No end in sight to the financial crisis

At some point the Panic of 2008 will subside, but there are several reasons to expect further strain. Banks and households have started to cut their borrowing, which reached epic proportions in the housing boom, but they still have a long way to go. Furthermore, it is far from clear, even now, that banks are marking their illiquid assets conservatively enough. Full Story »

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Jeanne Roberts
4.8
by Jeanne Roberts - Oct. 1, 2008

A remarkably readable (and comprehensible) accounting of the troubles on Wall Street, from bailouts to hedge funds to money market funds and Treasury bonds. The most troubling assessment comes at the end, where the author(s) suggests that the problems will spread from their current phase to more traditional lending venues, which - though slowly accruing - could experience similar, large losses, likely followed by corporate defaults. The fun never ends.

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