Excessive leverage and risk in the financial system, e.g., using customer funds to speculate, never ends well. Stock market crashes, bank and investment firm failures or economic recessions are all potential consequences. Following the failure of the United States to regulate over the counter (OTC) derivatives...
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The Hera Research Newsletter is pleased to present a fascinating interview with Martin A. Armstrong, founder and former Head of Princeton Economics, Ltd. In the 1980s, Princeton Economics became the leading multinational corporate advisor with offices in Paris, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney and...
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Filed under: Euro, Great Depression, U.S. dollar, MBS, mortgage backed securities, Long Term Refinancing Operation, British pound, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, European sovereign debt crisis, SIPC, LTRO, LTCM, European Central Bank, EFSF, Securities Investor Protection Corporation, Long Term Capital Management, European Financial Stability Fund, EFSM, European Financial Stabilization Mechanism, Japanese yen, Federal Reserve System, FDIC, ECB