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Below is the video clip of U.S. Treasury Secretary defending his bailout plan which the likes of Paul Krugman have called "a plan to rearrange the deck chairs and hope that that keeps us from hitting the iceberg." The investors'…

This video from yesterday's Council on Foreign Relations symposium gives Treasury Seretary Tim Geithner a chance to explain why he has constructed his bailout plan in the way he has. Rather than editorialize the video, I will provide it…

Recently, I posted a Wall Street Journal article that suggested smaller banks and new banking enterprise can supply the lion's share of additional credit needed for the U.S. banking system. While President Obama is off meeting the heads of…

Story from Investor's Business Daily: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner called for "new rules of the game" on Thursday, including a systemic-risk regulator, stronger capital cushions for banks, and more disclosure from hedge funds.…

OK, well this is just an actor in a comedy skit from Saturday Night Live getting angry.  But, it is pretty funny.

I have the same misgivings about the Public Private Partnership Investment Program that Paul Krugman does. However, I still think it could work in conjunction with all of the other stimulus being applied (at least in inducing a cyclical…

If you have noticed, Pakistan is in a real state of crisis right now. Given the fact that this country is both unstable and possesses nuclear weapons courtesy of A. Q. Khan, it stands to reason that everyone should be interested. The fact…

Quantitative easing is now the main policy course for the U.S. Federal Reserve. The U.S. Federal reserve is buying $300 billion in long-term U.S. government debt in order to keep interest rates low. As a result, the rally I in Treasuries…

This video from the Charlie Rose show should give one a fairly complete view of most of the relevant finance and political issues surrounding the AIG situation. (hat tip Calculated Risk) Participants include bank analyst Meredith Whitney…