Tags: Bailout + Banks + Bernanke + BOA + C + Capitalism + Federal Reserve + IMF + JP Morgan + Paulson + Treasury
The world is witnessing the decapitation of American Capitalism. Understand that this is not the indictment of Capitalism as an economic system, nor the socialistic hurray following the defete of market economies, but the affirmation of free market capitalism left un-altered. America democratized Capitalism and made it unstable. It created a hybrid system of Capitalism based […]
October 18, 2008 - Economy, Markets, Politics - 0 Comments
Tags: Bailout + Bailout Plan + BOA + C + Econonmy + Federal Reserve + investing + JPM + Mark to Market + SEC + Treasury Bailout Plan + WFS
For years US banks and their off-balance sheet subsidiaries originated mortgages with no money down, easy to meet, first year payment terms and then sold them to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae which guaranteed them enticing worldwide investors to purchase them in the secondary market. These same banks also structured derivative contracts to […]
October 1, 2008 - Economy, Markets, Politics - 0 Comments
Tags: AIG + BOA + Federal Reserve + Lehman + Merrill + Treasury + Washington Mutual + Wells Fargo
Investors have lost confidence in Lehman and bailed out of its stock driving its price from $80 a share in January to $3.56 a share at the close of the market this past Friday. The financial crisis of confidence at Lehman arises from its fixed income securities and real estate
September 15, 2008 - Economy, Markets, Politics - 0 Comments
Tags: BOA + C + Freddie Mac + Ginnie Mae + Treasury + WB
One thing you can count on from government is that they will eventually notice a problem and arrive at cogent mix of regulation and scapegoat once its too late. Great that Treasury Secretary Paulson today wants stronger oversight of mortgage lenders to avoid
March 13, 2008 - Economy, Markets, Politics - 0 Comments
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