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The OFR’s first annual report
Here is the first annual report of the Office of Financial Research. Among other things, the report details what the OFR don’t know and would like to. Interesting reading for those interested i… more →
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The OFR's first annual report
wrote 10 months ago: Here is the first annual report of the Office of Financial Research. Among other things, the report … more →
The Dealers vs. Financial Reform
wrote 3 years ago: Robert Litan has written a forceful, balanced, and brave discussion of financial reform. Here is an … more →
Lehman's Window Dressing
wrote 3 years ago: The story today about Lehman’s accounting manipulations can only be described as shocking. The … more →
They Just Can't Help Themselves
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wrote 3 years ago: An impish grin spreads across [Goldman CEO Lloyd] Blankfein’s face. Call him a fat cat who mocks the … more →
Where do we go from here?
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wrote 3 years ago: Last week I had the opportunity to opine on this question at a lively conference on the financial cr … more →
Smoke and Mirrors at the FDIC
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wrote 3 years ago: ” ‘Sheila Bair would take bamboo shoots under her nails before going to Tim Geithner and … more →
Break the Buck!
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wrote 3 years ago: Here’s a wonderful idea for a financial product: raise trillions of dollars from investors, in … more →
The Empire Strikes Back
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wrote 3 years ago: As nightmarish memories of September 2008 fade, the financial industry is gearing up to fight new re … more →
There’s Just No Accounting For Federal Bailouts
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wrote 4 years ago: In the last few months, the federal government has intervened in financial markets to an extent unpa … more →
The End of the Beginning
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wrote 4 years ago: “Now, this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of t … more →
The Noble Ostrich and Other Investment Myths
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wrote 4 years ago: While sophisticated bankers and their wealthiest clients continue to take a pass on investments with … more →
What Do They Know That We Don’t Know?
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wrote 4 years ago: The problem with commenting on the financial rescue plan is that Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treas … more →
In Paulson We Trust?
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wrote 4 years ago: The root cause of the liquidity freeze on Wall Street is clear: Financial institutions, for various … more →
The Week of Living Dangerously
wrote 4 years ago: We seem to have entered a new phase of the credit crisis. We spent a number of months learning just … more →
Credit Default Swap Update
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wrote 4 years ago: In a blog entry almost six months ago, I suggested that prices for credit default swaps (CDS) would … more →
Naked Shorting: Do Clothes Make the Trade?
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wrote 4 years ago: “In an abusive naked short transaction, the seller doesn’t actually borrow the stock, and fails to d … more →
Putting a Price Tag on Bailouts: It’s Time to Make the Fed Accountable Too
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wrote 4 years ago: As the debate continues over the wisdom or lack thereof of Congress having given Treasury Secretary … more →
How Much Will the Fannie and Freddie Bailout Cost Taxpayers?
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wrote 4 years ago: It’s official. After the administration’s protestations to the contrary last week – read my lips, n … more →
Understanding the Underlying: Where do Credit Ratings Come From?
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wrote 5 years ago: “We’re structure experts, we’re not underlying-asset experts.” —Moody’s employee How exactly did the … more →
