Entries tagged "Obama administration"

Goldman offers Fannie Mae help

Goldman Sachs may be offering Fannie Mae some assistance in exchange for a tax break in a deal that has Washington insiders screaming bloody murder.

Parsing Feinberg's pay rationale

Obama administration pay czar Kenneth Feinberg's pay cuts may not be 'vindictive,' but his rationale may be dangerous.

Biden praises dealmakers

While the Obama administration lambastes Wall Street types and uses them as a boogeyman for populist points, Vice President Joe Biden praises dealmakers.

Explaining Whitney's Goldman downgrade

Financial reform certainly seems like a reason to be concerned about the future of Goldman Sachs Group, but if it bothers banking analyst Meredith Whitney, you'd never know.

Debating the question of bank size

The arguments for bigger is better in banking have long lost most of their persuasive power.

Dodd plan a bid for re-election?

Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., has broke with the White House over financial reform with a proposal to create an uber-regulator independent of the Federal Reserve.

Bernanke's renomination deflates speculation

Will Ben Bernanke continue to hold interest rates low and pump money into the beleaguered economy, or will he put a damper on recovery at the first sign of inflation?

Bernanke and the post-crisis status quo

Obviously, Ben Bernanke's reappointment is a stay-the-course appointment for the Obama administration.

Bernanke on the stump

As Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's first term slowly winds to a close, he seems to have started what appears to be a campaign-style effort to seek reappointment.

The SEC offers some short selling reforms

Mary Schapiro's SEC, unlike predecessor Chris Cox's, has created a balanced series of new rules that provide more disclosure and limitations on shorting without banning it.

Contemplating Obama's far-out plan

President Obama has proposed yet another financial services reform to the administration's evolving effort to curtail systemic risk.

Delphi case turns tables on Obama task force

While the Obama administration sped GM and Chrysler through bankruptcy, objections continue to keep Delphi in Chapter 11.

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