2010

More links are available in the news feed (also available as an RSS feed). Feature Link: A New Tax on Banks and Bankers? – NYTimes.com Simon Johnson, Bert Ely, Judy Samuelson and I each gave our view on a proposed banker tax for the…

I had originally looked to add this video to the last post on Black about the federal reserve. But the video here showing Black speaking to Bloomberg News about the recent AIG scandal and financial regulation deserves a post of its own.…

China has been very successful in maintaining GDP growth in the midst of one of the worst global downturns on record.  In 2009, the concern was how an export collapse would trigger slow growth and unemployment. But as 2010 begins, for…

This post by Bill Black originally appeared at New Deal 2.0. William K. Black is an Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is a white-collar criminologist and was a senior financial regulator.…

From cuddly teddy bear, to growling starving bear, here is your bear market index, courtesy of FallStreet.com. Hat tip Scott.  

Calculated Risk has a post out today called Bubbles and Employment. The gist of the post is that interest rates play a role in creating bubbles as demonstrated by data on employment and common property yard-sticks like price-to-rent and…

I am reminded of the 2002 Spielberg movie “Minority Report” when I think of the digital age, terrorism and privacy concerns.  The movie is interesting not just for its Big Brother overtones, but also because of its prescience on…

Below is the latest Bloomberg News video on the Geithner-AIG cover-up. Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), who learned by investigation that the NY Fed asked AIG to withhold information about payment to its counterparties, is now asking…

More links are available in the news feed (also available as an RSS feed). Hank Greenberg's Self-Serving, Largely Off-Base Salvo at Goldman - naked capitalism Selling from retail investor will outlast buying from hedge funds - The…

The well-regarded and surprisingly independent Beijing-based media outlet Caijing is no more. The site is up, but the content is frozen in time, nothing having been written since early November. Happily, Caijing editor Hu Shuli has now…