Immediately following the results of the midterm elections financial markets had a bounce that observers say means that Wall Street foresees that a new balance of power in Washington, D.C. as tempering the international tariff and trade wars, and facilitating deregulation. For the midterms, both houses of the U.S. Congress faced a national election on… Read More >>
Hillary Clinton Takes On Wall Street — Or Does She?
As the 2016 race for the presidency heats up, Wall Street and its many sins are back in the spotlight. Politicians on the left are tripping over each other to find the right words to help them get as many votes as possible. Some of those words from Democratic Party candidates for the presidential nomination… Read More >>
Will Democrats Rip Apart Banks via a New Glass-Steagall Act?
The race for the presidential nomination among the Democrats is taking shape as front runner Hillary Clinton is facing challenges on the left from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont and former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley, particularly on the issue of ripping apart banks that are deemed “too big to fail.” Sanders and O’Malley, in… Read More >>
