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It is imperative that derivatives trading be shifted to exchanges where such trades can be monitored and regulated, and the legislation had been moving in this direction. However, Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln has now introduced an amendment to the legislation that will cause banks to spin off their derivatives trading...
Under Lincoln’s proposal, hundreds of billions of dollars in existing derivatives trading would be spun off to entities such as hedge funds and foreign banks, which are beyond the scope of regulators, or associated bank entities that are not technically part of the bank, in both cases...
On an even greater scale, this amendment violates one of the basic foundational principles of our central banking system: Our economy hinges on the trust that we place in the Federal Reserve to look out for the best interests of the economy at large, independent of any political influence whatsoever...
Although we strongly disagree with the content of Grace’s email, we do not think that her clerkship should be revoked. Although Grace’s actions do demonstrate a lack of judgment, the e-mail’s release was beyond her control. Gawker and other sites...
Leaking the private, albeit imprudent, e-mail to the public has invited a barrage of undeserved, venomous criticism against both Grace and the University itself. Bloggers and commentators have made unfair and inaccurate mischaracterizations of the Harvard community based upon the statements of a single student. Harvard University is committed...