Alan Greenspan

Greenspan: Inflation - the real threat to recovery

Top Gun Financial Planning Jun 30

But I see inflation as the greater future challenge. If political pressures prevent central banks from reining in their inflated balance sheets in a timely manner, statistical analysis suggests the emergence of inflation by 2012; earlier if...

Greenspan Speaks

Trade the Picture Jun 30

In his article Inflation – the real threat to sustained recovery, Alan Greenspan points out that in the short run, the danger is deflation. In the long run, the danger is inflation. I agree with his assessment. The most prescient words of...

Is It Okay To Not Pay The Mortgage If You Are Significantly Underwater?

InvestorCentric Jun 29

With large numbers of homeowners in the US underwater on their mortgages, more individuals are choosing to walk away from their mortgage even if they can afford to pay it. It may make financial sense if mortgage principal is $500,000 when the home...

The arsonist inspects the fire damage

The Mess That Greenspan Made Jun 26

Former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan writes in the Financial Times that, if only stock prices would keep going higher, we might have a chance at a sustained economic recovery. The rise in global stock prices from early March to mid-June is arguably...

Greenspan Says Stock Market Recovery Could Lift Economy

InvestorCentric Jun 26

Alan Greenspan, writing in the Financial Times, argues that a continued recovery by the stock market could lift up the economy. A healthy stock market helps supply banks with capital for lending, increases household spending, and spurs new capital...

From Free Markets to Absolute Power: The Warped Views of “Bank Speak”

the Underground Investor Jun 24

The most valuable lesson I learned in grad school a long time ago was about how media filters prevent truth from reaching the mass population regarding a large and varied number of topics. During research for my Public Policy graduate thesis,...

Tales From 'Bailout Nation'

TheStreet.com Jun 22

Barry Ritholtz, author of the new bestseller 'Bailout Nation,' blames Alan Greenspan for America's financial collapse and says troubled banks should be allowed to fail.

Greenspan's ghouls and Kool-Aid drinkers

The Mess That Greenspan Made Jun 19

Today's Bloomberg commentary by David Reilly on the subject of the Obama administration's massive financial overhaul plan has two equally entertaining titles, one on the Bloomberg opinion page which, understandably, has far more appeal to yours...

Greenspan’s Ghouls Stalk Obama Financial Plan: David Reilly

Bloomberg Jun 19

President Barack Obama doesn’t need to just overhaul financial regulation. He needs to exorcise the ghost of Alan Greenspan.

Did Krugman Really Advocate a Housing Bubble in 2002?

Bearish News Jun 18

The Econ world is abuzz with debate over this Krugman piece from 2002. Some argue that he was advocating a housing bubble, and others steadfastly defend his positions (and the pillars of Keynesian Econ). I'll post excerpts from experts from both...

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