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Bank of England's interest rates cut in August 2016 to avoid a recession following Brexit
08/12/2016
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Bank of England unveils four-pronged stimulus package in bid to avoid Brexit recession
The Telegraph 08/04/2016
The Economist 08/06/2016
The Economist 08/18/2016
What’s Next for Business After ‘Brexit’?
08/22/2016
Brexit Turns Ugly for Pound, Gilts
WSJ 10/07/2016
Brexit Court Ruling Further Clouds the Horizon for Companies
WSJ 11/03/2016
Malaysia's 1MDB Fund and Goldman Sachs
08/04/2016
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Goldman Pressed by N.Y. Regulator for More Details on 1MDB Inquiries
WSJ 08/04/2016
Malaysia Files Criminal Charges Against Goldman Sachs
WSJ 12/17/2018
1MDB Case in Malaysia Deepens Goldman’s Crisis
New York Times 12/18/2018
1MDB scandal: The playboys, PMs and partygoers
BBC News 04/05/2019
Malaysia Charges Goldman Sachs Executives in 1MDB Scandal
NYTimes.com 08/09/2019
Britain and the two year period after invoking Article 50 to leave the European Union
06/25/2016
Article 50 of the European Union Treaty has the provision for a country to leave which has never been used. This Article sets out a two year period for negotiations between the EU and Britain for a new arrangement on trade and other matters.
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If Britain Favors ‘Brexit,’ Changes Will Come Slowly
The New York Times 06/22/2016
Brexit: Germany rules out informal negotiations - BBC News
BBC News 01/27/2016
European Union Leaders Meet Without Britain for First Time After Brexit Vote
WSJ 06/29/2016
Poll: Brexit vote boosts support for EU in Germany | News | DW.COM | 08.07.2016
DW.COM 07/08/2016
The Economist 08/18/2016
‘Brexit’ Will Require a Vote in Parliament, U.K. Court Rules
The New York Times 11/03/2016
U.S. banks new role in 2016-2025- views of Senator Sherrod Brown, former FDIC head Sheila Bair, the Federal Reserve's Daniel Tarullo
06/03/2016
Bair, Brown and Tarullo articulate a new role for banks in the the next decade after the effects felt over the last decade following the global financial crisis of 2008.
Grouped Articles
Banks Shouldn’t Forget Main Street
WSJ 06/03/2016
Today’s Bank: Necessity, Mystery, Whipping Boy
WSJ 06/03/2016
Fed Governors Signal Bigger Bank Capital Requirements Looming
WSJ 06/03/2016
The political pressures for lowering interest rates in Turkey in May 2014, with inflation at about 10% and interest rates at 9.5%
05/16/2016
Grouped Articles
Financial risks involved in Elon Musk's interconnected holdings in Space X, Tesla and Solar City, with large personal loans using his shares as collateral to support companies in difficulty
04/28/2016
Following the problems of Valeant Pharmaceuticals with shares dropping 14% in one day, this report in the WSJ looks at the risks Elon Musk is taking with personal loans using collateral in Tesla to support Solar City. Musk says its not a house of cards because he is only doing this because he feels he should take some of the risk when shareholders are taking risk. Yet the shareholders are closely connected with venture capital companies in which Elon Musk has connections and relatives all interconnected in this arrangement, creating an unusual and risky arrangement, says WSJ
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Elon Musk Supports His Business Empire With Unusual Financial Moves
Wall Street Journal 04/28/2016
Elon Musk Faces Cash Squeeze at Tesla, SolarCity
WSJ 09/01/2016
Tesla Bonds Tumble in Sign of Concern Over Finances
WSJ 08/21/2017
Cash Gets More Precious at Tesla
WSJ 08/02/2017
How Argentina's Feb. 2016 settlement for $9.3 billion with U.S. hedge funds was negotiated
04/25/2016
Grouped Articles
How Argentina Settled a Billion-Dollar Debt Dispute With Hedge Funds
New York Times 04/25/2016
Wall Street Journal 04/25/2016
IMF, Argentina Agree on $50 Billion Bailout Deal
WSJ 06/08/2018
Jason Zweig on why limits to pay and bonuses in banking that create incentives for risk taking have not worked
04/22/2016
This piece by Zweig in January 2009 during the depths of the 2008 global financial crisis shows why the limits to executive pay of $500,000 for firms getting financial aid are too limited in scope to work. For one thing this applies only to senior executives. As soon as the money is paid back to the government the banks are able to go back to the old ways. Executive compensation has not changed significantly in 2014 from 2006 during the days before the 2008 financial crisis.
Grouped Articles
New Rules Curbing Wall Street Pay Proposed
Wall Street Journal 04/22/2016
Greece's bailout program in 2016- differences between the position of Greece and Germany with the IMF position
04/20/2016
The IMF calls for more pension cuts than tax hikes. Greece's new government of centre left Alexis Tsipras wants to minimize the burden on retirees and the poor. Germany sees no problem as long as Greece can maintain sufficient surplus to pay down debt under its bailout program of 2015 with the Tsipras government. Germany maintains that its fairness is reflected in the lower interest rate and repayment terms that extend over many years. After elections in Jan 2015, again in Sept. 2015, and a referendum in July 2015, and a refugee crisis in Europe, much of Europe is weary of facing another debt crisis, so experts see some form of negotiated settlement of differences.
Grouped Articles
The crazy reason we might be facing a huge crisis in Greece again - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/20/2016
Latest Greece bailout tranche approved, will include IMF buffer | News | DW | 15.06.2017
DW.COM 06/15/2017
Argentina's $16.5 billion bond sale in 2016, as it returns to international capital markets
04/19/2016
Grouped Articles
Argentina Returns to Global Debt Markets With $16.5 Billion Bond Sale
Wall Street Journal 04/20/2016
Argentina’s New Debt Offering Drawing Strong Demand
Wall Street Journal 04/19/2016
IMF, Argentina Agree on $50 Billion Bailout Deal
WSJ 06/08/2018
The Panama Papers and Spain
04/15/2016
Grouped Articles
Spain’s Industry Minister Steps Down Over Panama Papers Revelations
New York Times 04/15/2016
Citigroup's "living will" approved by the U.S. Federal Reserve in 2016
04/14/2016
Grouped Articles
What Citigroup’s ‘Living Will’ Win Means for Big Banks
Wall Street Journal 04/14/2016
Shrunken Citigroup Illustrates a Trend in Big U.S. Banks
New York Times 04/15/2016
Italy's privately funded investment vehicle setup in 2016 to recapitalize weak banks
04/12/2016
To assist with the economic recovery Italy plans to use the investment vehicle to recapitalize weak banks.
Grouped Articles
Italy Agrees on Fund to Support Battered Lenders
Wall Street Journal 04/12/2016
Donald Trump's economic advisory team with John Paulson, and many businessmen from the hedge funds and financial industry- at odds with the image of being with Main Street
08/05/2016
The 2008 financial crisis hurt the prospects of older white Americans who faced higher unemployment. It also led to the rescue of the financial industry and rates dropping to zero hurting the savings of ordinary Americans, and as the FDIC's Sheila Bair pointed out not much done to rescue homeowners under water. During the 2008 election candidates John McCain and Barrack Obama, both had connections to the real estate and financial industry, to lobbyists for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as cited in the media. This time is no different with Clinton and Trump both having connections to Wall Street yet seeking the support of ordinary Americans hurt by the 2008 financial crisis. The only difference is that Clinton faces a movement within her party led by Bernie Sanders that calls for a different approach this time. There is also little difference between the economic team that Jeb Bush put together in its connections to Wall Street with Columbia University Business School Dean Hubbard and that of Trump.
Grouped Articles
Donald Trump’s new team of billionaire advisers could threaten his populist message
Washington Post 08/05/16
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Spar Over Economic Proposals
WSJ 08/09/16
Trump’s Empire: a Maze of Debts and Opaque Ties
The New York Times 08/20/16
If Trump Gets His Way, Real Estate Will Get Even More Tax Breaks
The New York Times 09/01/16
Where Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Stand on Wall Street
WSJ 09/16/16
New Clinton, Trump budget numbers
POLITICO 09/22/16
Changes under a Democratic or Republican president in 2017-2020
07/20/2016
Reinstatement of Glass Steagall Act, tight regulation of banks, and trade with other countries that put American workers first, are expected in 2017-2020.
Grouped Articles
What the New GOP Means for Wall Street
WSJ 07/19/16
Fact-Checking Donald Trump’s Remarks on Taxes, Debt and Crime
WSJ 07/22/16
Hillary Clinton’s New Democrats
The New York Times 07/26/16
Voices From Donald Trump’s Rallies, Uncensored
The New York Times 08/03/16
The impact of the vote for Brexit on financial markets and business
06/24/2016
Grouped Articles
Turbulence and Uncertainty for the Market After ‘Brexit’
The New York Times 06/23/16
Signs Suggest Warnings of Brexit Upheaval Could Prove True
The New York Times 06/24/16
Signs Suggest Warnings of Brexit Upheaval Could Prove True
The New York Times 06/24/16
If Britain Favors ‘Brexit,’ Changes Will Come Slowly
The New York Times 06/22/16
German press, politicians rail against Farage for abandoning ship | News | DW.COM | 05.07.2016
DW.COM 07/05/16
German investors digest Brexit shock | Business | DW.COM | 16.08.2016
DW.COM 08/16/16
Eduardo Porter on how extremes are dangerous- populist policies failed to help the very people they were intended to help in Brazil, just as populist mortgage policy and extremes of free market deregulation hurt the American middle and working class
05/03/2016
Eduardo Porter of the NYT reflects on what happened in Brazil in chaos after soaring popularity of Lula as long as the commodities boom lasted, with no real foundations. The extremes of populist policies and of free markets without mindfulness of the risks can be dangerous to the livelihoods of the vast majority of people in the Americas. As Brazil struggles, Mexico with the opposite model struggles from lack of good management, Argentina emerges from decades of experimenting with extremes in either direction, and the U.S. mulls over its future direction in the general election of 2016, there is a moral for the Americas extremes without mindfulness are dangerous. Cruz and Sanders offer different versions of direction. Cruz and Sanders a version of policies too far in one direction, Trump channeling anger but lacking any clear statement of policy. The fate of nations and peoples hangs in the balance- needed is mindfulness and thoughtfulness in taking the path forward, clear of illusions that it will be easy going forward from mistakes in the past.
Grouped Articles
Populist Policies Let Brazil’s Tomorrow Slip Away
New York Times 05/03/16
Brazil Workers’ Party, Leaders ‘Intoxicated by Power,’ Falls From Grace
New York Times 05/12/16
What Donald Trump Learned From Joseph McCarthy’s Right-Hand Man
The New York Times 06/20/16
US election: Anger over Donald Trump gun rights remarks - BBC News
BBC News 08/10/16
Brazil Police Recommend Ex-President’s Indictment on New Corruption Charges
WSJ 10/05/16
Donald Trump Takes Conciliatory Tone at Postelection Rallies
WSJ 12/16/16
The ECB's bondbuying in 2016 and corporate bonds at interest rates of close to zero
04/26/2016
Unilever and Sanofi issue corporate bonds at rates close to zero in 2016.
Grouped Articles
Unilever Almost Borrowing for Free Following ECB Bond-Buying Plans
Wall Street Journal 04/26/16
European Central Bank Leaves Rates Unchanged
WSJ 09/08/16
Negative Rates Are Working (a Bit)
WSJ 09/07/16
ECB Move Prompts Volatile Trading in Eurozone Bonds, Euro
WSJ 12/08/16
Strong Eurozone Growth Shows Payoff of ECB Stimulus
WSJ 07/14/17
ECB to End Bond-Buying Program in December as Crisis-Era Policies Wind Down
WSJ 06/14/18
New U.S. rules for bonus pay to extend retention to 4 years in 2016
04/22/2016
Grouped Articles
New Rules Curbing Wall Street Pay Proposed
Wall Street Journal 04/22/16
Black Rock and the U.S. Federal Reserve on supervision for systemic risk
04/21/2016
Grouped Articles
One Firm Getting What It Wants in Washington: BlackRock
Wall Street Journal 04/21/16
The Central States Pension Fund for Teamsters in four midwestern U.S. states, New York and Texas, and cuts to benefits for retirees
04/20/2016
This pension fund for truckdrivers faces insolvency if no cuts are made. The Treasury Department is expected to approve the cuts. The pension fund lost money on investments during the 2008 financial crisis, and has never recovered.
Grouped Articles
One of the nation’s largest pension funds could soon cut benefits for retirees - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/20/16
Argentina's debt offering in 2016-2017
04/19/2016
Grouped Articles
Argentina’s New Debt Offering Drawing Strong Demand
Wall Street Journal 04/19/16
Argentina Returns to Global Debt Markets With $16.5 Billion Bond Sale
Wall Street Journal 04/20/16
Citigroup and the Dodd-Frank legislation on "too big to fail"
04/15/2016
Grouped Articles
Shrunken Citigroup Illustrates a Trend in Big U.S. Banks
New York Times 04/15/16
Where Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Stand on Wall Street
WSJ 09/16/16
Living wills for designated "systemically important financial institutions"- the situation in 2016
04/13/2016
Met Life and GE Capital have questioned their designation as posing sustemic risk to the financial system. The living wills are not completed in 2016 as required by law and problems remain.
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 04/13/16
Regulators Set to Reject Some Big Banks’ ‘Living Wills’
Wall Street Journal 04/13/16
What Citigroup’s ‘Living Will’ Win Means for Big Banks
Wall Street Journal 04/14/16
Regulators Warn 5 Top Banks They Are Still Too Big to Fail
New York Times 04/13/16
How Regulators Mess With Bankers’ Minds, and Why That’s Good
New York Times 04/14/16
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