In a Washington hearing last week, the chairman of the House Banking Committee stared at one of the nation's top managers of money. Grumbled Texas Representative Wright Patman: “You can absolutely veto everything the President does
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Will Congress Pass Radical Bank Reform by Year-End?
Women: Saviors of the world economy?
Madoff investor drowns in Florida pool
IMF warns of further recession risks
Banks round the world have still to reveal about half of their likely losses resulting from the financial and economic crisis, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, warning that there was still a “significant” risk of another downward lurch in the global recession. The IMF described credit risks as remaining “elevated” even though financial conditions have improved significantly since spring.
World changed, finance rules remain same post-Lehman
UK regulator seeks to deflate financial sector with global tax
UBS to cut nearly 9,000 more jobs
The Case for Letting AIG Fail
There’s an uproar about whether the government should let AIG fail, a debate re-energized by the latest revelation of bonus payments going to AIG’s executives. In fact, there’s a good case to be made that AIG should fail, and it has nothing to do with bonuses. The rescue of AIG is warping the banking system and unnecessarily extending the credit crisis.