By Larry Doyle on Feb 12, 2010 in Bank Stress Test, Banks, Economy, Economy-Federal Agencies, Elizabeth Warren, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog), U.S. Treasury | View Comments
The initial Bank Stress Tests run by Treasury Secretary Geithner were largely a sham. I questioned as much last April in writing, “Bank Stress Tests: Major Sham?”: As with any test, the results are only meaningful if the process and proctor have unquestioned integrity. The proctors for the Bank Stress Test are none other than [...]
By Larry Doyle on May 6, 2009 in Bailouts, Bank Stress Test, Economy, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog) | View Comments
Equity markets have rallied back to unchanged on the year. Libor is back to 1%. Housing is showing signs of life. Other economic indicators are declining at a less rapid rate. Fed chair Bernanke provides a cautiously optimistic tone in his testimony today. So why am I as concerned as ever? Perhaps I do not [...]
By Larry Doyle on Apr 21, 2009 in Bailouts, Bank Stress Test, Banking Institutions, Economy, TARP, Wall Street | View Comments
Last evening on NQR’s Sense on Cents with LD, I proposed that the Obama administration would not release individual results of the Bank Stress Tests. I further added that I thought the administration may encourage stronger banking institutions to channel funds to weaker institutions. In so doing, these stronger banks – such as JP Morgan [...]
By Larry Doyle on Apr 19, 2009 in Bank Stress Test, Economy | View Comments
For those involved in assessing the solvency of our domestic banking system, the prospects of releasing the results of the Bank Stress Tests are frightening. How do Secretary Geithner, Fed chair Bernanke, regulators, and President Obama himself maintain credibility with the markets while simultaneously growing confidence in the public? As Bloomberg reports, Bank Regulators Clash [...]
By Larry Doyle on Apr 11, 2009 in Bank Stress Test, Banking Institutions, Current Affairs, Economy, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog), U.S. Treasury | View Comments
The movie Goodfellas provides a wealth of material for comparative analysis of the markets. The “insider activity,” the “fooling around,” “the payoffs,” and “the gambling” all make for great drama on the screen. Truth be told, one does not have to look all that hard to find striking similarities to certain activities in the world [...]
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