Tag Archives: Wall Street

William Greider : Economic Free Fall

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Avenging Angels. Illustration courtesy of The Nation.‘In their haste to do anything the financial guys seem to want, Congress and the lame-duck President are, I fear, sowing far more profound troubles for the country’By William Grieder This article appears in … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker :
‘The Fed’s Next Move is Down’

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

See “The Fed’s next move is down” by John Browne below. ‘The odds thus favor inflation to keep the party going’ By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | August 8, 2008 This guy lays out the facts of the Hobbsian … Continue reading →

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Phil Gramm : Don’t Worry, Be Happy

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

But it’s actually Wall Street where they’re whining. Or, shall we say, panicking?By William Greider / July 14, 2008 Phil Gramm, the senator-banker who until recently advised John McCain’s campaign, did get it right about a “nation of whiners,” but … Continue reading →

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Can’t Fall On Your Fannie Mae

Posted on July 11, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Flowers grow in front of the headquarters of Fannie Mae in Washington. Photo by Ken Cedeno / Bloomberg News. So lets see if I have things straight. The feds can’t just bail out Freddie and Fannie because that might cause … Continue reading →

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