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  1. Bonds move into the mainstream as crisis deepens


    Irish Times - 10 hours ago

    Concerns about the financial health of Greece's economy, which centred on ... The European Central Bank was reported to being buying Irish Government debt ...
    German Government Bonds Climb in 2010 as Fiscal Crisis Roils Euro ...-Bloomberg
    Economix: Fresh Crises Loom in Europe and U.S.- New York Times (blog)
    A European tragedy- On Line opinion
    Seeking Alpha - Marketplace
    all 48 news articles »


  2. Major Banks Need Midsize Ones


    New York Times - Floyd Norris - 15 hours ago

    After the previous big financial crisis in the early 1980s, ... Then, as the crisis grew, it picked up Merrill Lynch, an investment bank that had not ...
  3. Deutsche Bank Challenges JPMorgan's Dominance in Company Bond ...


    Bloomberg - Bryan Keogh - 1 hour ago

    Deutsche Bank avoided taking a government bailout during the financial crisis, while JPMorgan, the second-biggest US bank by assets, accepted $25 billion ...
    ETR:DBK
  4. Corporate Bonds Signal Recovery as Junk Leads


    Bloomberg - John Detrixhe - 11 hours ago

    Investment-grade US corporate bonds returned 9 percent this year, beating the global result, Bank... of America Merrill Lynch index data show.
    Corporate bond sales top $3-trillion- Business Day
    Corporate Bond Sales Surpass $3 Trillion on Low Yields- DailyFinance
    GE Leads $3.19 Trillion in Corporate Bond Sales: Credit Markets- San Francisco Chronicle
    BusinessWeek
    all 15 news articles » GE
  5. Serbia to Raise Europe's Highest Interest Rate in January, Survey ...


    Bloomberg - Gordana Filipovic - 1 hour ago

    The dinar has lost almost 11 percent this year and about 40 percent since the start of the global financial crisis in 2008. The central bank has sold more ...
  6. Ruble Underperforms Peers in Best Year Since Outbreak of Financial ...


    Bloomberg - Emma O'Brien - 19 hours ago

    They totaled between $25 billion and $30 billion this year, Bank Rossii's ... chief economist at Troika Dialog in Moscow, Russia's oldest investment bank. ...
  7. Institutions and individuals feel watchdog's wrath


    CA Magazine Online - 2 hours ago

    2010 was the year many of the wrongs of the financial crisis came home to roost for UK banks, ... on US investment banks JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs. ...
    Fines by markets watchdog hit record- Financial Times
    Record year for fines by watchdog- The Press Association
    all 37 news articles »


  8. 2010: The year of the unconventional


    Financial Times - Lionel Barber - 12 hours ago

    The global financial crisis and its aftermath continued to preoccupy .... The future business model of big investment banks such as Goldman Sachs remains ...


  9. Ex-GM finance arm moves closer to IPO


    Financial Times - Robin Harding - Helen Thomas - 10 hours ago

    ... begin to exit the investment,” said Tim Massad, the Treasury official in charge of investments that the US government made during the financial crisis. ...
    Treasury to shift stake in Ally Financial, easing way for bailed ...- Washington Post
    Treasury to Exit Ally Financial- New York Times
    U.S. Boosts Ally Stake to 74% as Treasury Converts Preferred- San Francisco Chronicle
    all 242 news articles »


  10. No China crisis for economic powerhouse


    Irish Times - 1 day ago

    Foreign direct investment leapt 38.17 per cent in November – foreign companies ...bank-sponsored Financial News. ... economist Ba Shushong told the central
    China's Economic Forecast for 2011- Beijing Review
    Inflation in China will cause the collapse of the regime- AsiaNews.it
    30/12/2010 - The Current Market Sentiment- IBTimes
    China.org.cn
    all 37 news articles »


  11. Venezuela sees 2010 economic contraction at 1.9 pct


    Reuters Africa - Andrew Cawthorne - 16 hours ago

    ... rebound from the global financial crisis, the central bank said on Thursday. ...investment and the relentless expansion of the ... policies that discourage
    Venezuela to scrap double exchange rate- AFP
    Venezuela Unifies Exchange Rates- Wall Street Journal
    Venezuela's Chavez devalues bolivar currency again- WBFO
    all 85 news articles »


  12. Canada a bright light in year of global gloom


    Windsor Star - Gordon Isfeld - Derek Abma - 4 hours ago

    The European debt crisis was one of the economic stories that made headlines ... the Bank of Canada's low interest rates and a strong investment climate are ...
  13. Court case between Barclays and a San Marino bank could shed new ...


    Daily Mail - 20 hours ago

    By Daily Mail Reporter A new light could be shed on the risky derivatives which helped precipitate the global financial crisis thanks to a legal row over a ...


  14. UAE in 2011: a bigger and wealthier economy


    Emirates 24/7 - Nadim Kawach - 2 hours ago

    “We will see growth in all sectors next year, including banks, .... since the eruption of the crisis…this will be supported by the emerging vast investment ...
  15. LEHMAN CRISIS IN RETROSPECT: BANK OF HAWAII 11.5% BELOW ITS ...


    Zacks.com - 22 hours ago

    Bank of Hawaii Corporation is a regional financial services holding company ... Bank of Hawaii provides services such as commercial banking, investment and ...
    LEHMAN CRISIS IN RETROSPECT: BANK OF AMERICA 49.8% BELOW ITS ...-Zacks.com
    A LEHMAN CRISIS UPDATE: WEBSTER FINANCIAL 5.3% BELOW ITS 'LEHMAN ...-Zacks.com
    PEOPLE'S UNITED FINANCIAL IN REVIEW: SHARES TRADING 22.7% BELOW ...-Zacks.com
    Zacks.com - Zacks.com
    all 55 news articles » PINK:CMTX - BAC - BOH
  16. Nearly 70% of US Tarp bank loans repaid


    GFS News - Will Henley - 26 minutes ago

    Six more US financial institutions have repaid some $626m (€468m) to the Treasury ... "The remainder of the investment programs under Tarp - in banks, AIG, ...
    Six Banks Repay $626 Million In TARP Funds- NASDAQ
    all 160 news articles » EWBC - WBS - SRCE


  17. Banks Give U.K. Charities Expertise as Well as Cash


    Wall Street Journal - Michael Weir - Adam Smallman - 1 day ago

    The financial crisis has spelled the end of a bank or two. .... I think the potential role of investment banks is to promote giving among their staff," he ...
  18. RBI's stability report shows concern over rising inflation


    Livemint - Dinesh Unnikrishnan - 16 hours ago

    Indian banks could withstand the shock of the global credit crunch in the wake of the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. because ...
    Stressed liquidity needs careful handling, says RBI- Business Standard
    all 55 news articles »


  19. A handful of winners and a lot of losers populated Ireland's bleak ...


    Irish Times - Laura Slattery - 10 hours ago

    The former management team at Anglo Irish Bank – led by Yankophile bankrupt ...financial crisis. ... bailout of €50 billion would be the “rock bottom” of the
    Our predictions for financial services hiring in Ireland in 2011- eFinancialCareers Ireland
    Will the IMF bailout help Ireland recover from the debt crisis?- The Metropolitain
    Irish Bank Bailout Costs American Taxpayers- National Legal and Policy Center
    Irish Independent
    all 58 news articles »


  20. 2011: year of economic challenges


    Korea Times - Kim Jae-kyoung - 2 hours ago

    What is of more concern is that the Bank of Korea (BOK) is likely to raise ... the upcoming change triggered by the outcome of the global financial crisis. ...


  21. Declining real estate prices slowed lending


    fwdailynews.com - 3 hours ago

    “While banks with relatively small CRE exposure continued to increase their non-CRE lending during the crisis, banks with high CRE concentrations reduced ...
    Commercial property loans pose new threat- Financial Times
    all 4 news articles »
  22. Hong Kong to Protect Bank Deposits of Up to HK$500000


    Bloomberg - Marco Lui - 23 hours ago

    Hong Kong will protect bank deposits ... full coverage introduced during the financial crisis expires tomorrow. ...
  23. The Finance Sector Gets a Start-Up Overhaul in 2011


    Huffington Post (blog) - 14 hours ago

    The problem for the finance sector with the current level of investment in ... The first opportunity lies in the inability of banks and financial ...
  24. New investment criteria means council has no worries over Irish crisis


    Borders Today - 1 day ago

    FEARS that council money could be at risk following the financial crisis in ... no Irish bankinvestment criteria. ... subsidiaries in the UK meet the council's
  25. Investors Place Bets Ahead Of US Report On Mortgage Guarantees


    Wall Street Journal - Prabha Natarajan - 13 hours ago

    Since the crisis, various models of operating the GSEs including a utility-company model or one giant housing-finance company have been proposed. ...
    The economy can ill-afford to wait for Fannie and Freddie reform- Housing Wire
    Republicans Backpedal On Mortgage Reform Plans For Fannie Mae And ...-Mortgage Rates & Trends (blog)
    Allstate Sues Countrywide Over $700 Million In Mortgage-Backed ...-RealEstateRama (press release)
    all 246 news articles » OTC:FNMA - OTC:FMCC - ALL


  26. Kuwait: Gulf real estate market needs support by investment funds ...


    Global Arab Network - English News - Amina Murtada - 12 hours ago

    It pointed out that the Arab Gulf countries which were most affected by the global financial crisis, like Kuwait, have initiated reforms during the crisis ...


  27. Ripe for Investment


    Russia Profile - Tai Adelaja - 18 hours ago

    The law, which was passed as the financial crisis loomed in 2008, sought to limit foreign investment into 42 strategic sectors of the economy, ...
    Russia Moves to Draw in More Foreign Investors- Wall Street Journal
    all 252 news articles »


  28. Out of Lehman's Ashes Wall Street Gets Most of What It Wants


    BusinessWeek - Christine Harper - 3 days ago

    The financial system's complexity gave bankers an advantage in .... financial firms that collapsed during the crisis were narrowly focused investment banks, ...
    A smaller role for Wall Street- Financial Times
    Out of Lehman's Ashes Wall Street Gets Most of What It Wants- National Mortgage Professional Magazine
    Out of Lehman's ashes Wall Street gets most of what it wants- Washington Post
    all 13 news articles » PINK:LEHMQ


  29. Outlook for 2011: Our thoughts on the investment climate


    Fund Strategy - Nick Rice - 1 hour ago

    Yet the Bank of England is already warning investors and borrowers to prepare for them, ... The most prominent one at present is the eurozone debt crisis. ...
  30. Is Egypt going takaful?


    Ahram Online - Salma El-Wardani - 19 hours ago

    "I think the 2008 financial crisis has caused clients shift from investing in commercial banks and institutions to Islamic companies," adds Shehata. ...


  31. MSCI World Erases Lehman Slower Than Emerging Markets


    Bloomberg - Nikolaj Gammeltoft - 12 hours ago

    Stocks have rallied around the world as central banks kept interest rates ... The region's leaders were forced by Greece's financial crisis to provide 860 ...
    Asia stocks ring out 2010 with solid gains, dollar dips- Moneycontrol.com
    Asian stocks cement solid gains- Independent Online
    Stocks, Copper Rally as Dollar Falls an Eighth Day Versus Yen- San Francisco Chronicle
    BusinessWeek
    all 276 news articles » PINK:LEHMQ - MSCI


  32. Full guarantee ends on SAR bank deposits


    The Standard - 16 hours ago

    Hong Kong will protect bank deposits of up to HK$500000 per depositor after full coverage introduced during the financial crisis expires today. ...
  33. Delusions of Normalcy 2011 - Dismal Scientists Cheer Up


    Economic Populist - Michael Collins - 2 hours ago

    It's not clear if the banks are directed to do this, or are doing this of ..... The response to the next inevitable financial crisis will be met by the same ...


  34. Revealed: Whitehall's massive £150million outsourcing spending spree


    Daily Mail - Simon Duke - 14 hours ago

    Further multi-million fees were handed to investment giants Credit Suisse, Blackrock, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup for their advice during the crisis. ...


  35. Court blocks Finance Bank takeover injunction


    Lusaka Times - 1 day ago

    The shareholders include Finsbury Investment Limited, Clarkwell Limited and Job ...financial crisis and ... He said the world is just emerging from the global


  36. Zim's central bank to dispose of shares


    Zimbabwe Telegraph - 1 day ago

    The Zimbabwe Telegraph understands that the apex bank, through its investmentFinance Trust of Zimbabwe, would sell its 64 percent shareholding in ... vehicle


  37. M&T, First Niagara may turn Buffalo into the next Charlotte


    Buffalo News - Jonathan D. Epstein - 23 hours ago

    A prominent Wall Street investment strategist says ... cycle is starting again as a result of the financial crisis and recession. ...
    Silence on banking ethics deafening in effort to avoid another ...- Pittsburgh Post Gazette
    all 4 news articles » MTB - FNFG


  38. Canada Slashes Business Levies


    Wall Street Journal - Phred Dvorak - 1 day ago

    Citco's bet on Canada looked particularly good after the financial crisis crippled many of New York's big financial players, Mr. Case said. ...
    US Entices Big Banks in Canada- New York Times
    all 45 news articles »


  39. Continued decline may see yet more collapses in construction industry


    Irish Times - 10 hours ago

    The plan involves paying three banks – Anglo Irish, Bank of Ireland and KBC – €25 million ... thanks to the banking crisis, brought on by the property boom, ...


  40. Canadians Spend Like Crazy Americans


    BusinessWeek - Theophilos Argitis - Greg Quinn - 1 day ago

    Low interest rates have encouraged Canadian consumers to take on debt, while banks, largely untouched by the financial crisis, have continued to lend. ...
    Tackling the threat of consumer debt- CTV.ca
    Canadians must get handle on debtload- BCLocalNews
    all 49 news articles »
  41. Secured lending plummets by almost half in three years


    Telegraph.co.uk - James Hurley - 2 hours ago

    The Investment Property Databank (IPD) Index, the standard benchmark for ... and banks and valuers' subsequent caution made it harder for companies to ...
  42. Estonia Joins Euro as Currency Expands Into Former Soviet Union


    Bloomberg - 11 hours ago

    Economic growth averaged 7.2 percent between 1995 and the onset of the global financial crisis in 2007. Reliant on foreign investment, Estonia was hit ...
    Estonia weighs pros and cons of joining the eurozone- Marketplace
    Estonia to join the euro- Independent Online
    all 434 news articles »


  43. The Icelandic model disproves 'too big to fail' theory


    Reporter Online - Bill Wilson - 16 hours ago

    In other words, those banks just had to continue lending to keep money flowing ... Surely, a recession did follow the largest financial crisis per capita in ...
  44. Allstate Sues Countrywide Over $700 Million Investment in Mortgage ...


    Bloomberg - Bob Van Voris - 2 days ago

    The bank acquired Countrywide Financial Corp. for $4.2 billion in July 2008. ...financial crisis. ... over mortgage- related investments that soured during the
    The Financial Crisis May Be Over, but the Lawsuits Continue- The Atlantic (blog)
    Allstate Sues Bank of America, Countrywide Over Mortgage-Backed ...-DailyFinance
    Allstate sues BofA over toxic sale- New York Post
    Wall Street Journal - American Banking News
    all 322 news articles » ALL - BAC


  45. Spending big question for 2011


    The Japan Times - 12 hours ago

    Business investment, sluggish since the global financial crisis in 2008, ... The Bank of Japan said in October that its zero-interest-rate policy will stay ...
  46. New year, new hope for economic growth


    Washington Post - Neil Irwin - 5 hours ago

    And the financial system seems to be stabilizing, with banks no longer tightening ... Residential investment constituted its lowest proportion of overall ...
  47. AHEB Investment Group to Secure Collateral for Several Major ...


    SYS-CON Media (press release) - 11 minutes ago

    ... year in financial crisis, with companies with less than robust financial ... risk from lenders and stricter requirements from banks for financing. ...
  48. NY Fed Releases Dudley's Daily Agenda Dating Back to Jan '09


    Wall Street Journal - Chana R. Schoenberger - David Benoit - 1 day ago

    Dudley's agenda reveals that the president of the largest Federal Reserve Bank was in close contact with the heads of New York's biggest financial ...
  49. Chris Keane / Reuters


    msnbc.com - Phil Wahba - 1 day ago

    Hedge fund managers and investment bankers who advise on mergers should see some ... to bank executives even as the US government paid to bail out financial ...


  50. Investments or just real estate?


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Rami J. Malki - 13 hours ago

    The picture quickly gets more convoluted when we get into how banks are reacting to the ... SMEs and the average citizen have, due to the financial crisis, ...
  51. 70000 new jobs as investment flows rise


    The Citizen Daily - 1 day ago

    Some companies which suspended their investment projects during the past two years due to the global financial and economic crisis may be considering ...
  52. Gulf bond sales are bright economic sign


    The National - Asa Fitch - 16 hours ago

    But it was still more than double the $15bn of bond sales in 2008 during the worst stretch of the financial crisis. The top sellers of debt in the region ...
    Gulf markets mixed in volatile 2010- Economic Times
    all 16 news articles »


  53. Canada's economic albatrosses


    Toronto Sun - Sharon Singleton - 1 day ago

    Canada weathered the financial crisis better than most, with strong government finances, robust domestic demand and solid banks, but the recent slowdown has ...
  54. 11 for 2011: Will the Bangladesh bubble burst?


    Financial Times (blog) - Ifty Islam - 17 hours ago

    Direct investment in the stock market by financial institutions has increased ... If there is one global lesson from the global financial crisis of 2008/9, ...


  55. Beyond the Post-Apocalypse


    Portfolio.com - Steve Rosenbush - 15 hours ago

    Coming hard on the heels of financial crisis and recession, 2010 was the post-apocalypse. From financial re-regulation to bank failures, economic stimulus, ...


  56. Yuan Advances Beyond 6.6 Per Dollar for First Time Since 1993 on ...


    Bloomberg - 8 hours ago

    The People's Bank of China set the reference rate higher for the ninth day, ... 2011 from the “moderately loose” stance that countered the financial crisis. ...
  57. Bank Negara: Unusual trading in Taiwan unrelated to Malaysia


    Malaysia Star - Tee Lin - 12 hours ago

    A spokesman for Bank Negara said this “unusual trading” in Taiwan was unrelated to Malaysia. “We closely supervise our financial institutions, ...


  58. 3 ETFs to Play the AIG Comeback


    ETF Trends - Tom Lydon - 22 hours ago

    AIG (NYSE: AIG) is one of the most notorious names in the financial crisis. A couple years after its bailout ... [Regional Bank ETFs Benefit From M&A Activity.]
    AIG
  59. ICAP recommends reforms to OTC


    IPE.com - 2 hours ago

    Whenever there is a financial crisis, the over the counter (OTC) ... Not surprisingly, perhaps, banks... and brokers are busy trying to protect these private
  60. Golden goodbyes, silver linings, bankers' cash and Icelandic ash


    The Guardian - 5 hours ago

    Geoghegan's departure grabbed the attention: with his finance director, ... and former investment banking head Stuart Gulliver becomes the bank's chief ...


  61. How rating agencies set stage for community bank failures


    Kansas City Star - Kevin G. Hall - Greg Gordon - 22 Dec 2010

    Questioned by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission on June 2 in New York, ... Armed with these "shadow ratings," investment banks then pooled the ...
    This Is By Far the Most Important Financial Development of 2010- DailyWealth
    Moody's bungled ratings on community bank bonds, too- McClatchy Washington Bureau
    all 59 news articles »
  62. WSJ: FDIC's Tricky Business: When To Shut An Ailing Bank


    Wall Street Journal - Jean Eaglesham - 2 days ago

    Killing a bank too soon could mean getting rid of a financial institution that ... crisisbanks. ... who came out of retirement to deal with a new crop of dead
    In a year of bank failures, public feels little effect- Minneapolis Star Tribune
    all 74 news articles »


  63. Fortune tellers look for some surprises


    Sydney Morning Herald - 23 hours ago

    In the lead-up to Christmas, several investment banks were polling clients on ... With much of Europe grappling with a debt crisis and hamstrung by tight ...
  64. How rating agencies set stage for community bank failures


    MiamiHerald.com - Kevin G. Hall - Greg Gordon - 5 days ago

    Questioned by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission on June 2 in New York, ... Armed with these ``shadow ratings,'' investment banks then pooled the ...
  65. Challenges in financial sector


    Business Times - Malaysia - 2 days ago

    Individual banks also need to step up their vigilance in the risk-based pricing of ... the financial institutions with larger investment banking operations. ...
    Malaysia's central bank still reviewing Islamic mega bank bids- AsiaOne
    all 31 news articles »


  66. Philip Maddocks: Americans hopeful big banks will soon take the ...


    Massillon Independent - Philip Maddocks - 3 days ago

    ... large and profitable investment banks seize control of the nation from the indebted US government. Two years after the onset of the financial crisis, ...
  67. Goldman Sachs Prospers at Taxpayers' Expense


    American Thinker - Fred N. Sauer - 5 hours ago

    The Asset Management and Investment Banking Businesses have completely .... under the waves of the financial crisis whose destructive excesses could no ...
    GSC - GS
  68. Blackstone Gets Mezzanine Debt as Funds Fill $70 Billion Void


    Bloomberg - Patricia Kuo - 1 day ago

    Banks cut new UK commercial real estate lending by 69 percent last year as they repaired balance sheets battered by the financial crisis, a survey by De ...
  69. Decline in lending to euro zone firms lessens


    Irish Times - 1 day ago

    This raises hopes that euro zone banks may be becoming more willing to lend ... in companies looking to borrow to finance investment and business plans in ...
  70. Further Clarity on Cross-Border Exposure of the European Bank Sector


    Seeking Alpha - Alicia Damley - 1 day ago

    In times of crisis, they are a breath apart. The ongoing challenges for the European banks triggered by concerns of sovereign debt, liquidity and funding ...
    Euro falls against dollar- The Nation Newspaper
    Analysis: Politics vs economics are big euro test- Moneycontrol.com
    The EU on Edge- The Cutting Edge
    all 136 news articles »


  71. Car finance: Into the fast lane


    The Economist - 1 day ago

    (Cerberus retained control of Chrysler Financial even as its investment in the parent was ... In second-hand-car finance, for instance, none of the banks or ...


  72. Our predictions for financial technology recruitment in 2011


    eFinancialCareers UK - Paul Clarke - 1 day ago

    In its Financial Markets Technology 2011 outlook, Research and Markets suggest that regulatory changes will dominate banks' IT investment next year, ...
    BOM:526881
  73. And the glitter still goes on...


    Khaleej Times - Muzaffar Rizvi - 1 day ago

    Bank Sarasin's latest commodity strategy report also suggests that investment demand will continue to hold up gold prices in 2011. “Investment demand will ...
  74. The 800-pound mutual fund gorillas


    Globe and Mail - 1 day ago

    The financial crisis speeded up a transformation of the Canadian fund industry that had ... Its funds are now run by the bank's investment management arm. ...


  75. Top Financial Stories of 2010: Foreclosures, Financial Reform ...


    Politics Daily - 1 day ago

    Just when it looked as if the financial crisis might be subsiding, new ones erupted ... Goldman Sachs was not the only investment bank in the news in 2010. ...
  76. How Asia's Binge Shoppers Will Help The West


    Newsweek - 23 hours ago

    With the help of banks eager to expand their business, tens of millions of consumers ...financial crisis in 1997, ... from the economic uncertainty of its last


  77. Commodity Currencies: More Strength in 2011?


    NASDAQ - 8 hours ago

    Both households and businesses are having difficulty attaining credit after banks tightened lending standards following the global financial crisis. ...
  78. Ring-fence banks via apex holding company structure


    Economic Times - 3 days ago

    One of the many lessons of the 2008 financial crisis is about systemic risk ... the bank's paid-up capital and reserves) on a bank's aggregate investment in ...
  79. FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP 4.7% BELOW ITS 'LEHMAN CRISIS' LOW ...


    Zacks.com - 22 hours ago

    First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. is a bank holding company. ... leasing, investment advisory services, insurance agency services, and trust services.
    FNFG - PINK:CMTX
  80. Deals of the Day: Banks Willing to Lend Money Again


    Wall Street Journal (blog) - Stephen Grocer - 22 hours ago

    [WSJ] One busy crisis: The New York Fed released the daily agenda for its ... [WSJ] Related: UK investment banks plan to cut by more than half the amount of ...
  81. Bernanke Failing to Learn the Lesson of Sweden's Central Bank


    Seeking Alpha - 1 day ago

    In the early 1990s Sweden had a financial crisis not unlike the US financial crisis of 2008/2009 ... president of the Helsinki-based Nordic Investment Bank. ...
    Sweden Shows Central Bankers How to Fight Against Next Asset-Price ...-Bloomberg
    all 11 news articles »


  82. A decade of economic evolution out of crises and prosperity


    Xinhua - Liu Ying - Zhang Tao - 1 day ago

    The international financial crisis that started in 2008 on Wall Street ... author of "The World Is Flat," pointed out that it was investment during the ...
  83. Gold investment in China skyrockets in 2010


    People's Daily Online - Liang Jun - 2 days ago

    During the global financial crisis in 2008, gold was highly sought after as a safe ... In August, six ministries, including the People's Bank of China, ...
    Gold 2011: "Old Normal" Returns- Gold Seek
    Gold eases but set for 10th yearly gain- Ninemsn
    Gold News Archive- BullionVault
    istockAnalyst.com (press release) - GoldAlert
    all 855 news articles »


  84. Everything Gold Is New Again


    Newsweek - Bryan F. Peterson - 2 days ago

    Gold used to be regarded as an investment for losers—for the crazies forever expecting the financial apocalypse. To the great economist John Maynard Keynes, ...


  85. Nigeria: 2010 - Country's Economy As a Paradox


    AllAfrica.com - Idris Ahmed - 1 day ago

    Like the swiping in the commercial banks that led to the removal of eight ... Her eventual removal was as a result of crisis and financial impropriety that ...
    2010 Review: Stakeholders rate AMCON, ex-NSE DG's sack,- Nigeria Daily Independent
    all 23 news articles »
  86. The Peak Oil Crisis: 2011 – A Pivotal Year?


    CounterCurrents.org - Tom Whipple - 17 hours ago

    ... a specter is haunting the great investment banks and brokerage houses of New York. For five years now Wall Street and its chorus in the financial media ...
  87. Bankers arouse public anger. But will they change?


    Christian Science Monitor - David R. Francis - 15 hours ago

    "Billions for the Banks - the Debts for us - we say thanks! ... who blame them for the financial crisis and resulting government austerity plans. ...


  88. KTB share swap seen as solution


    Bangkok Post - 2 days ago

    Since the 1997 crisis, the central bank has been responsible for the principal of the bonds issued by its Financial Institutions Development Fund (FIDF), ...
  89. 2010 Marked by Debt Problems in Europe and Growth in the ...


    Voice of America - 7 hours ago

    The world continued to struggle with a slow recovery from the financial crisis two years earlier. Greece admitted to bigger-than-expected budget deficits. ...
  90. Berlin plans undercover checks on financial advisors


    Deutsche Welle - 3 days ago

    Financial advisors in German banks could receive an unpleasant visit from ... wealth in the financial crisis complain they were insufficiently warned of the ...
  91. Home owners stay in their homes longer than ever before


    Telegraph.co.uk - Myra Butterworth - 2 days ago

    ... to just three and a half years ago at the beginning of the credit crisis. ...
  92. Commodity price surge sets stage for global food crisis in new year


    World Socialist Web Site - Barry Grey - 6 hours ago

    It also provides banks, hedge funds and corporations with wide vistas for speculation on ... as saying, “This is a story almost entirely about investment. ...
  93. Phuket's Yamu gets new lease of life


    Phuket Gazette - 3 hours ago

    While construction of the hotel was suspended due to the global financial crisis, the hotel is set to recommence construction and open in 2012. ...


  94. Progress at home, but chaos abroad


    Arab News - Michel Cousins - 12 hours ago

    In a world still reeling from the 2008-2009 financial crisis and markets still ... In April, Dubai-based investment bank Rasmala Investments said it planned ...
  95. 'Deadbeat' TARP banks on rise


    Washington Post - Zachary A. Goldfarb - 3 days ago

    ... which bailed out banks to help them weather the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009. David Miller, Treasury's chief investment officer for TARP, ...
    Bailed-Out Banks Slip Toward Failure- Wall Street Journal
    TARP: A Success Story?- Zacks.com
    UPI NewsTrack TopNews- UPI.com
    all 76 news articles »


  96. Brazil's President Exits With a Protracted Victory Lap


    Wall Street Journal - Paulo Prada - 12 hours ago

    When the financial crisis began, the government flooded massive state-run banks with cash, ordering them to open the taps on loans to consumers and ...
  97. Central bank puts seal on Turkey's financial life in 2010


    Today's Zaman - Ä°brahi̇m Türkmen - 2 days ago

    The central bank took the courageous step to endorse the government's policies ...financial crisis, but this recovery has proceeded in a sluggish manner. ...


  98. TG4 to broadcast story of TK Whitaker, 'Servant of the State'


    Irish Times - Marie O'Halloran - 4 days ago

    HE IS probably the only economist in Ireland who refuses to speak about the current financial crisis. The man who was instrumental in getting Ireland to ...
  99. Crises of the Nineties and Ways of Combating Them (Part III)


    «Market Leader» - news and previews making you rich. - 2 days ago

    Japanese securities trading firms are similar to American investment banks and conduct issue of or trading in securities and capital management. ...
    Crises of the Nineties and Ways of Combating Them (Part II)- «Market Leader» - news and previews making you rich.
    all 2 news articles »


  100. Political Rashomon on Financial Crisis Panel


    New York Times - Heidi N. Moore - 15 Dec 2010

    What caused the financial crisis? You might want to check someone's political ....investment banks' packaging of the same bad ... bad lending but it was the
    Analysis: Fannie and Freddie Didn't Cause the Financial Crisis- National Journal
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