Financial Stability

Why So Unstable?

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 02.07.2012 | Business

Read More: Unemployment, Great Recession, Political Activism, Jobs, Financial Stability, Recession, Inequality, Productivity, Business News

The November BLS Non-farm Payrolls release had several strong and equally many weak points. Most discussion has centered on the large decrease in head...

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Financial Industry's 'Value Added' Significantly Overestimated, Report Contends

Posted 11.30.2011 | Business

Read More: Bank of England, Video, Gdp, World War Two, Voxeu, Banks, Financial Stability, Soveriegn Debts, Financial Regulation, Austerity, Cutbacks, Business News

Banks' contribution to the economy may be hugely overstated, underscoring anger about the scale of taxpayer rescues and resultant government cutba...

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Making It Into The One Percent Doesn't Mean You'll Stay There

Posted 11.17.2011 | Business

Read More: Super Rich, 99 Percent, Video, The One Percent, One Percent, Income Inequality, Occupy Wall Street Protests, Occupy Wall Street, We Are the 99 Percent, Business News, Financial Stability, Wealth Gap, Business News

Getting a spot in the elite one percent club by no means secures your place there. A sizable minority of those in the one percent shifted between 2...

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Riding Out the Stock Storm

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D. | Posted 10.09.2011 | Business

Read More: Stock Market Crisis, Financial Crisis, Stock Market Drop, Financial Stability, Stock Market Crash, U.S. Debt Downgrade, Debt Ceiling, Business News

I don't know how long it's going to take to dig out from under this monetary mess. I do know I'm not going to give in to panic.

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U.S. Has 'Clear Path' To Selling Its Remaining General Motors Stake

Posted 08.22.2011 | Business

Read More: Auto Bailout, U.S. Treasury, Financial Stability, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, General Motors Co, Taxpayers, White House Manufacturing Adviser, Ron Bloom, New York Stock Exchange, Video, Business News

DETROIT - The Treasury has a "clear path" to selling its remaining stake in General Motors Co shares, a senior Obama administration official is ex...

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5 Retirement Issues To Resolve During Your Split (Even If You're Still Young)

Jeffrey A. Landers | Posted 07.27.2011 | Divorce

Read More: Divorce, Retirement Funds, Think Financially Not Emotionally®, Divorce Financial Strategist, Divorce Negotiations, Financial Plans, Child Support, Divide Assets, Alimony, Insurance, Pension Plans 401Ks, Divorce Settlement, Financial Goals, Divorce Team, Post-Divorce, Jeff Landers, Financial Stability, Beneficiary Designations, Bedrock Divorce Advisors, Financial Security, Divorcing Women, Women, Plan Benefits, Budget, Retirement, Divorce Financial Planner, Disability Insurance, Husband, Qdro, Retirement Accounts, Qualified Domestic Relations Order, Retirement Issues, Retirement Years, Health Insurance, Assets, Marital Property, Estate Planning, Divorce Settlement Agreement, Life Insurance, Iras, Slidepollajax, Divorce News

The vast majority of divorcing women are much younger than their so-called "Golden Years", and yet it's essential that every woman address the issue o...

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Macroprudential Policy -- Filling the Black Hole

José Viñals | Posted 06.15.2011 | Business

Read More: Global Financial Crisis, Crisis Prevention, Regulatory Arbitrage, Macroprudential Policies, Loan-to-Value Ratio, Global Financial System, Systemic Risk, Capital Requirements, Credit Growth, Financial Stability, Macroprudential Regulation, Business News

Given the enormous economic and human cost of the recent financial debacle, I strongly believe that we cannot afford to miss this opportunity for substantial reform.

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Avoiding Another Year of Living Dangerously: Time to Secure Financial Stability

José Viñals | Posted 06.13.2011 | Business

We've slipped well beyond a year and the financial system is still flirting with danger. Durable financial stability has, so far, proven elusive.

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Global Recovery Strengthens, Tensions Heighten

Olivier Blanchard | Posted 06.11.2011 | Business

The need for careful design of economic policies at the national level, and coordination at the global level, may be as important today as they were at the peak of the crisis two years ago.

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Government Bonds: No Longer a World Without Risk

José Viñals | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Contingent Liabilities, Risk-Free Assets, Credit Ratings, Stress Tests, Cross-Border Linkages, Financial Sector, Sovereign Risk, Financial Risk, Balance Sheets, Risk Aversion, Government Bonds, Banking System, Financial Stability, Business News

The risk free nature of government bonds, one of the cornerstones of the global financial system, has come into question as the global crisis unfolds.

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Latin America: Making the Good Times Better

Dominique Strauss-Kahn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Latin America has enjoyed tremendous economic dynamism and a rising quality of life in recent years. But, faced with new challenges, the question is: how best to sustain this progress?

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Alternative Credit Reporting: Is Experian Really Going to Help You Rebuild Your Credit?

Karen K. Harris | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Credit Report, Credit Score, Economy, Clearinghouse Review, Shriver Center, Low Income Families, Fico, Financial Stability, Experian, Rent Bureau, Business News

To be financially stable, Americans must have access to credit. It remains to be seen whether alternative data is the appropriate way to ensure that credit for low-income families.

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Time Waits for No Man: How to Secure Financial Stability in 2011

José Viñals | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Capital Flows, Credit Risks, Fiscal Consolidation, Banking Systems, Public Debt, Financial Supervision, European Financial Stability Facility, Sovereign Risk, Bank Capital, Global Financial Stability Report, Financial Crisis, Prudential Regulation, Financial Stability, Bank Funding, Business News

In emerging markets, policymakers must act now to avoid future crises. It is important to maintain the appropriate mix of macroeconomic and prudential financial policies to deal with the challenges posed by capital inflows.

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Exploring Economic Policy Frontiers After the Crisis: 2010 IMF Research Conference

Olivier Blanchard | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Capital Flows, Fiscal Consolidation, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Sustainability, Hot Money, Fiscal Policy, Financial Regulation, Fiscal Stimulus, Monetary Policy Rule, Financial Sector, Jacques Polak, FInancial Markets, Fiscal Space, Risk Aversion, Financial Integration, IMF Jacques Polak Research Conference, Financial Stability, Macroprudential Regulation, Business News

The crisis has forced economists and policy makers to go back to their drawing boards. Where did they go wrong, and what implications does the crisis have for both macroeconomic theory and macroeconomic policy making?

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A Marriage Made in Heaven or Hell: Monetary and Financial Stability

José Viñals | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: International Trade, Global Financial Crisis, Financial Regulation, Central Banking, Inflation, Financial Reform, Monetary Policy, Inflation Targets, Price Stability, Global Financial Linkages, Asset Price Bubbles, Financial Stability, Business News

While monetary policy frameworks fortified the castle against inflation at the front, they didn't pay much attention to back door vulnerabilities. I'm talking about financial stability.

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The Flat Tire Crowd Meets the New Economy

Alexia Parks | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Antarctica, Lisbon, Labor, Career, Arctic, Labor Department, Last Ocean, Sustainability, Jobs, Financial Stability, Portugal, Impact News

On Tuesday, the government released a report that shows that a rising number of people -- nearly 2 million in April -- are walking away from a secure job. As the economy improves, they're making a career change.

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Beirut Times

David Nassar | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Beirut, Financial Stability, Construction, Lebanon, Reconstruction, Business News

On May 2, the New York Times ran a story called "36 hours in Beirut" as part of its regular series about short visits to exciting global destination...

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House Panel May Keep Public In The Dark About Emerging Threats To Financial System

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Tbtf, Financial Reform, Barney Frank, Too Big to Fail, Financial Crisis, Mel Watt, Systemic Risk Regulator, Financial Stability, Systemic Risk, Gregory Meeks, Financial Regulation, Business News

Members of Congress and the general public may not be told of "potential emerging threats to the stability of the financial system," thanks to a Thurs...

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The Bloodless Coup of the Global Financial Stability Board: From Guidelines to Rules

Ellen Brown | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Bank for International Settlements, Treaties, Financial-Stability-Oversight-Board, Banking, Banking Crisis, Federal Reserve, Financial Stability, g20, G20 Protests, Business News

Political colonialism is now a thing of the past, but under the new Financial Stability Board guidelines, nations can still be held in feudalistic subservience to foreign masters.

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Court Hears Appeal of Enron's Skilling

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Jeffrey Skilling, Financial Stability, Skilling Appeal, Enron, Business News

NEW ORLEANS — Former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling, convicted for his role in the once might energy giant's collapse, took risks when he ran ...

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