Tag Archives: mortgage-backed securities

May 7, 2009

Efficient Markets and the Economic Meltdown

I found myself this week addressing the chairman of the SEC and three other commissioners at a forum on short…Continue reading

April 1, 2009

Is Cap-and-Trade a Dead Policy Walking?

In his February 24 speech to Congress, President Obama asked members “to send me legislation that places a market-based cap…Continue reading

December 1, 2008

The Financial Crisis and Crony Capitalism

The financial crisis and the profound economic reversals reverberating around the globe caught up last week with Citigroup, the world's…Continue reading

September 24, 2008

It’s a Bad Bailout

Congress is now embroiled in an important and passionate debate about the Bush Administration’s rescue-bailout plan. Get past the anxiety,…Continue reading

September 18, 2008

Crisis on Wall Street

This week’s financial developments have unfolded in the ways that keep people up at night and spark panic in even…Continue reading