by Ryan Greenfield The federal budget has been getting plenty of media attention these days as debates over extending the Bush tax cuts permeate the discourse, and angst about spending and debt (and of course the poor economy) pervade the electorate that just turned out Democrats in droves 3 weeks ago. The total U.S. debt […]
Revamping Our Financial Regulations: Some Notes on the Senate Proposal
By Adrian Ineichen What Is It? This week has brought us one step or 1336 pages closer to revamping our financial regulations and with that hopefully also to strengthening the financial markets: The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs unveiled its bill that picks up ideas from the bill that passed the House […]