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alephblog.com - 3/24/2009
Liquidity and the Current Proposal by the US Treasury
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One of the earliest pieces at this blog was What is Liquidity? , followed by What is Liquidity? (Part II) . I’ve written a bunch of pieces on liquidity ( after doing a Google search and being surprised at the result ), largely because people, even sophisticated investors and ...
nakedcapitalism.com - 3/23/2009
Fed Rescue Programs: No Exit?
— nakedcapitalism.com — The Wall Street Journal tonight, in " As It Starts Programs, Fed Weighs How to Stop Them... ," broaches the touchy subject of how Federal Reserve unwinds all the "support lending" initiatives it has underway and is on the verge of launching. In ... (more) Fed Rescue Programs: No Exit?

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baselinescenario.com - 3/29/2009
Structured Finance for Beginners
— baselinescenario.com — For a complete list of Beginners posts, see Financial Crisis for Beginners . This is more of... an advanced beginners topic - I already covered CDOs (collateralized debt obligations) in my first Beginners article - but I imagine that most of our readers are already familiar with structured ... (more) Structured Finance for Beginners

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247wallst.com - 3/23/2009
Treasury’s Toxic Asset Plan Still Leaves Many Questions
— 247wallst.com — Timothy Geithner’s plan from the Treasury to get rid of toxic assets from banks and financial institutions’... balance sheets is out. What is certain here in the plan is that there are still many questions, and there are still many ... (more) Treasury’s Toxic Asset Plan Still Leaves Many Questions

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