Tue 2009-04-21 00:00 EDT
naked capitalism: Guest Post: Turning Japanese and understanding the consequence of policy half-measures
consequences; Guest Post; measured; naked capitalism; policies; Turn Japanese; understanding.
Guest Post Topic in The Credit Debacle Catalog
Tue 2009-04-21 00:00 EDT
naked capitalism: Guest Post: The Banks Were Profitable In January And February Thanks To... AIG
by Tyler Durden; ``phenomenal scam...continues unabated in the financial markets, and now has the full oversight and blessing of the U.S. government, which in turns keeps on duping U.S. taxpayers into believing everything is good''
AIG; bank; February Thanks; Guest Post; January; naked capitalism; profits.
Tue 2009-04-21 00:00 EDT
naked capitalism: Guest Post: Moral Hazard Now Biting GM
``GM bondholders are probably wondering why they need to take a haircut on their bonds when the counterparties of Bear Sterns, Lehman, and AIG are being made whole at par after investing in far riskier securities''
Tue 2009-04-21 00:00 EDT
naked capitalism: Guest Post: UK Embarks on Quantitative Easing
Guest Post; naked capitalism; Quantitative Easing; UK Embarks.
Tue 2009-04-21 00:00 EDT
naked capitalism: Guest post: A few thoughts about the banking crisis response in the United States
by Edward Harrison; ``any solution for recapitalization must address future writedowns and loan losses of assets already on the books if it is to be successful''
Banking crisis response; Guest Post; naked capitalism; thought; United States.
Tue 2009-04-21 00:00 EDT
naked capitalism: Guest Post: What Do Pensions Have in Common with AIG?
by Leo Kolivakis; ``Both were claiming to run a core business when in reality they were fueling a Ponzi scheme using "sophisticated instruments" or "alternative investments" that threaten the security of the global financial system''
Tue 2009-04-21 00:00 EDT
naked capitalism: Guest Post: Bailoutspotting (or The Search For The Great Financial Methadone Clinic)
``Using pretexts, subterfuge and lies, the administration's charade triage will only end once there are no more gullible taxpayers to provide their cash, no more demagogue senators and congressmen who will bend reality to make it seem that their actions benefiting a select few are for the benefit of all, and no more naive investors who buy into the promises that U.S. debt is the "safest investment."''
Bailoutspotting; Great Financial Methadone Clinic; Guest Post; naked capitalism; search.
Tue 2009-02-24 00:00 EST
naked capitalism: Guest Post: "Dear Mr. Volcker: It's the Banks, Stupid"
former Congressional staffer Lune: prevent any one firm from becoming Too Big To Fail
Thu 2009-01-15 00:00 EST
naked capitalism: Guest Post: "If You Can't Tell Who The Sucker Is...."
by Cassandra Does Tokyo; normalcy; ``what we've seen in leverage and credit growth during the past 15 years is NOT normal, nor is it sustainable - neither relative to history or in absolute terms.''