Madoff’s Sons Attempted to Persuade Wachovia Exec to Invest in The Madoff Fund

editor|Mar 31, 2009| 

It’s hard to believe that the two Madoff sons, Mark and Andrew, were not involved in their father’s ponzi-scheme. Also naive, if not illogical, is to... Read »

Yen and Dollar Ripped Higher on Obama Comments

editor|Mar 31, 2009| 

The U.S. dollar and Japanese Yen have ripped higher after President Obama said that he may let automakers go bankrupt. Although this is not much of a surprise since... Read »

The Toxic Asset Plan: Will Banks Sell?

Accrued Interest|Mar 31, 2009| 

The big question surrounding the toxic asset plan is will banks sell? I’ve put a little pencil to paper here and come up with some actual numbers. First of... Read »

Obama: Bankruptcy Solution the Best Option for GM, Chrysler

editor|Mar 31, 2009| 

President Barack Obama has determined that a prepackaged bankruptcy is the best way for General Motors Corp (GM) to restructure and become a competitive automaker,... Read »

OECD Releases Economic Projections Report on G7 Economies

editor|Mar 31, 2009| 

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a report Tuesday with analysis of recent global economic developments and focuses on policy... Read »

France Threatens to Storm Out of the G20 Summit

editor|Mar 31, 2009| 

France threatened on Tuesday to storm out of this week’s G20 summit if it did not get the results it wanted, despite Britain’s call for countries to... Read »

Home Prices Will Bottom Out at the End of 2009

editor|Mar 31, 2009| 

Nationwide, home prices will bottom out at the end of this year, according to the forecasters at Moody’s Economy.com. Median prices will probably fall another... Read »

GM CEO Says ‘Bankruptcy More Probable than Ever’

editor|Mar 31, 2009| 

The new chief executive of General Motors (GM), Frederick A. Henderson, said Tuesday that bankruptcy was “more probable” than ever for the automaker but that... Read »

Nearly $3 Trillion So Far Committed to Stabilize Fiancial Companies, Official Says

editor|Mar 31, 2009| 

At a Senate Finance Committee hearing Tuesday, a special inspector general overseeing government efforts to bail out portions of the private sector said the U.S.... Read »

Fed Plosser on Financial Stability and Unwinding Lending Programs

editor|Mar 31, 2009| 

Speaking on financial regulatory reform to an audience at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia,... Read »