How Will Obama’s Team Spend Money?
Robert Rubin made his name as Treasury Secretary by taming deficits. Two of his protégés, Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers, are...
Some Thoughts to Start the Week
Some thoughts to start the week with Vincent Farrell | Nov 23 2008 08:35PM Vincent Farrell, Jr. is Chief Investment Officer of Soleil...
Existing Home Sales Record Price Drop
Sales of existing homes dropped 3.1% from the prior month in October, and slipped 1.6% from the previous year. Total housing inventory...
US to Guarantee Over $300 bn in Citi Assets
The U.S. government has agreed to guarantee over $300 billion of Citigroup’s troubled assets. CNBC’s Charlie Gasparino &...
Who’s Your Daddy?
Who’s Your Daddy? Peter Boockvar, Miller Tabak After the Citi news, it’s perfectly clear if you’re a bank but...
Tim Geithner and the AIG, Citigroup Fiasco
In the Cafe this morning, Institutional Risk Analyst Chris Whalen lobs a hand grenade at the nomination of Tim Geithner to Treasury...
What Barack Obama Needs to Know About Tim Geithner, the AIG...
What Barack Obama Needs to Know About Tim Geithner, the AIG Fiasco and Citigroup Chris Whalen November 24, 2008 Christopher Whalen is...
Citi Bailout
The Bailout of Citigroup moves forward (Is this book ever going to be finished?): “Treasury and the Federal Deposit Insurance...
Silent Bob
The New York Times tugs on the loose threads in the Rubin story to see if it will unravel a little. Ostensibly this is a story about...
The Week Ahead In Japan, Europe
Look Ahead in Asia: Deflation Fears 11/21/2008 Japan is set to report consumer prices, with markets watching for any wider-than-expected...