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All eyes are on the Fed today because markets across the globe in bonds, equities, commodities and forex want to know how much quantitative easing (QE) the Federal Reserve will do and what assets they will buy. As US short-term interest…

I have written a few posts showing you the ranking for the big banks globally, with a special emphasis on Europe because of systemic risk. But here's a great bubble chart that gives you a visual on the relative size of the big banks…

The banking has not reached the halfway point, maybe not even the midpoint of the first quarter. The FDIC has recorded 307 bank failures. The total could reach 1,800 - 3,000.

by Edward Hugh Spain’s troubled banking sector is back in the news again. Despite the apparently successful stress tests carried out over the summer problems persist, and don’t seem likely to go away soon. Foremost among these is the…

by William K. Black 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. He is the author of The Best Way to Rob…

By William K. Black and L. Randall Wray 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. He is the author of…

The problem with bailouts is that they allow companies with either poor economics or weak financial structures to compete on a more level playing field with stronger competitors.  The bailouts are like a subsidy which gives an unfair…

by Alex Daley With talk of quantitative easing round 2 (or QE2 for short), the potential government bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and mounting problems with state finances, government pension funds, and funding for social…

See Schapiro, Bair, Warren: Female Sheriffs of Wall Street - TIME

Short clip below. Regarding the comments about Citi, see this article here. This is not new news because Bowen testified in April (see here). Yet, nothing was done in the intervening six months until the foreclosure crisis precipitated…