AP sources: Obama wants Fed to be finance supercop
- AP
- 05/09/2009 10:13 AM
US regulators shut down 33rd bank this year
- AP
- 05/09/2009 05:47 AM
Market Movers
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Dollar Slips Beyond $1.36 per Euro for First Time Since March
- Bloomberg
- 05/08/2009 03:31 PM
Gold Advances on Inflation Concern; Heads for Weekly Increase
- Bloomberg
- 05/08/2009 03:32 PM
Oil Rises to Highest Since November as U.S. Loses Fewer Jobs
- Bloomberg
- 05/08/2009 03:33 PM
Quotable
"So long as the dollar weakness does not create inflation, which is a major concern around the globe for everyone who watches the exchange rate, then I think it’s a market phenomenon, which aside from those who travel the world, has no real fundamental economic consequences."
Alan Greenspan, November 18, 2007
Commentary
Credit Bubble Bulletin
by Doug Noland | May 8
The Dynamically-Hedged Economy II
Financial markets were exceptionally strong this week at home and abroad.
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by Martin Hutchinson | May 4
The potential swine flu pandemic has emphasized once again the vulnerability of the global economy to being knocked off an even course by unexpected events, not all of which are as obviously based in past economic policy as the U.S. housing finance disaster.
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by James Quinn | May 5
If You Believe Banks Are Recovering …
The conspiracy theorists of the world believe the U.S. government faked the landing of Apollo 11 on the moon.
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by Satyajit Das | Apr 13
Credit Default Swaps: Problem Child of the Global Financial Crisis
Credit default swaps (CDS) are complex and powerful financial instruments that frequently have unforeseen consequences for market participants and the financial system.
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