Elizabeth Warren

US Treasuries: "Risk free" for How Long? - Megan McArdle This is the widely-believed default canard. Latin America nations defaulted because of foreign currency debt. Japan issue debt in their own currency. They cannot…

The Problem is Not TBTF, but TDTR - Yves Smith TDTR means Too Difficult to Resolve Economist's View: "The Death-Defying Dollar" Long-term weakness but no collapse. Paul Krugman - The Chinese Disconnect - NYTimes.com…

Elizabeth Warren, chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel, is certainly looks to be fighting the good fight. At the conclusion of the Buttonwood Gathering in New York on Fixing Finance, she met with Tech Ticker’s Aaron Task and gave him…

Below is a YouTube clip featuring Elizabeth Warren, the chair of Congress’ oversight panel of TARP (the Troubled Asset relief Program), the bailout started by Hank Paulson and passed by Congress.  In it she talks about her fears…

Putting the ‘change’ back in “change you can believe in”: The two faces of Barack Obama – Marshall Auerback Is this the Warren Christopher Presidency writ large? Roosevelt Institute Braintruster Marshall Auerback argues that the…

S&P upgrades CMBS to AAA week after downgrading to BBB- - Rolfe Winkler Inexplicable. Digg Stops Hijacking Your Twitter Links, Not Sorry About It Agree 100% with this post. Very untrustworthy. Department store sales slip 11%…

We needed regulators like this when the bubble was being formed.  Elizabeth Warren is truly a breath of fresh air.

Holdouts Jeopardize Debt Plan for Chrysler - DealBook Blog - NYTimes.com You sorta knew this was coming: "some smaller banks and hedge funds are still balking at the terms, setting the stage for a tense final two days in which the fate…

Optimism and the world economy | A glimmer of hope? | The Economist Apparently the Economist thinks this is a Fake Recovery too. "Optimism is one thing, but hubris that the world economy is returning to normal could hinder recovery and…

FT.com - German business confidence rebounds A surprisingly sharp rise in German business confidence has provided further evidence that Europe’s largest economy is over the worst of its recession and is closer to returning to growth…