Wolf Richter: These Debt Slaves are the Government’s Largest Asset Class, and It Will Haunt the Economy for Years
Student debt isn’t just a millstone around young people’s necks; it’s weighing down the economy.
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Need a Loan in China? Hand Over a Nude Photo
Lender demands in China as a sign of credit stress.
Read more...Elizabeth Warren Slams SEC’s Mary Jo White for Putting “Information Overload” Project Ahead of Dodd Frank Rulemaking
Elizabeth Warren and Mary Jo White cross swords again…but how effective can Warren be after she hitches her star to Clinton?
Read more...And Now, Price Deflation in India and China?
Price deflation, and classic debt deflation dynamics, are staring to appear in India and China.
Read more...Global Money: A Work in Progress
Bagehot outlined some of the requirements for global money. Are we closer to a solution?
Read more...More Collateral Damage From Negative Interest Rates (Updated and Corrected)
Spain demonstrates some of the costs and dislocations created by negative interest rate policies.
Read more...Mortgage Document Fabrication is Alive and Well…
Sadly, mortgage servicers are still very much in the document fabrication and forgery business.
Read more...Cyber Risk as Systemic Risk
The threat to the financial system posed by cyber risk is often claimed to be systemic. This column argues against this, pointing out that almost all cyber risk is microprudential. For a cyber attack to lead to a systemic crisis, it would need to be timed impeccably to coincide with other non-cyber events that undermine confidence in the financial system and the authorities. The only actors with enough resources to affect such an event are large sovereign states, and they could likely create the required uncertainty through simpler, financial means.
Read more...Bond Market Flight to Safety as Investors Sweat Over Brexit Risk, Wobbly US Economy, Negative Rates
Investors got a big dose of bad news about the economy and geopolitics and reacted accordingly.
Read more...“Finance is Just Another Industry”
A debunkng of the claim that finance is special and should be treated accordingly.
Read more...Vancouver Mayor Mulls Empty Homes Tax
Vancouver ponders a long-overdue measure to target residential real estate warehousing.
Read more...Hensarling’s “Market Regulation” Replacement to Dodd Frank Proves He Does Not Understand Banking
Yves here. Steve Waldman wrote a definitive post in 2009, Capital can’t be measured, on a core issue that Black discusses here. A key section: So, for large complex financials, capital cannot be measured precisely enough to distinguish conservatively solvent from insolvent banks, and capital positions are always optimistically padded. Given these facts, and I […]
Read more...Banks Rebel Against Negative Interest Rates
Banks have had it with negative interest rates and are starting to push back.
Read more...Can Philosophy Stop Bankers From Stealing?
How can bankers be persuaded or coerced into behaving better?
Read more...New Zealand: Icon Sachs (Whatever That is), Fennas Finance, a Bank Account at an ANZ Napier Branch, a Conspiracy Theorist And a Ponzi Scheme
Yet more strange sightings in the New Zealand Register of Companies
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