Credit Writedowns

The dollar has suffered a spectacular collapse against the Euro, Swiss Franc, Gold and Silver as investors flee U.S. Assets in the wake of the spectacular collapse of one of Wall Street's largest companies, Bear Stearns. The Swiss Franc…

The credit bubble has claimed its first major finance company: Bear Stearns. The venerable firm, which traded as high as $160 in 2007 and was trading above $60 just last week, was bought for a mere $2 per share by rival JP Morgan Chase and…

Economic News Round-upI am off to the beach for a week, so I thought I would highlight a few stories that I have found particularly interesting as opposed to writing anything of substance today.JP Morgan Chase, Fed Funding Bear Stearns -…

The Fed has pulled out all the stops to fight against the severe credit crunch that first hit our economy in August. The latest salvo in this mission is the Fed's decision to allow banks to trade $200 billion in dubious mortgage backed…

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When the going gets tough, the tough turn into populists. Or at least that's what we have seen time and again throughout history. In the 1930s, as the Great Depression was savaging the American Economy, people trembled in fear at the…

Edward I am a former European credit markets and M&A guy who started out as a diplomat. -- so I have some pretty diverse interests. The official line is that I am a banking and finance specialist at the economic consultancy Global…

Earlier today in the news, it was revealed that our top man in the military in the Middle East, William J. Fallon has asked to retire and resign from his post (see story)This story may seem innocuous and of little to no consequence at a…