Posts Tagged: financial system

Save Europe’s Marriage With a Trial Separation

The euro is not a fundamentally bad idea. It just needs a timeout while some critical kinks are worked out. Europe is at least two economies: a northern tier we might call Hanseatica and a southern one we will call Mediterranea.

Save Europe’s Marriage With a Trial Separation

The euro is not a fundamentally bad idea. It just needs a timeout while some critical kinks are worked out. Europe is at least two economies: a northern tier we might call Hanseatica and a southern one we will call Mediterranea.

After Spain, Is Italy the Next Domino to Fall?

The relief in Rome was short-lived. Italian bonds rallied early on June 11, the first trading day after European finance ministers’ weekend agreement on a $125 billion bailout for Spanish banks. But within hours, Italian borrowing costs were creeping back

After Spain, Is Italy the Next Domino to Fall?

The relief in Rome was short-lived. Italian bonds rallied early on June 11, the first trading day after European finance ministers’ weekend agreement on a $125 billion bailout for Spanish banks. But within hours, Italian borrowing costs were creeping back

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Bailout for Banks Figures Into Campaigns in Greece

Greece’s two main party leaders used the Spanish bank-bailout deal Sunday to support their opposing messages to the Greek electorate ahead of next week’s national vote. New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras said the deal showed how important it is for

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Bailout for Banks Figures Into Campaigns in Greece

Greece’s two main party leaders used the Spanish bank-bailout deal Sunday to support their opposing messages to the Greek electorate ahead of next week’s national vote. New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras said the deal showed how important it is for

Making Banking Boring Is the Wrong Way to Make It Safer

If only banking were boring again, as it was from the end of World War II to about 1980, our financial system and economy would be in much better shape, goes the refrain ever since JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)

Making Banking Boring Is the Wrong Way to Make It Safer

If only banking were boring again, as it was from the end of World War II to about 1980, our financial system and economy would be in much better shape, goes the refrain ever since JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)

Completing the Task: Financial Sector Reform for Stability and Growth

    Completing the Task: Financial Sector Reform for Stability and Growth Address to the Annual Leaders’ Dialogue Hosted by Süddeutsche ZeitungBy Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary FundNew York, Friday June 8, 2012 Webcast of the address  As

Completing the Task: Financial Sector Reform for Stability and Growth

    Completing the Task: Financial Sector Reform for Stability and Growth Address to the Annual Leaders’ Dialogue Hosted by Süddeutsche ZeitungBy Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary FundNew York, Friday June 8, 2012 Webcast of the address  As