On the campaign trail for the Democratic presidential nomination, candidate Bernie Sanders has been hammering away at Wall Street and its impact upon the economy, calling for the return of the Glass-Steagall Act, the breakup of large banks, and other reforms that he says go further than the Dodd-Frank Act. However, the proposed changes from… Read More >>
The Fed’s Trick-or-Treat on Too Big to Fail
Although Halloween has just passed, the U.S. Federal Reserve this past Friday officially proposed a new rule that would in theory prevent big domestic and foreign banks operating in the United States from relying on “extraordinary government support or taxpayer assistance.” In other words, the Fed is taking on firms that are “Too Big to… 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 >>