Category Banking and Finance

Paulson and the Worry Issue

Paulson and the Worry Issue WASHINGTON—There’s a second in former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s memoirs when—throughout a Capitol Hill dialogue over a monetary rescue plan—he succumbs to emphasize and suffers an assault of dry heaves in entrance of a U.S.…

Fabulous Fab

Fabulous Fab WASHINGTON—The world has been craving to place a reputation and a face to the monetary quackery. We’d like a flesh-and-blood criminal. The financial institution CEOs—grey, previous, predictable—weren’t sufficient. Bernie Madoff was an abhorrent byproduct, not a core participant.…

Why “Stimulus” Doesn’t Stimulate

Why ‘Stimulus’ Doesn’t Stimulate President Obama has requested Congress for a further $50 billion in “stimulus” cash to finance infrastructure tasks. The speculation is that the extra spending will trigger companies to spice up manufacturing to satisfy this demand. Producers…

Stealth Protectionism

Stealth Protectionism WASHINGTON—We’ve heard each main world chief reject the notion that protectionism can be an applicable response to the monetary and financial debacle of 2007–08. And but the indicators are unmistakable: We’re coming into a protectionist period that doesn’t…