The Wall St. Journal, and perhaps other outlets, published an open letter to Ben Bernanke pleading for the immediate discontinuation of...
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Last week, TBP contributor Invictus posted comments about my pal Larry Kudlow. These comments noted that Larry was not in the recession...
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Where’s The Ref? The U.S. had moved from a state of excess regulation to one of excess de-regulation Forbes, Sep 12, 2008 ...
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On Monday, we looked at Weekend Bailouts and Subsequent Market Reactions. CitiFX took a closer look at the data, and they confirm our...
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This fabulous work by Jim Flora was found by a Big Picture reader in one of his Father’s ‘Banking’ texts, vintage...
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Here are the official statements on the Fannie & Freddie bailouts: Statement by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. on Treasury and...
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Last evening, we asked what are the costs and consequences, as well as the market reaction to, the imminent bailout of Fannie Mae (FNM)...
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“This bright new system, this practice in the United States, this practice in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, has broken...
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Roger Altman, former deputy secretary of the Treasury, thinks so: "Today, regulatory authority is divided among the Federal Reserve,...
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Harvey Rosenblum, 38 Year veteran of the Fed, and now head of Research of the Dallas Fed. click for video > The Money Quote is: ...
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