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Economists and international financial experts are left to answer an extremely difficult question. Does it matter if other large nations employ similar tactics to the U.S. in reviving their economies? Or, is a coordination of efforts not important to the pace of a global recovery. If Germany refuses to make...
Under TALF, the Fed will only finance AAA-rated ABS. Investors are not given an incentive to purchase the riskier tranches. The result is that securitizers would have to keep the riskier tranches on their own balance sheet. And, given banks recent experience with this approach, it is unlikely that...
Finally, the nature of assistance and type of recipient make TARP and TALF wholly different programs. Under TARP, the government encouraged and even forced banks to accept financing because their financial position was so precarious it was threatening the stability of the entire market. Conversely, under TALF, the Fed and...
4. Distract them with a big, shiny new toy If Geithner had testified before the same committee last week - as AIG CEO Edward Liddy did - he likely would've been eviscerated. Many of the "questions" for Liddy from both sides of the aisle turned into frustrated rants about how Geithner...
There's popular pressure for punishing people responsible for this mess. How important do you think it is to restore accountability? What I find really interesting about the public response is that the values that people hold to be important - like working hard and taking responsibility - are the values that...