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Entries tagged "Washington"Pols give up fraudster's moneyPoliticians are running away from Allen Stanford's campaign contributions faster than the fraudster could go on the lam. Stimulus bill passes with three defectionsThree Republican senators broke ranks with the party and voted for the Obama administration's economic stimulus package. Politicians get sucked into Madoff caseSecurities and Exchange Commission head Chris Cox isn't the only politician pulled into the Bernie Madoff scandal. The latest Beltway insider to get involved is Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who recused himself from the case, according to CNBC. ... Cox: CDS market needs transparency, regulationCredit default swaps, the bane of Wall Street these days, should be regulated, said Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox. Writing in The New York Times on Sunday, Cox called on Washington to pass legislation that would make CDSs more transparent.... How does Paulson rank among The Greats?Though his mercurial rescue of the global financial is still a work in progress, some observers are beginning to speak of Henry M. Paulson Jr. as one of the great secretaries of the Treasury. It's a lofty claim, and he'll be worthy of the title if his rescue package succeeds. But he also has some strong competition from others who took on the top financial post in more trying times. It's difficult, especially with the crisis roiling on, to assign Paulson a position in the all-time league tables. ... Why the markets love the RTCIt seems to be obvious that the lesson from the afternoon rally in the stock markets is this: Politics matter, Washington matters, and sensible legislation in the midst of a crisis matters. How hard is this? The Resolution Trust model has been out there since the S&L crisis; it's also been in the papers over the last few days, taking a little luster from CNBC's "scoop." But it's hardly a new, or wild-eyed, idea (hell, it was started under Bush Sr.), though it requires some capital. The mortgage crisis has been grinding folks down, both at the homeowner level and... Ken Wilson's working for free, but other M&A advisers stand to rake it inSomehow Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has lured Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s M&A legend Ken Wilson to work as an unpaid consultant, helping sort out the mess among financial institutions. Does Wilson's casting as would-be savior of struggling financial institutions signal a return to prominence of the off-late neglected M&A adviser?... FCC's Adelstein, Tate cross the aisle over XM-SiriusRepublican Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Deborah Tate has an unusual ally in her quest for strict enforcement action before a major deal.... President calls on Goldman banker for credit crisis helpApparently, President George W. Bush made a personal call to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s most senior financial institutions banker, Ken Wilson, to help with the country's banking crisis, the Wall Street Journal reports. Taking a temporary leave to advise Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on how to resolve the country's banking crisis... ICE chief responds to oil allegationsIt's day two of three days of hearings on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers from the House Committee on Agriculture are once again rounding up the usual suspects as they look for answers to why the price of oil is surging. ... The Fed and Treasury: Is the honeymoon over?Now things are getting interesting. The Wall Street Journal digs into the Ben Bernanke speech Tuesday and reveals -- shocking -- tensions inside the Beltway. This is actually news. The Federal Reserve and the Treasury had appeared to be marching in eerie lockstep on the central bank's intervention in investment banking, through its Wall Street lending program, and the conventional wisdom, buttressed by a series of Treasury papers, that the Fed would take on the role of "market stabilizer," otherwise known as a super-regulator. Now the Journal reveals the merest whisper, off the record of course, of dissent to the... Paulson open to sovereign wealth funds as Congress worriesTreasury Secretary Henry Paulson is continuing his mission of alleviating international concerns about the U.S. investor climate as representatives question motives of sovereign wealth funds. Lately, though, Paulson's taking his message on the road directly to fund managers in the Middle East.... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Washington." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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