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06/23/2026
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Policy errors and lack of focus on unemployment and the economy of the Obama administration
04/04/2009
The focus on health care reform comes at the wrong time when when the U.S. economy and high unemployment were priorities that needed attention, say experts. Feldstein points elsewhere to the lack of attention to the housing crisis and reducing foreclosures through homeowner assistance. These errors of the Obama administration increased business uncertainty in the U.S. just as the eurozone crisis worsened.
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 09/06/2011
Stimulus and the Depression: The Untold Story
Wall Street Journal 09/26/2011
Geithner's Bank Plan Is a Good Start
Wall Street Journal 04/04/2009
Uncertainty and the Slow Recovery
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2010
Roseland, Where Obama the Politician Was Born
New York Times 08/15/2012
Washington Post 08/17/2012
Martin Feldstein's Op-ed in the WSJ, April 4, 2009, suggesting an alternative solution to the U.S. housing mortgage crisis during the 2008 global financial crisis
04/04/2009
The alternative solution would have been fairer to homeowners and reduced the wave of foreclosures that hit the U.S. in 2009-2013. The result was a double blow to the economy from foreclosures and higher unemployment, increasing inequality, and reversing decades of gains in strengthening the social fabric of America. Feldstein was Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors under President Reagan and is a professor at Harvard.
Grouped Articles
Geithner's Bank Plan Is a Good Start
Wall Street Journal 04/04/2009
The Case Against the Bernanke-Obama Financial Rescue
New York Times 05/16/2014
New York Times 05/19/2014
New York Times 05/04/2009
New York Times 06/02/2009
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
Bad loans in Spain's banking system from the housing bubble
04/04/2009
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 09/28/2011
The Pain in Spain Falls Mainly on the Cajas
BusinessWeek 02/25/2010
Spain's Banks Boost Books by Refinancing Loans to Homeowners
Wall Street Journal 11/07/2013
Economist 04/04/2009
Spanish House Prices Decline Again
Wall Street Journal 05/28/2014
Spain Still Suffering Fallout From Housing Bust
Wall Street Journal 05/28/2014
Unemployment in the U.S. 2008-2009
04/04/2009
Grouped Articles
663,000 Jobs Lost in March; Total Tops 5 Million
New York Times 04/04/2009
Stuck at Unemployed: When A Layoff Becomes a Lifestyle
Washington Post 06/06/2009
Detroit struggles in the global financial crisis of 2008
04/04/2009
Grouped Articles
City Tries to Hang On Amid Auto Collapse
Wall Street Journal 04/04/2009
The month the Korean won collapsed in 2008 and the derivative "kiko" contracts sold by banks to Korean exporting companies
04/03/2009
Confusing derivative contracts sold by banks to exporters offer some protection against currency fluctuations but huge losses if the currency goes the other way. What happened in Detroit happened in S. Korea. The difference is that the Korean courts decision was that the contracts were confusing, the companies had no clear idea what they were getting into, and that it was designed to address a weakening dollar not a collapse of the won. The won went from 1000 to the dollar to 1500 to the dollar in 2008 during the global financial crisis of 2008. "Kiko" comes from the technical term banks used for "knock in, knock out" clauses in contracts. Obfuscation is defined as rendering something unintelligible, a practice used in these types of contracts in the period leading to the crisis.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 04/03/2009
Fannie and Freddie in debt situation requiring government help similar to the banks.
04/03/2009
About $400 billion was committed earlier of which $112 billion has been given to Fannie and Freddie. Now officials say in December 2009 that $400 billion may be needed for each company.
Grouped Articles
Fannie Mae to pay $59.4B to Treasury - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/09/2013
Fannie, Freddie Payments Nearly Match Aid
Wall Street Journal 11/08/2013
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Unfinished business
Economist 07/24/2010
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Fannie?
Wall Street Journal 12/24/2013
Putting the Hit on Fannie, Freddie
Wall Street Journal 03/12/2014
Dream Mortgage Bailout Has a Darker Side
Wall Street Journal 04/03/2009
Lawrence Summers, former Treasury Secretary, on the U.S. economy and the deficit
04/03/2009
Grouped Articles
Moving forward after the debt deal - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/02/2011
Summers: Sense of ‘Freefall’ Should Dissipate
Wall Street Journal 04/03/2009
Lawrence Summers: The reality of trying to shrink government - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/20/2012
Banks and derivative contracts sold in South Korea to exporters before the 2008 global financial crisis
04/03/2009
Grouped Articles
New York Times 04/03/2009
The Docklands G-20 London Summit- a high point in the premiership of Gordon Brown of Britain and presidency of Sarkozy in France
04/03/2009
As the first summit in which the G-8 became the G-20, with the participation of emerging market countries India, Indonesia, S. Korea, Turkey, Argentina, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, making this a truly global summit. It also meant less developed countries and their concerns would be given priority in the international forum. In this sense Docklands provided a model for truly remarkable international collaboration and cooperation.
Grouped Articles
Steven Pearlstein - A Rare Triumph of Substance at the Summit
Washington Post 04/03/2009
Conceding U.S. Lapses, Obama Resists New Bank Rules
New York Times 04/03/2009
As G-20 Host, Brown Gets ‘Excellent’ Marks
New York Times 04/03/2009
New York Times 04/05/2009
The Lines a German Won’t Cross
New York Times 04/05/2009
Opinion: G20 — go back to the roots | DW | 30.11.2018
DW.COM 11/30/2018
The G-20 London Docklands Summit in April 2009- a model of global cooperation for future crises stemming from the global financial crisis of 2008
04/03/2009
The Docklands Summit must rank as one of the largest global cooperation efforts in a global economy hit by a severe crisis, with output drops of over 25% in a a short time. It made ahuge difference in tackling this crisis, and yet its significance is not fully grasped as the crisis fades by 2014.
Grouped Articles
On a Scale of 1-10, G-20 Scores a 7
New York Times 04/03/2009
New York Times 04/03/2009
Conceding U.S. Lapses, Obama Resists New Bank Rules
New York Times 04/03/2009
Steven Pearlstein - A Rare Triumph of Substance at the Summit
Washington Post 04/03/2009
New York Times 04/05/2009
The Lines a German Won’t Cross
New York Times 04/05/2009
Foreign investment in China's banks following the global financial crisis of 2008
04/03/2009
Grouped Articles
Check Into China, but Bank on a Long Stay
Wall Street Journal 04/03/2009
Turkey in the global fianncial crisis of 2008
04/03/2009
Grouped Articles
Turkey Nears a Loan Deal With the IMF
Wall Street Journal 04/03/2009
Is Erdogan missing the lessons from the 2009 elections- AK Party depends on economic growth for voter support, which requires investor confidence for foreign capital inflows
04/04/2009
Grouped Articles
A wake-up call from the voters
Economist 04/04/09
Turkish Leader Rides Spending Toward Win
Wall Street Journal 06/11/11
Turkey's Economy Surged 11% in Quarter
Wall Street Journal 07/01/11
Turkish Intervention Fails to Stem Lira Sell-Off
Wall Street Journal 01/24/14
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Gains Ground in Turkish Elections
Wall Street Journal 04/01/14
Turkey Gets Aggressive on Rates
Wall Street Journal 01/29/14
Questions of fairness- could the U.S. have done more to help homeowners facing foreclosure? (1)
04/04/2009
Considering that Fannie and Freddie had paid back $185 billion of the $186 billion in aid from the U.S. government by 2013 and taxpayers were fully protected, could the U.S. U.S. government have done more to help homeowners as proposed by Sheila Bair, then head of the FDIC, economist Martin Feldstein, and others. What is the right balance between homeowner protection and protecting taxpayers in a properly functioning democracy? Is a Consumer Protection Agency which protects future homeowners a sufficient response, with little to show for millions who faced or went through foreclosure. How does this affect economic recovery as some sections of the population face a longer time to recover and income disparities worsened? What does this say for risks from future crisies and market behaviours?
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 12/31/13
Fannieâs and Freddieâs Foreclosure Oversight Questioned
New York Times 10/19/10
Geithner's Bank Plan Is a Good Start
Wall Street Journal 04/04/09
The Case Against the Bernanke-Obama Financial Rescue
New York Times 05/16/14
New York Times 05/19/14
New York Times 05/04/09
The global financial crisis of 2008 and U.S. credit card debt surging from $70 billion in 2000 to $296 billion by 2009
04/04/2009
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/04/09
Faces of the global financial crisis of 2008- grandparents, grandfamilies and children
04/04/2009
Grouped Articles
'Grandfamilies' Come Under Pressure
Wall Street Journal 04/04/09
Economic Crisis Sweeps Eastern Ukraine
New York Times 04/08/09
The Economist 07/06/17
Monster Cable's trademark challenge to all firms and individuals using the "Monster" label- the world of trademarks
04/04/2009
Grouped Articles
The Scariest Monster of All Sues for Trademark Infringement
Wall Street Journal 04/04/09
The wreckage in society, communities, arts, and culture, that failures in character of leaders in finance, industry and government leave behind- the global financial crisis 2009-2011
04/03/2009
The wreckage and devastation that failures in character, or failures in leadership, leave behind. Flint, Michigan, the arts and cultural scene in Israel, communities in Latin america depending on money transfers of immigrants in the US. Failures in regulation by leaders in government. Failures in policy overseas. In diverse and multiple ways this seeps through societies and communities.
Grouped Articles
Finance and economics: What's wrong with finance
Economist 05/09/15
President Obama clears way for federal aid in Flint, Mich., water crisis - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/17/16
Hillary Clinton just seized the political moment on Flint, Mich. - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/18/16
How government officials failed the people of Flint, Mich. - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/21/16
Scathing independent report blames state officials for Flint water crisis - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/24/16
New York Times 04/03/09
Sarkozy and Brown call for Global Regulation in December 2009.
04/03/2009
In an op-ed essay in the WSJ, the French and British leaders call for global regulation for the global banking system.
Grouped Articles
On a Scale of 1-10, G-20 Scores a 7
New York Times 04/03/09
For Global Finance, Global Regulation
Wall Street Journal 12/10/09
Ireland's austerity measures and banking crisis.
04/03/2009
Grouped Articles
In Ireland, Hope of Retroactive Relief
Wall Street Journal 06/29/12
Ireland Faces Seventh Year of Austerity
Wall Street Journal 10/16/13
Hardships Linger for a Mending Ireland
New York Times 12/11/13
New York Times 04/03/09
Support of Anglo Irish Bank Strains Ireland
New York Times 08/31/10
Ireland Faces Battle Over Europe Stability Treaty
New York Times 05/01/12
The U.S. Federal Reserve's support for Fannie, Freddie and housing mortgages in 2008-2009
04/03/2009
Grouped Articles
Dream Mortgage Bailout Has a Darker Side
Wall Street Journal 04/03/09
Years of Fed Missteps Fueled Disillusion With the Economy and Washington
WSJ 08/26/16
NATO priorities in 2008-2015
04/03/2009
Grouped Articles
New York Times 04/03/09
Economist 04/08/09
Wall Street Journal 08/18/14
Obama Pledges NATO Backing for Baltic Allies
Wall Street Journal 09/03/14
NATO Completes Plans for ‘Spearhead’ Force
Wall Street Journal 02/07/15
Defense Chief: Subversion, ‘Big Lie’ Are in Russia’s Arsenal
Wall Street Journal 06/06/15
The IMF's greater influence following the G-20 Docklands Summit in London in April 2009
04/03/2009
The IMF plays a large role in the crisis by freely lending to many countries and regains some of the reputation hurt during the 1997 financial crisis.
Grouped Articles
IMF Gains New Influence From Summit
Wall Street Journal 04/03/09
On a Scale of 1-10, G-20 Scores a 7
New York Times 04/03/09
New York Times 04/03/09
Conceding U.S. Lapses, Obama Resists New Bank Rules
New York Times 04/03/09
Steven Pearlstein - A Rare Triumph of Substance at the Summit
Washington Post 04/03/09
New York Times 04/05/09
Summers on the 2008 global financial crisis and time to recovery
04/03/2009
Grouped Articles
Summers: Sense of ‘Freefall’ Should Dissipate
Wall Street Journal 04/03/09
What’s behind the revolt against global integration? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/11/16
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