Straight-Shooting Volcker Takes Aim at Bank Management
At a session on financial sector governance, former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker said that bank directors weren?t mainly responsible for the bad decisions made by financial firms? management was.
Categories: Real Time Economy Tags: Chairman Paul Volcker, federal reserve chairman, Mr Volcker, Part
Blinder Weighs In on Debate Over Fed Powers
What exactly should Congress ask the Federal Reserve do and what should be done by other arms of the government? It?s a question Congress is contemplating now as it rewrites the rules of finance in light of the wrenching financial crisis.
Categories: Real Time Economy Tags: Alan Blinder, Chairman Ben Bernanke, community reinvestment act, Fed
Greenspan to Testify on Subprime Mess
The congressional panel investigating the financial crisis announced the witness list for next week?s much-anticipated three-day hearing focusing on who?s to blame for the subprime lending fiasco.
Categories: Real Time Economy Tags: Chairman Alan Greenspan, crisis, Read, Washington
Lockhart: End to Fed MBS Purchases Should Be Calm
The end of the Federal Reserve's mortgage buying program should be calm as private markets are poised to fill the void, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart said Wednesday.
Categories: Real Time Economy Tags: business leaders luncheon, Lockhart
Government Deficits May Soon Be Monetary Policy Variable
Recent U.S. bond market volatility indicates a day may be coming where government deficits may become as important a variable for monetary policy as economic data.
Categories: Real Time Economy Tags: 10 year treasury yields, Dudley, Fed, Ray Stone, Stephen Stanley, U.S., William Dudley
Secondary Sources: Productivity, Mortgage Debt, Political Affiliation
A roundup of economic news from around the Web.
Categories: Real Time Economy Tags: Dean Baker, percent, Phil Izzo, Richard K. Green, web productivity
Economist Warns of Public Bubble
The U.S. economy has traded a public bubble for a private one, according to this forecast by California forecasting firm Beacon Economics.
Categories: Real Time Economy Tags: Anderson Forecast, Bubble, California, Chris Thornberg, Gregory Zuckerman, New York, stimulus package, U.S.
Common B2B SEO Mistakes and How to Solve Them
Working with a variety of companies large and small, local and international, B2B and B2C, on SEO projects over the past 12 years has revealed a variety of common obstacles to success. For many reasons, B2B marketers often lag behind B2C in terms of tactics and adoption of new marketing technologies. The customer acquisition and [...]
Categories: Online Marketing Tags: B SEO, B2B, b2b-search-marketing, b2b-seo, Bing, content, mistakes, new marketing technologies, SEO, SEO Tips
King on The Right Time
"Now is the time..." Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) American civil rights leader Nobel Peace Prize winner
Categories: All about sales Tags: Action, King, Luther, Major Instinct, Martin, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., nobel peace prize winner, Quotes, Time, Urgency
Much of U.S. Was Insulated From Housing Bust
The U.S. still is feeling the effects of widespread housing bust, but a new report serves as a reminder that large swaths of the nation didn't experience a boom in home prices and hasn't suffered from the bust.
Categories: Real Time Economy Tags: Abel, Boom, Buffalo, Deitz, New York, R. Abel, real estate boom, Richard Deitz, Rochester, Syracuse, U.S.