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68Subprime Mortgage Crisis Enabled by Alan Greenspan
by Ralph Deeds
Yesterday, Ben Bernanke reversed the Fed's position under Greenspan and proposed tighter mortgage lending rules, stating that " Unfair and deceptive acts and practices hurt not just borrowers and their... published 7 months ago
51Stock Futures Rise as Wall Street Eyes a Rebound 8:27am 8-29-07
by Ralph Deeds
Reuters, 8:17am: Stock futures rose this morning as Wall Street anticipates a rebound and investors search for beaten-down stocks after yesterday's big decline. Anticipation of a Federal Reserve rate cut may... published 11 months ago
62Greenspan is a Liar and a Fraud
by Ralph Deeds
Op-Ed Columnist Sad Alan's Lament By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: September 17, 2007 When President Bush first took office, it seemed unlikely that he would succeed in getting his proposed tax cuts enacted. The... published 10 months ago
57Straws in the Wind March 27, 2008
by Ralph Deeds
I don't recall seeing so much bad news in one day's Wall Street Journal as I did this morning. Front page Money & Investing: Bond, Loan markets Remain Wary--Despite Fed's Efforts, Interest-Rate 'Spreads'... published 4 months ago
61With Markets Moving Wildly, Insight Suffers NYTIMES article by Floyd Norris
by Ralph Deeds
NYTimes ace financial writer Floyd Norris details how the subprime mortgage fiasco affected Thornburg Mortgage a conservative real estate investment trust (REIT) which had avoided risky supbprime mortgage... published 11 months ago
64Economic Outlook--Good, Bad or ??
by Ralph Deeds
Doubts Raised on Big Backers of Mortgages NYTimes front page story by Charles Duhigg A front page story in today's NY Times reports more potentially very bad news that some financial experts are concerned... published 2 years ago
55Federal Reserve Rates Unchanged
by Ralph Deeds
The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged on Tuesday and signaled that it still expected to avoid cutting short-term rates despite the recent tumult in credit markets and Wall Street. The Fed... published 12 months ago
45Fed Chief Sends Warning on Budget
by Ralph Deeds
Federal Reserve chief, Ben Bernanke warned today 1-18-07 that Congress is overdue on dealing with projected Medicare and Social Security deficits. He said that Social Security and Medicare costs will grow from... published 2 years ago
56Federal Reserve Chief Bernanke's First Crisis by Louis Uchitelle
by Ralph Deeds
Should the Federal Reserve help bail out billionaire hedge fund managers and millionaire traders--the very people who bought the risky mortgages that led to the current market panic? Here's a link to NYT's... published 12 months ago
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