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Are banks too big to jail?

nebris wrote in the_recession Jan 24, 2013 08:45

From Salon.com
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 10:09 AM PST
PBS Frontline's stunning report shows how the Obama administration undermined the rule of law
By David Sirota

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Grist for The Money Mill

peristaltor wrote in the_recession May 29, 2012 20:54

Okay, there hasn't been much activity here. I find most LJ communities thrive when the topic of their discussion is less in the news. Still, there is an aspect of monetary policy and discussion that can be corrected; that part that is wrong. Not wrong on opinion (that's pretty much impossible), but wrong on facts ( Read more... )

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GFC "Entering Dangerous Phase": EU Seen Going Off the Rails

cieldumort wrote in the_recession Nov 09, 2011 14:06

Start the countdown clock to another leg down in the ongoing Global Financial Crisis

Merkel: Time to design a "New Europe"
Markets: Contagion spreading beyond control
Eurozone: No plans to rescue Italy
Think Tank: 65% Chance of severe banking crisis by month's end

CNBC
Market Selloff: 'Contagion Spreading; They've Got to Stop This'
Fears that Italy, the ( Read more... )

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Lending to European Banks Tightening Considerably

cieldumort wrote in the_recession Nov 08, 2011 06:04

The October Federal Reserve's quarterly Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices uncovered a distinct chill falling over European banking:About one-half of the domestic bank respondents, mostly large banks, indicated that they make loans or extend credit lines to European banks or their affiliates or subsidiaries, and about two- ( Read more... )

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