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Economics / banking, Goldman Sachs, wages /

Banking: Lessons From Goldman

October 26, 2009

It’s a slow day for economic news, especially since I think we’re all waiting for the GDP announcement later this week when we’ll learn the extent of the recovery now underway. With that in mind I want to extend my recent run of comments on banking by taking a very quick look at Goldman Sachs, […]

Economics / banking, bankruptcy, Bernanke, Citibank, Federal Reserve Board, loan losses, nationalization, regulation, Tier 1 Capital /

Break Up The Banks: Part 3 … Phew

October 23, 2009

I didn’t realize that when I first wrote about this issue I was plunging into so deep a pool. I knew that it was a hot topic, but the amount of time and space being devoted to it are, to say the least, extraordinary. Today’s edition brings two major players into the game: Martin Wolf, […]

Economics / commercial real estate, consumption, deficits, GDP, home prices, jobs, recession, recovery, stimulus, unemployment /

Today’s News

October 22, 2009

Nothing in the flow of reports alters the view that the economy has begun to recover, even though that recovery will be a very hollow experience for most people. A recovery without job opportunities is both inadequate and, ultimately, self limiting. “Start lobbying for more stimulus. We need it” So to the bits and pieces […]

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