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“Populism”
Amidst otherwise strong coverage of the growing debate around the nature of finance and the power of big banks, a surprisingly high number of journalists continue to misuse the word “populism”. For...
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Final Thoughts on Volckerfest 2010
The coming months will tell if the Volcker Rule and the prohibition on banks getting even larger will turn out to be substance or mere spin. I’m finally getting around to reading the transcript of the...
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The Treasury Position – On The Volcker Rule
Former Secretary of State George Shultz famously quipped about Washington: “Nothing ever gets settled in this town. You have to keep fighting, every inch of the way.” This is proving just as true for...
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Will the Volcker Rule Survive The Midterm Elections?
By Simon Johnson The Obama administration saved the deeply troubled megabanks in the United States in early 2009 with a bundle of rescue measures that, compared with similar financial crises elsewhere,...
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Making The Volcker Rule Work
By Simon Johnson. This is the text of a letter (about 2,000 words) submitted on Friday to the Financial Stability Oversight Council, in response to their request for comments on the Volcker Rule. The...
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Where Is The Volcker Rule?
By Simon Johnson Three years ago, a financial crisis threatened to bring down the United States economy – and to spread economic disaster around the world. How far have we come in preventing any kind...
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Should We Trust Paid Experts On The Volcker Rule?
By Simon Johnson On Wednesday morning, two subcommittees of the House Financial Services Committee held a joint hearing on the Volcker Rule. The Rule, named for former Fed chair Paul Volcker, is aimed...
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Volcker Rule Would Cause Irreparable Damage To The Muppets – And Much More...
By Simon Johnson, April 1st, 2012 A major new research report – released this weekend by the renowned international consulting firm, IMS – finds conclusively that implementation of the proposed Volcker...
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