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FOREX-Dollar holds gains, Treasury auctions eyed
ID:nLDE5BP055] Share markets that were open in the region, where some centres including Australia are still on holiday, rose and US Treasury futures TYv1 ... and more »
Sun, Dec 27 | from Reuters
US Treasury to extend unlimited financial help to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
ABC News In a Christmas Eve announcement, the US Treasury Department said that it would extend unlimited financial assistance to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, ... US extends guarantees on Fannie, Freddie through 2012AFP
Thu, Dec 24 | from TopNews United States
Bank of America Has "Good Excuse" for Not Offering Mortgage Modifications; HAMP a Spectacular Failure
Bank of America's answer can be found in U.S. Treasury to Push Lenders to Finish More Home Modifications. The U.S. Treasury Department will step up public pressure on lenders to finish modifying more home loans to troubled borrowers under a $75 billion campaign against the record tide of fore...
Sun, Nov 29 | from Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis
Bank of America Debated Government Aid
That's the day before Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis called then-US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, to say the bank might invoke a "material adverse ... Moynihan, in running for Bank of America's top job, has experience winning ...Boston Globe all 733 news articles »
Mon, Nov 16 | from Wall Street Journal
On the US dollar, Europe Sings a Classic Meatloaf Hit, Two Out of Three Ain't Bad
Please consider Treasury Secretary Snow reiterates strong dollar policy. AP Worldstream 12-03-2004 Dateline: NEW YORK U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow reiterated Friday that the Bush administration has a strong dollar policy.
Mon, Oct 19 | from Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis
Shining a harsh light on hedge funds
The legislation would require firms for the first time to report their assets, leverage, off-balance sheet holdings and investments to regulators on a confidential basis, the department said today in a statement. The law would apply to hedge funds, private-equity firms and venture ca...
Thu, Jul 16 | from Salon
Bazooka Ben Bernanke?
Barclays Capital strategist Michael Pond thinks it's time for the Federal Reserve to pull out the really big guns and announce it will buy $1 trillion in US Treasury debt in order to counteract a recent jump in Treasury and mortgage interest rates. ...
Fri, May 29 | from Reuters
Opinion: Willem Buiter: Treasury Will Have to Abandon Current Approach to Banks
There is just one way to make the US government’s policy towards the banks work. That is for the Congress to vote another $1.5 trillion worth of additional TARP money for the banks - $1 trillion to buy the remaining toxic assets off their balance sheets, and $0.5 trillion worth of additional ca...
Thu, Apr 16 | from naked capitalism
Runaway Trains Gather Momentum
Japanese stocks ended lower Tuesday, in volatile trading highlighted by a midday announcement that the Bank of Japan will resume buying shares held by financial institutions, with plans to spend up to 1 trillion yen ($111.5 billion) through April 2010.
Tue, Feb 3 | from Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis
Secretive group has a say in AMD deal
Despite support from New York's congressional delegation, Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., has written Treasury Secretary Paulson saying he has "serious issues" with the deal from a national security perspective, according to the Washington Times.
Sat, Jan 3 | from Albany Times Union
Opinion: The JPY has gained against the EUR
Good morning from beautiful and cold Hamburg. The FOREX market started to get stronger after the surprising and important new announced government plan of the United States. However we hope for good news and wish you all the best in trading for today. Market review On Tuesday the U.S. Treasury...
Wed, Nov 26 | from FXstreet.com
Mark Weisbrot: South America: Recession Can Be Avoided
Can South America escape the wrath of the economic and financial storms that have their epicenter in the United States? Since the financial meltdown began... Can South America escape the wrath of the economic and financial storms that have their epicenter in the United States? Since the fi...
Tue, Nov 18 | from Huffington Post
Crisis Is Beyond The Reach of Traditional Solutions By Paul Craig Roberts
For years, the US government’s budget has been dependent on foreigners financing the red ink. Countries such as Japan and China and OPEC suppliers of oil to the US have huge export surpluses with the US. They recycle the dollars by buying US Treasury bonds, thus financing the US government’...
Thu, Nov 13 | from dandelionsalad (WordPress)
Wells to offer $10 billion in stock, half what was expected
Wells, long one of the strongest of the biggest U.S. banks, had said it didn’t need the government’s money, which was in the form of a preferred stock investment that would pay the Treasury 5% a year in dividends. But Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson insisted that all the nation’s biggest ba...
Wed, Nov 5 | from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Opinion: Michael Moore Says He's Lawyered Up
Filed under: Documentary, Independent, Cannes, Celebrities and Controversy, The Weinstein Co., Movie Marketing, Politics, Michael MooreThis weekend marks the world premiere of Michael Moore's SiCKO at the Cannes Film Festival, and while we wait for the feedback -- including a Cine...
Fri, May 18 | from Cinematical
Podcast: Tax Disconnect
Typically, no one in media notices the disconnect when “Bush’s tax cuts” get blamed for loss of revenue in a story about record-high revenue to the U.S. Treasury. More conservative readers probably realize that reducing steep tax burdens spurs economic activity, since folks can simply ke...
Fri, May 11 | from Lone Star Times
