Satyajit Das's Blog - Fear & Loathing in Financial Products Tue 2009-06-16 00:00 EDT

Satyajit Das's Blog - Fear & Loathing in Financial Products: Credit Default Swaps -- Through The Looking Glass

Satyajit Das's Blog - Fear & Loathing in Financial Products: Credit Default Swaps - Through The Looking Glass; ``The specter of banks, some of whom have needed capital injections and liquidity support from governments to ensure their own survival, offering to insure other market participants against the risk of default of sovereign government (sometimes their own) is surreal.'' ``much of what passed for financial innovation was specifically designed to conceal risk, obfuscate investors and reduce transparency''

Credit Default Swap; fears; financial products; loath; Looking Glass; Satyajit Das's Blog.

Wed 2009-05-20 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: Japanese Expert Criticizes US Wishful Thinking on Economic Crisis

Keiichiro Kobayashi says bad loans need to be worked out

Economic Crisis; Japanese Expert Criticizes; naked capitalism; wished think.

Tue 2009-04-21 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: Why We Need Criminal Investigations

naked capitalism; Need Criminal Investigations.

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''

Biting GM; Guest Post; moral hazard; naked capitalism.

Wed 2009-04-01 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: On the Need to Leash and Collar Effectively Nationalized Banks

Collar Effectively Nationalized Banks; leash; naked capitalism; needed.

Wed 2009-04-01 00:00 EDT

Hussman Funds - Weekly Market Comment: The Economy Needs Coordination, Not Money, From the Government - February 23, 2009

2009; Economy Needs Coordination; February 23; government; Hussman Funds; money; weekly market comments.

Thu 2009-02-26 00:00 EST

naked capitalism: Black Hole Alert: Fannie, Freddie Cash Needs May Exceed $200 Billion

200; Black Hole Alert; exceeded; Fannie; Freddie Cash Needs; naked capitalism.

Tue 2009-02-24 00:00 EST

naked capitalism: "Fix the Accounting, Then Fix the System"

``we need a program for shrinking and rationalizing the financial system''

accounted; Fix; naked capitalism; Systems.

Tue 2009-02-24 00:00 EST

Jesse's Café Américain: When Will the Wall Street Money Center Banks Be Nationalized?

Jesse's Café Américain: When Will the Wall Street Money Center Banks Be Nationalized? "Most of the big banks need to be put into some form of bankruptcy and recapitalized, and I think everybody understands that." Ken Rogoff

Jesse's Café Américain; nation; Wall Street money center banks.

Wed 2008-12-10 00:00 EST

The Institutional Risk Analyst: What Barack Obama Needs to Know About Tim Geithner, the AIG Fiasco and Citigroup

What Barack Obama Needs to Know About Tim Geithner the AIG CDS Fiasco, by Institutional Risk Analytics (Chris Whalen)

AIG fiascos; Barack Obama needed; Citigroup; Institutional Risk Analyst; know; Tim Geithner.

Tue 2008-11-25 00:00 EST

The Institutional Risk Analyst: What Barack Obama Needs to Know About Tim Geithner, the AIG Fiasco and Citigroup

What Barack Obama Needs to Know About Tim Geithner the AIG CDS Fiasco, by Institutional Risk Analytics

AIG fiascos; Barack Obama needed; Citigroup; Institutional Risk Analyst; know; Tim Geithner.

Sun 2008-11-23 00:00 EST

Thomas C. Rubin: UK Association of Online Publishers

Microsoft Chief Counsel for Intellectual Property Strategy ``The Change We Need''; gatekeeper Google reaping economic rewards

online publishers; Thomas C. Rubin; UK Association.

Mon 2008-10-27 00:00 EDT

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: GE Needs Fed Bailout To Finance Operations; Dividend At Risk

Dividend; finance operates; GE Needs Fed Bailout; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis; Risk.

Tue 2008-10-07 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: "Asia Needs Deal to Prevent Panic Selling of U.S. Debt"

Asia Needs Deal; naked capitalism; Prevent Panic Selling; U. S. debt.

Tue 2008-10-07 00:00 EDT

James K. Galbraith - A Bailout We Don't Need

(Washington Post)

Bailout; James K. Galbraith; needed.

Tue 2008-10-07 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: Marc Faber: US Needs as Much as $5 Trillion Financial Rescue

5 Trillion Financial Rescue; Marc Faber; naked capitalism; needed.