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- Wallstrip: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (FNM, FRE)
- Will the government save the day, or has the sun already set? Julie Alexandria summarizes the current mortgage mess.
- Videos 2008-07-21
- Eight Reasons the Market Is Going Down
- Earnings Call ExcerptHe is Sprott On - Dollar DestructionOne of the folks I like to follow is Eric Sprott. He does not do a blog or seek a lot of publicity, but he has had some of the best performing funds in Canada for many years running, so I...
- Earnings calls 2009-10-29
- Has Health Care Killed Regulatory Reform?
- While everyone was celebrating Dow 9000 and deliberating the potential overhaul to the US health care system, I was depressed. What has happened to regulatory reform? Yesterday, the Senate Banking Committee heard testimony from FDIC Chair Sheila Bair, SEC Chair Mary Schapiro and Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo on the regulation...
- Blog posts 2009-07-24
- Bernanke's a Bully and Ken Lewis is a Weenie
- It's painful to watch the continuing circus act in Washington. Moronic lawmakers once again can deflect any personal complicity in the financial crisis by beating up on the schlub of the day. Today that prize goes to our Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, or as I like to call him,...
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- Bernanke on Restoring Fiscal Balance
- In testimony before the House Budget Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the U.S. is now on a process of "slow and gradual repair" but urged planning for "the restoration of fiscal balance."
- Videos 2009-06-03
- Bernanke Sees Recession's End
- Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke sees an end to the recession in just a few months, but expects unemployment to keep rising. Chip Reid reports.
- Videos 2009-05-05
- An End to the Recession?
- In his first 100 days, President Obama has attacked the worst financial crisis since the Depression. The verdict from the Federal Reserve: the economy "has improved modestly."
- Videos 2009-04-29
- Why Credit Card Regulation Is Broken
- Until recently, regulators routinely looked the other way as credit card issuers ensnared unwitting consumers with huge finance charges and penalties. So how did credit card regulation become so broken? Here's a brief history of the slippery practices of the industry. How...
- Articles 2009-04-15
- AIG Asked To Return Bonuses
- The CEO of AIG told Congress that employees who received six-figure bonuses will have to return at least 50 percent. But, as Nancy Cordes reports, this may not satisfy lawmakers or the public.
- Videos 2009-03-18
- Wallstrip: What Now?
- Everyone loves the blame game, but what needs to happen now?
- Videos 2008-10-20
- Wallstrip: Global Financial Crisis
- Does flooding the world with cash mean a credit thaw?
- Videos 2008-10-14
- Wallstrip: Bailout 2: Electric Boogaloo
- Second time's a charm for the bailout plan.
- Videos 2008-10-07
- Bernanke's Jackson Hole Speech: Maybe You Had To Be There
- After Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke began his remarks this morning to the Kansas City Fed's annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, share prices in the U.S. stock market jumped about three-quarters of a percentage point in just 10 minutes, and ended the day up 1.9 percent. Most of the...
- Blog posts 2009-08-21
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- Bernanke Well Deserved Reappointment to the Fed
- It was really dismaying to read the stream of vitriol that followed President Obama's decision to reappoint Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve. I think history will show that Bernanke was a true hero whose out-of-the-box thinking saved the global economy from collapse. The criticism...
- Blog posts 2009-08-27
- Update: Should Ben Bernanke Serve A Second Term? Economists Say Yes
- This post was updated August 12, 2009 Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Benjamin Bernanke reaches the end of his four-year term in January. The position is appointed by the president, rather than elected, but Bernanke nonetheless has started a 2010 campaign, of sorts, with a town-hall meeting in...
- Blog posts 2009-07-30
- Recovery coming: Bernanke
- GLOBAL economic hopes have soared after one of the world's most powerful financial policy-makers declared conditions had "levelled out" and that prospects for a recovery "appear good". But US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke also warned the recovery would be "relatively slow at first, with unemployment declining only gradually from...
- News items 2009-08-23
- Fed's Bernanke Watching Dollar Drop Closely
- By Kristina CookeNEW YORK (Reuters UK) - The U.S. central bank is monitoring the declining value of the dollar closely as part of its commitment to both jobs growth and price stability, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday.In a rare commentary on the value of the dollar, Bernanke...
- News items 2009-11-16
- Bernanke and Obama Start to Relax, so It’s Time to Get Nervous
- One of the best contrarian plays is to buy stocks when the economy is recognized by the Establishment to be in a recession. By the time that the government and media acknowledge the dire truth, investors are well aware of it and have gotten their selling out of the way....
- Blog posts 2009-08-27
- Bernanke, Federal Reserve Wrong for the Job
- Desperation in job seekers isn't a pretty sight. The nervous laughter, the excessive eagerness to please. Why, you can almost see Ben Bernanke's eyes darting around as he spoke this morning at a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston event. You see, the Fed chairman is rather eager...
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- Bernanke suggests U.S. buy toxic assets from banks
- By Tamawa Desai LONDON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke on Tuesday suggested the incoming Obama administration may want to retool the government's approach to fighting the credit crisis and tap a $700 billion financial rescue fund to sop up bad assets on the books of banks. In his...
- News items 2009-08-07
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