Thomas Jefferson definitely got it right 200 years ago when he warned that banks are more dangerous than standing armies.
Alan Greenspan
The Greenspan Putsch and the GFC
There is a cast of villains that led to the near-collapse of the global banking system, writes John Addis, founder of the Intelligent Investor.
Crikey Says: When it comes to the GFC, G=Greenspan, F=Fed, C … that’s your call
Who should take the rap for the Global Financial Crisis?
The slow, ugly death of Alan Greenspan
A recent speech by former Fed chief Alan Greenspan at the American Enterprise Institute was met with a collective shrug by the formerly-slavish press.
Curing Greenspan’s expansion with expansion
Chairman of Australia’s Future Fund, David Murray AO, yesterday attacked central banks for their role in the global financial crisis, writes Adam Schwab.
Centro crash: Is this part of the tsunami that Cossie predicted?
What we’ve learned recently is that, yes, it might be wise to have a few sandbags at the ready, Michael Knox, Chief Economist and Director of Strategy at ABN AMRO Morgans, told Crikey:
The Greenspan Put beats the Bernanke Botox
Greenspan cut rates aggressively and most of Wall Street loved him for it. Ben Bernanke, his successor is less keen to cut rates, which is understandable given he made his name as an inflation hawk in a distinguished academic career, writes Matt Marks.
