Silent takeover
A couple of weeks ago we featured a really excellent article (actually, it’s one of the best you’ll read this year, we’re sure) by former chief economist of the IMF, […]
Credit crisis is easing fast
And here is a tell-tale sign confidence in banks is returning…
The shape of US banks
Sensible stuff for US banks and investors..
Big finance still capturing politics
We featured a story by a former chief economist of the IMF that we consider one of the best (if not the best) about the credit crisis and political economy […]
Are the banks really ok?
We’ve seen some scary stories around (we’ve taken apart one really bizarre version here), and today’s figures from Wells Fargo seem to underscore that we no longer have to fear […]
Towards a black swan-proof world
Creative thinking based on evolutionary principles from the author of The Black Swan, a timely (and entertaining) book about once in a lifetime risks that because of the catastrophic results […]
Scaring us silly
Yes, the banks are in bad shape, but not that bad…
Printing money and the inflationary risk
e, of all people, understand that you all want to read about InterOil, however, there is more happening in the world, and former chief economist of the IMF Simon Johnson […]
Government captured by big finance
We had earlier articles about the links between US government and big finance, but this disconcerting one comes not from some conspiracy theorist but from someone who should really know, […]
Even Obama is in the grips of market fundamentalism
Paul, once again, is absolutely spot on..