Banking in Early Nineteenth-Century New England
Historical Echoes: Banking in Early Nineteenth-Century New England Amy Farber January 11, 2013 Old Sturbridge Village (OSV) is an...
10 Weekend Reads
Here are the longer form reads for you to start your weekend with: • The golden age: The 15-hour working week predicted by Keynes may...
Ingrateful Basterds – AIG
Former AIG CEO Hank Greenberg thanks the people who bailed out his company by suing them for $25 billion. The Daily Show with Jon...
Who is the Greatest American Band? Your Updated List
Last week, I resurrected a post that asked the question “Who Is Greatest American Rock and Roll Band?” The parameters were...
Weekly Eurozone Watch – “Positive Contagion”
Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 5 bps higher; France 1 bp wider to the Bund; Belgium 9 bps tighter; Ireland 9 bps tighter; Italy 13...
Bair: Geithner’s Appointment Was `Punch in Gut’
Former Chairman of the FDIC Sheila Bair talks about President Barack Obama’s nomination of Jack Lew to Secreatery of the Treasury....
Why the Banks Were Thrilled About $8.5B Settlement
The banks are thrilled at the latest settlement, confirming yet again their ability to break the law with impunity. Consider the...
Macro Polo
The absence of meaningful negative market responses to debt ceiling dramas, Japanese inflation targeting, trillion dollar coins, and...