www.peoplestandup.ca by Terrence MdKenna’s voice that this is from “DocZone,” a CBC.ca The credit crunch The global financial crisis (GFC) or global economic crisis is commonly believed to have begun in July 2007 with the credit crunch, when a loss of confidence by US investors in the value of sub-prime mortgages caused a liquidity crisis. This, in turn, resulted in the US Federal Bank injecting a large amount of capital into financial markets. By September 2008, the crisis had worsened as stock markets around the globe crashed and became highly volatile. Consumer confidence hit rock bottom as everyone tightened their belts in fear of what could lie ahead. The sub-prime crisis and housing bubble The housing market in the United States suffered greatly as many home owners who had taken out sub-prime loans found they were unable to meet their mortgage repayments. As the value of homes plummeted, the borrowers found themselves with negative equity. With a large number of borrowers defaulting on loans, banks were faced with a situation where the repossessed house and land was worth less on today’s market than the bank had loaned out originally. The banks had a liquidity crisis on their hands, and giving and obtaining loans became increasingly difficult as the fallout from the sub-prime lending bubble burst. This is commonly referred to as the credit crunch. Although the housing collapse in the United States is commonly referred to as the trigger for the global financial …
The euro zone has only a matter of weeks to take steps that will ensure the common currency’s survival, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says in an exclusive interview with the Journal’s Managing Editor, Robert Thomson. This interview originally aired 12/1/2011.
The German government won a critical vote to greatly increase financial support for a European bailout fund, which could ease the way to a partial default in Greece. Jeffrey Brown discusses the German vote and the worldwide worries over European debt with The Globalist’s Stefan Richter and The New York Times’ Nicholas Kulish.
www.aei.org AEI”s Des Lachman says “We’re not talking about a crisis in the periphery… we’re talking about a crisis that effects the core of Europe.” To watch the entire event or to read more, visit www.aei.org
www.presstv.com Max’s guest for this week’s show is Karl Denninger who is the founder of market-ticker.org. Karl gives some predictions on the US economy in the New Year. He is downbeat and forecasts a terrible year for the housing, banking and myriad of sectors. He says the Europe would also disintegrate and says people there will have a weaker euro in parity with the dollar. China will also break the peg and people would see a rise in commodity price, bubble assets and less export to the US. Enjoy the show.
www.presstv.com Max’s guest for this week’s show is Karl Denninger who is the founder of market-ticker.org. Karl gives some predictions on the US economy in the New Year. He is downbeat and forecasts a terrible year for the housing, banking and myriad of sectors. He says the Europe would also disintegrate and says people there will have a weaker euro in parity with the dollar. China will also break the peg and people would see a rise in commodity price, bubble assets and less export to the US. Enjoy the show.
2010 www.amazon.com Watch more clips: thefilmarchived.blogspot.com United States President Barack Obama and key advisers introduced a series of regulatory proposals in June 2009. The proposals address consumer protection, executive pay, bank financial cushions or capital requirements, expanded regulation of the shadow banking system and derivatives, and enhanced authority for the Federal Reserve to safely wind-down systemically important institutions, among others. In January 2010, Obama proposed additional regulations limiting the ability of banks to engage in proprietary trading. The proposals were dubbed “The Volcker Rule”, in recognition of Paul Volcker, who has publicly argued for the proposed changes. The US Senate passed a regulatory reform bill in May 2010, following the House which passed a bill in December 2009. These bills must now be reconciled. The New York Times provided a comparative summary of the features of the two bills, which address to varying extent the principles enumerated by the Obama administration. For instance, the Volcker Rule against proprietary trading is not part of the legislation, though in the Senate bill regulators have the discretion but not the obligation to prohibit these trades. A variety of other regulatory changes have been proposed by economists, politicians, journalists, and business leaders to minimize the impact of the current crisis and prevent recurrence. None of the proposed solutions have yet been implemented. These …
Algirdas Šemeta, Member of the EC in charge of Taxation and Customs Union presented the communication on taxation financial sector, the European Commission just adopted on the occasion of its weekly meeting. The text sets European Commission’s recommendations on options for taxing the financial sector at global and EU level. The Communication addresses the contribution that the financial sector could make to repairing the financial system and feeding public budgets, and will look at what the best policy options could be. The European Commission presented an objective analysis paper on taxation of the financial sector to EU Finance Ministers at the ECOFIN on 7 September, in order to give shape to the debate on this subject. This paper focused on two main tax instruments: the Financial Transactions Tax and the Financial Activities Tax, analysing both their advantages and drawbacks. The European Commission has also been active in promoting the idea of a Financial Transaction Tax at global level amongst its international partners, in particular at the G20 meeting in Toronto in June.
The informal Economic and Financial Affairs Council is taking place in the Egmont palace, in Brussels. Ministers will discuss points on the agenda which include the creditworthiness of public finances, the trans-Atlantic agenda for the reform of the financial sector and preparation for the important meetings of the G20 and the IMF. Other subjects to be treated during this informal meeting are the restoration of the public finance credibility within the framework of the Stability and Growth Pact reform as well as the budget consolidation target. Source-EbS
