Volcker says current economic situation resembles early 1970s UPDATE.

Wed 2008-04-16 00:00 EDT

Asia Times Online :: Asian news and current affairs

The rise of the new energy world order, by Michael T. Klare; "the price of oil will dominate our lives and power will reside in the hands of those who control its global distribution"

Asia Times Online; Asian news; current affairs.

Tue 2008-03-11 00:00 EDT

The Current Financial Challenges: Policy and Regulatory Implications - Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Timothy Geithner, Remarks at the Council on Foreign Relations Corporate Conference 2008

current financial challenges; Federal Reserve Bank; New York; policies; Regulatory Implications.

Wed 2007-11-21 00:00 EST

Stabroek News

Financial Hypocrisy, by Joseph E. Stiglitz; "capital market liberalization brings instability, but not necessarily growth"; "while the current system may lead to unnecessary instability, and impose huge costs on developing countries, it serves some interests well"

Stabroek News.

Mon 2007-07-30 00:00 EDT

Current 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgages (FRMs) from the HSH Survey

Current 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgages; FRMs; HSH Survey.