Matt Taibbi, true to form, has a very thorough look back at the financial crisis of 2008. Read it here … More
Category: Finance
money, banks and bankers, economic trends, possibly some confusing maths I’ll try to explain
Elizabeth Warren Criticized Democrats Who Voted For Bad Bank Bill
It took a little prodding, but Senator Elizabeth Warren did admit to Mehdi Hasan on the Deconstructed podcast that there are not enough Democrats willing to stand up to Wall Street.
Stephen Mnuchin Confirmed for Treasury
Herr Trump’s nomination of Stephen Mnuchin, the godfather of the foreclosure crisis, may have come as something of a shock to some, way way back six weeks ago when people were still talking about #draintheswamp. Remember that bullshit?
ProPublica Explains Deutsche Bank
ProPublica.org explains the relationship between the maligned German bank and so-called President Trump. Not only does he owe the bank hundreds of millions of dollars but he is now in charge of the regulators tasked with investigating Deutsche Bank.
Financial Reform
Trump signed another fun executive order! Remember that law that said it was illegal for your financial advisor to give you advice that was contrary to your best interests?
Trump Begins Dismantling Financial Regulation
Poor, poor Wall Street, barely able to eke out record profits under these Draconian regulations.
So Long Dodd-Frank
Yesterday Trump began the assault on financial regulation
TELL CONGRESS: HEARINGS ON GOLDMAN TAPES
Following the release of secret recordings made by Carmen Segarra, the Federal Reserve regulator posted to Goldman Sachs who was … More
CHINA WANTS A WORLD BANK
China has been proposing a new World Bank-ish organization to several Asian neighbors, offering even to put up much of … More
CARMEN SEGARRA, SNOWDEN OF FINANCE
Here is a pretty good analysis of the ongoing Segarra Affair. In this article is mentioned some more details about … More
