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On rescues and bailouts
I’ve been thinking a lot about this topic lately, and though it seems there are a good many folk who approach the issue with great certainty, I do not share their confidence. I have, however, found it helpful to think through the following (not entirely original) scenario: I am sitting on my ...
It is time for comprehensive rescues of financial systems
ft.com — The time for a higgledy-piggledy, institution-by-institution and country-by-country approach is over, writes Martin Wolf. So what should... be done? In a word, 'everything'. But first of all, the panic must be dealt with (more) It is time for comprehensive rescues of financial systems
Back to One-Off Bailouts
Back to One-Off Bailouts
alephblog.com — The House vote rejecting the Bailout bill leaves us where we were before : the Treasury, FDIC,... Fed, and all the quasi-financial arms of the government do one-off bailouts as needed. That may be better than the proposed bailout for a number of ... (more) Back to One-Off Bailouts
A Tally of Federal Rescues: A Legacy for Your Children
A Tally of Federal Rescues: A Legacy for Your Children
benbittrolff.blogspot.com — Click to enlarge... this one going to be HUGE . Breakthrough Reached in Negotiations on Bailout: "Congressional... leaders and the Bush administration reached a tentative agreement early Sunday on what may become the largest financial bailout in ... (more) A Tally of Federal Rescues: A Legacy for Your Children
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Economist's View — Ideology, Politics, Ignorance Derail Rescue Plan - John M. Berry Under Strain, Cities Are Cutting Back Projects - NYTimes.com Senate to Vote Wednesday on Bailout Plan - NYTimes.com Lesson From a Crisis - When Trust Vanishes, Worry - NYTimes.com Rescue the Rescue - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com Wanted: Intelligent Aliens, for a Research Project - Olivia Judson On rescues and bailouts - macroblog A Working Financial Sector Matters to Us All ...

Wednesday links: hedge fund haze
Abnormal Returns — ... are still a mess.  (Market Movers) Municipalities are now pinched by the credit crisis.  (DealBook, Free exchange) What does history tell us about bailouts?  (Liscio Report) How did we get here?  “Complexity became a virtue.”  (Economix) A parable on the crisis and bailout.  (macroblog) “The crisis is complex and has many ...

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