Yearly Archives

2011

Crisis is Not Behind Us

Wray’s view: Banks are bigger than before the crisis. But, despite their books showing profits, it is not clear if they are adequately reserving for loans and liabilities already on their balance sheets. The right approach is to actually…

Markets Cautious Ahead of NFP

The US dollar is mostly firmer across the board ahead of NFP; equities and commodities softer. US NFP to determine cyclical tone ahead of quiet week; USD/JPY & USD/CHF likely to decline. UK PMI ebbed, euro zone PMIs revised higher;…

The Future of Atomkraft

In a dramatic about-face, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Monday that Germany will phase out nuclear power completely by 2022, shutting down its nine operational reactors and never re-starting the seven reactors that were suspended in…

Reckless Endangerment

The title of the latest crisis book is “Reckless Endangerment”. Authors Grechen Morgenstern and Josh Rosner sat down with Aaron Task at Yahoo’s Tech Ticker to review the role of the regulators in our crisis. Theirs is a story of regulatory…

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