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Already, the IMF has recommended that European regulators follow the U.S.'s lead and run stress tests on their banks. And there are hints from the Federal Reserve that at least some aspects of the stress tests will become part of the ongoing regulatory system. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has said that the stress tests were "an enlightening exercise that will improve the tool kit we use to help ensure the safety and soundness not just of individual firms but of the financial system more broadly...
What was different about the recent stress tests was that unlike the usual bank-by-bank examinations, the stress tests looked at all the banks as a group. By aggregating the data, the Fed presumably could make better estimates of what would be the loan losses at the individual banks. The stress tests also looked out two years, instead of the usual one, as regulators gauged if banks could weather a worsening of the economy - where the stress in the name comes from - and not just whether they had enough capital to pay for current losses. Most importantly, the results...
...cross-dressing, was a dirty player. Yet Daly knew that if Detroit wanted to win a championship, he had to let the Boys by Boys. He permitted Isaiah to control the ball, because Daly realized that would keep his point guard happy and insanely productive. He knew the Pistons fed off Laimbeer's antics, so go ahead Bill, be an a--hole. Daly saw that Rodman needed a father figure, so he mentored the troubled player, who would become one of the most prolific rebounders in hoops history. With Michael Jordan's Bulls emerging in Chicago during this period, Daly...
Chetek, Wisconsin. Canoe Bay, two hours from Minneapolis and six hours from Chicago, is set on 280 wooded Wisconsin acres with three spring-fed lakes. It's a Relais & Châteaux property, so it's guaranteed to be luxurious - with breakfast delivered to your room, gourmet set menus ($75 per person) in the lakeside dining room, a full spa, and use of canoes, kayaks and hiking trails - and not cheap. But there's currently a 25% off package, which offers rooms at $500 per night for two, including a complimentary cottage upgrade, breakfast in bed, dinner...
...know if I'm ready to make any big announcements. I'm worried about the tremendous expansion of the Fed's balance sheet and unwinding that, but I suppose we'll probably do that all right. I'm worried about the anger that's developing. People have tolerated a lot of inequality, but in light of recent events, I could see social changes. But that's not forecasting a bubble...