RealClearMarkets: April 9, 2008 Archives

April 9, 2008 Archives

Don't Overregulate High Finance - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek
Predatory Lending or Mortgage Fraud? - Steven Malanga, RealClearMarkets
Volcker Weighs In on the Dollar - Editorial, Wall Street Journal
The Looming Demise of the Euro - Avi Tiomkin, Forbes
U.S. Treasury Should Rethink CFIUS - Editorial, Financial Times
For Many, a Boom That Wasn't - David Leonhardt, New York Times
Housing Market Woes Spread to Britain - The Economist
The Crosscurrents of China Trade - James Dorn, Washington Times
Lessons from the Mugabe Regime - Alvaro Vargas Llosa, New Republic
A Letter to Microsoft's Steve Ballmer - James Stewart, SmartMoney
A Cure for Executive Pay Hysteria? - Holman Jenkins, Wall Street Journal
The Rise and Rise of Meredith Whitney - Michael Lewis, Bloomberg

Volcker Stands Tall and Greenspan Shrinks - Caroline Baum, Bloomberg
The Greenspan Fed: A Tragedy of Errors - Willem Buiter, Financial Times
The Right Fixes for Social Security - Nancy Altman, Los Angeles Times
Why Social Security Isn't Going Broke - Irwin Kellner, MarketWatch
The Folly of 'Family-Friendly' Tax Policy - Stephen Entin, Wall St. Journal
Did Liberals Cause Subprime Crisis? - Robert Gordon, American Prospect
What Is Wall Street Really Worth? - Martin Sosnoff, Forbes
Why The Banks Make Business Fume - Jonathan Guthrie, Financial Times

10 Hedge Fund Managers Make Over $700mm - 24/7 Wall Street
The Import Slowdown: Los Angeles Area Ports - Calculated Risk
Will Austan Goolsbee Last? - Bryan Caplan, EconLog
FOMC Minutes: Bracing for Recession? - Real Time Economics

Alan Greenspan Gives His Side - Maria Bartiromo, CNBC
Volcker: Bear Loan at "Very Edge" of Legal Authority - Bloomberg
Lots of Cash on the Sidelines - John Authers, Financial Times
Bank of England Rate Cut "Guaranteed" - Bill Watts, MarketWatch

Very Weak Small Business Optimism - Bear Stearns
The Eye of the Economic Storm - Berner & Greenlaw, Morgan Stanley
Asian Investment Trends and Strategies - Doug Hodge, PIMCO
Home Sales Weak, But Outlook Improving? - Marc Chandler, BBH