Posts Tagged ‘aig’Keepin’ It Real Estate: Allocating Stimulus to Land BanksThis post first appeared on Minyanville. After four years of searing pain, the US housing market is finally showing signs of life. And even as the causes and relative sustainability of this nascent “recovery” are being hotly debated, traditional buyers and investors alike are jumping into the market for homes with both feet. It now [...] America: Home of the (Debt) FreeThis post first appeared on Minyanville. Freedom is back in vogue: Americans are finally growing tired of living in the shackles of debt. According to the Wall Street Journal, government-led efforts to jumpstart lending are being derailed by weak demand for new loans. As the recession rolls on, an increasing percentage of consumers are opting [...] Government Reduces Risk – But Also RewardBy ANDREW JEFFERY This post first appeared on Minyanville. In its ongoing attempt to rewrite the rules of what’s quickly becoming our quasi-capitalist nation, the Obama Administration is weighing options that would expand compensation restrictions to all corners of the financial-services industry. According to the New York Times, well-publicized efforts to rein in executive pay [...] Inflation vs. Deflation: Endgame ApproachesBy ANDREW JEFFERY This post first appeared on Minyanville. Of the myriad highbrow economic debates currently raging throughout the world of punditry, academia and government policy, few are as contentious as the one over the future of prices: Inflation vs. Deflation. Indeed, the endgame for this issue is not insignificant, as many believe our economic [...] The State of the Markets – 4/1/09The month of March brought a degree of chaos to the financial markets, and indeed to the country as a whole, not seen in, well, months. The stock market culminated another wave of selling with multi-decade lows, only to rebound in the strongest counter-trend rally since the bear market began last year. The AIG bonus [...] Fed Jumps on Loan Modification BandwagonBy ANDREW JEFFERY This post first appeared on Minyanville. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” – and you certainly can’t fault lawmakers for a lack of persistence in trying to stem the epidemic foreclosures plaguing America’s housing market. Sadly, they insist on trying the same failed strategies over and over again. For [...] Bailout Treats Symptoms, Not DiseaseThis post first appeared on Minyanville and our sister site Dawn Patrol. The bailout is done! Time to breathe a sigh of relief. Or is it? As details emerge about the financial bailout package that was jammed through Congress over 10 days of political theater at its most nauseating, there’s still a striking omission from [...] |