zero hedge Fri 2009-08-28 17:03 EDT

One Man's Critique Of A Loose Monetary Policy

It seems these days everyone is happy to blame Greenspan for creating the biggest housing/credit bubble in American history, yet few have the same problem when it comes to voicing their support of Ben Bernanke, who is repeating exactly the same monetary steps (mistakes) as performed by his predecessor. Proponents will say that this time the justification was to prevent a full financial systemic collapse, and the trillions of excess liquidity (an approach that even Greenspan did not embark on full bore) that drowned the capital markets were just what the doctor ordered. Whether that is true or not will be debated by historians who analyze the 2009 as the year when China, the US and the Eurozone let loose the most unprecedented monetary loosening in the history of...

loose monetary policy; Man's Critique; Zero Hedge.

Fri 2009-07-24 00:00 EDT

Jesse's Café Américain: The Cause of the Financial Crisis

Jesse's Café Américain: The Cause of the Financial Crisis -- James K. Galbraith; Jamie Galbraith leaves out political corruption and Alan Greenspan

caused; Financial Crisis; Jesse's Café Américain.

Thu 2009-02-26 00:00 EST

naked capitalism: Greenspan Predicts TARP Will Prove Insufficient, Supports Bank Nationalization

Greenspan Predicts TARP; naked capitalism; proved insufficient; Support banks Nation.

Mon 2009-01-19 00:00 EST

The Mess That Greenspan Made: A cat fight at the Fed

Philly Fed President Charles Plosser has broken ranks with Fed Chief Ben Bernanke

cat fight; Fed; Greenspan Made; Mess.

Fri 2008-12-12 00:00 EST

The Woman Greenspan, Rubin & Summers Silenced

The Woman Greenspan, Rubin & Summers Silenced, by Katrina vanden Heuvel; Brooksley Born

Rubin; Summers Silenced; Woman Greenspan.

Fri 2008-12-12 00:00 EST

THREE STUPID GENIUSES: GREENSPAN, RUBIN and SUMMERS << Culture of Life News

THREE STUPID GENIUSES: GREENSPAN, RUBIN and SUMMERS, by Elaine Meinel Supkis << Culture of Life News; Japanese carry trade; the dangers of long, long depressions caused by people inheriting wealth; Ayn Rand; kill the lower classes off, clip coupons and marry each other and concentrate wealth more and more in the hands of fewer and fewer people.

Culture; Greenspan; Life News; Rubin; stupid genius; summer.

Tue 2008-10-07 00:00 EDT

What (Really) Happened in 1995? - Aaron Krowne - iTulip.com Forums

(2006-08-03); How the Greenspan Fed Screwed Up in the Mid-90s and set the stage for the Greatest Financial Bubble in the History of the World

1995; Aaron Krowne; com forums; happened; iTulip; really.

Sun 2008-08-10 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: Fight the Fed, Don't Fight the Fed, Baby

The Fed's broken lever; by Scott Frew; sorcerer's apprentice Greenspan turned shadow banking system to "unstoppable monster"; indispensable chronicler Prudent Bear Doug Noland

baby; Fed; fighting; naked capitalism.

Sun 2008-06-29 00:00 EDT

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> eCONomIc SpLiT pErSonaLiTy and NeutEnron Bombs

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> eCONomIc SpLiT pErSonaLiTy and NeutEnron Bombs; "the Boyz looked at Enron as the model, spliced and diced it, and then calculated new and better scams under the guise of financial innovation (blessed by buffoons and sycophants like Alan Greenspan and Ben Beranake) and non-public markets (OTC and derivatives) in which to create even larger financial smoke and mirrors in which to loot."

economic; eCONomIc SpLiT pErSonaLiTy; Market; NeutEnron Bombs; watch; winter.

Wed 2008-05-07 00:00 EDT

Jesse's Café Américain: Greenspan, Bernanke, and Volcker: A Study in Contrasts

Jesse's Café Américain: Greenspan, Bernanke, and Volcker: A Study in Contrasts; Jeremy Grantham

Bernanke; contrast; Greenspan; Jesse's Café Américain; study; Volcker.

Mon 2008-03-31 00:00 EDT

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Who's Holding The Bag?

Buffett versus Greenspan on derivatives; "the development of credit derivatives has contributed to the stability of the banking system", or "rapidly growing trade in derivatives poses a "mega-catastrophic risk" for the economy"; 2007-07-04

bag; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis; S hold.

Sun 2007-09-23 00:00 EDT

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Maestro Memoirs

Greenspan "wrong at every critical juncture in his career"

Maestro Memoirs; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis.

Thu 2007-09-20 00:00 EDT

The Canadian Press: Report: Greenspan says euro could replace U.S. dollar as reserve currency

(AP); dollar losing reserve currency status

Canadian Press; Greenspan says euro; replace U.S. dollar; report; reserve currency.

Wed 2007-09-19 00:00 EDT

The Lies of Alan Greenspan

by William Greider; "always spot reasons to stomp on the real economy of work and production, but was utterly blind to the destructive chaos in the financial system"

Alan Greenspan; lying.

Wed 2007-09-12 00:00 EDT

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: No Greenspan, Conditions are NOT Like 1998

Fed "embraced every bubble in history"; Greenspan "consistently wrong at every major turn in his entire history as Fed chair"

1998; Conditions; Greenspan; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis.

Tue 2007-09-11 00:00 EDT

Hussman Funds - Why the Federal Reserve is Irrelevant

Alan Greenspan isn't the "Maestro." He's Oz. By John P. Hussman (2001-08);

Federal Reserve; Hussman Funds; irrelevant.