A brief an tragi-comical history of the financial crisis
Birdseye view of all that money, pumping around, and around, and around, where does it end?
The nature of the crisis and the policy response
A really, really excellent piece on the nature of the recession and the effectiveness of the policy response. A must read..
Some morbid fun; the stress-test calculator.
Fun and scary at the same time. Design your own stress-test in seconds an see the results..
What’s really going on in the US economy
Must read stuff..
What caused the financial crisis?
In the curious case of the US, where the truth is ever more compromised by ideology, there are different narratives. But the evidence is pretty clear-cut..
More bank capital
A good idea, right? Could have gone a long way in preventing the 2008 financial crisis whose effects are still widely felt..
What happened to all that money creation by QE2?
Well, it ended up where it’s most needed, as it happens…
Four books on the financial crisis
So much wisdom, so little space, a must read..
A useful pre-emptive strike
China’s doing something smart, learning from past mistakes (and those of others..)
As if these banks haven’t done enough damage already..
If it’s not one thing, it’s another..