Recent Washington Ways & Means Posts
[Posted on November 20, 2009 at 12:27 PM]
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So the beginning of the end for the Federal Reserve we've known for almost a century has begun with Rep. Ron Paul's proposal to audit the central bank inching closer to the floor of the House.
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[Posted on November 19, 2009 at 4:39 PM]
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Analyst Richard Bove says that financial reform is headed in the wrong direction.
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[Posted on November 19, 2009 at 4:30 PM]
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Weil Gotshal's Harvey Miller says Lehman Brothers collapse might not have been as severe if the government had backstopped the bank.
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[Posted on November 19, 2009 at 4:22 PM]
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Harvey Miller of Weil Gotshal says resolution authority wouldn't have helped in the unwinding of Lehman Brothers.
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[Posted on November 19, 2009 at 11:03 AM]
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Instead of allowing Lehman Brothers to collapse, the government could have stood by the beleaguered bank and helped it unwind slowly, bankruptcy lawyer Harvey Miller of Weil Gotshal said.
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[Posted on November 18, 2009 at 2:14 PM]
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Ben Garber, economist for Moody's Capital Markets, said he does not think near-term inflation as a result of the government's stimulus and recovery efforts will be a serious problem.
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[Posted on November 18, 2009 at 12:47 PM]
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According to Rochdale Securities analyst Richard Bove, Congress is handling the reorganization of the banking sector the wrong way and the unintended consequences will be great.
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[Posted on November 16, 2009 at 4:02 PM]
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Rodgin Cohen, dubbed the 'trauma surgeon of Wall Street' by The New York Times, sat down for video interviews with The Deal, sharing his reflections on 'the madness we saw in September '08.'
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[Posted on November 12, 2009 at 2:35 PM]
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The rumor mongering about the possibility of Jon Corzine replacing Ken Lewis as CEO of Bank of America has reached a point where the former Goldman Sachs CEO has formally denied them.
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[Posted on November 11, 2009 at 12:23 PM]
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American International Group CEO Robert Benmosche has apparently told the insurer's board that he is considering stepping down due to government constraints over compensation.
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[Posted on November 11, 2009 at 9:58 AM]
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Creation of a resolution regime is complicated by international issue, the Fed's Daniel Tarullo says.
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[Posted on November 10, 2009 at 2:39 PM]
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Sen. Christopher Dodd thinks the Federal Reserve should get out of the business of banking regulation.
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[Posted on November 10, 2009 at 10:19 AM]
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Critics of the FDIC such as Sen. Chris Dodd may have new ammunition against the regulator as some of the 120 banks that failed this year were deemed 'healthy,' possibly as recently as 2008.
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