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Opinion Line Extra (Nov. 24)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:39:00 GMT

If you have a need to blast ex-President Carter, at least get your facts straight. The 1970s inflation began during Richard Nixon's second term and continued through Gerald Ford's one term.
Source: Kansas.com

Wall Street Journal Supports Break-Up Of Big Banks

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:48:41 GMT

Add the Wall Street Journal editorial board - of all people-- to the growing ranks of those calling for a restoration of barriers between commercial and investment banking.
Source: Huffington Post

Quoted in 'Wall Street Journal Supports Break-Up Of Big Banks'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:48:41 GMT

said in Huffington Post:

The other way to reduce moral hazard is to limit certain kinds of risk-taking by institutions that hold taxpayer-insured deposits, as suggested by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker and Bank of England Chairman Mervyn King.

Of Baby Bells and ... Baby Wells?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:27:38 GMT

David Gardner called it. He’s up 1,334%! See what David’s recommending that you buy NEXT.
Source: Motley Fool

Is It Time for an Inflation Target?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:25:01 GMT

The Fed's dual mandate is to aim for full employment and price stability, but since Paul Volcker's day, it's safe to say the central bank has been more concerned with the latter than the former.
Source: The New Republic

Time to break up Citibank?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Breaking up is hard to do? (AP Photo/Michael Probst) Former Fed chairmen Paul Volcker and Alan Greenspan are part of a growing chorus in Washington saying the government should consider breaking up enormous banks.
Source: The Week

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/20/2009

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:02:35 GMT

A priest in the Russian Orthodox Church was shot and killed in his parish church in Moscow on Thursday night. The Rev.
Source: Gates of Vienna

America's fiscal deficit: Stemming the tide

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:39:49 GMT

STUDENTS at National Defence University in Washington, DC, were recently given a model of the economy and told to fix the budget. To get the federal debt down, they jacked up taxes and slashed spending.
Source: Economist

The Acid Test for Conservative Populism

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:59:39 GMT

The heart of our predicament is the Too Big to Fail (TBTF) problem. Banks have grown so large that they can’t go down without threatening the whole system.
Source: The League of Ordinary Gentlemen

Quoted in 'Volcker says US markets need more supervision'

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:22:02 GMT

Paul Volcker said in San Diego Union-Tribune:

If the Federal Reserve supervisory role was less aggressive and less effective than subsequent events suggest have been desirable and necessary, let's indeed strengthen that function and ensure it receives the attention it deserves

Photo from Getty Images

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:56:26 GMT

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker holds a pen as he participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC.

Photo from Getty Images

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:55:22 GMT

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker arrives at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC.

Charlie Rose - Paul Volcker

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:59:29 GMT