tag financial crisis

Morgan Stanley's Late-Cycle Playbook Says Buy U.S. Stocks, Euro

EghtesadOnline: The second half of this year may be a golden opportunity for investors to enjoy handsome returns from the most benign global economic backdrop since the financial crisis , before the story changes in 2018.
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Publish Date:05/June/2017 | 10:37

U.S. regulators look at Volcker Rule, a sign they hear Wall Street

EghtesadOnline: U.S. financial regulators on Monday discussed the Volcker rule governing banks' speculative trading, tackling one of Wall Street's biggest concerns and a sign President Donald Trump's administration is listening to banks' wishes about reforms resulting from the financial crisis .
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Publish Date:09/May/2017 | 04:46

Global Art Sales Fall 11% to Lowest Point Since Recession

EghtesadOnline: The global art market contracted for the second straight year in 2016, falling to the lowest level since the financial crisis as economic and political volatility weighed on auction sales.
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Publish Date:25/March/2017 | 06:39

What Happened to Banker Bashing?

EghtesadOnline: They were called public enemies. They were strung up in effigy during protests in London and New York. Their behavior spurred an outcry that changed the politics of the West.
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Publish Date:25/March/2017 | 05:23

World’s Biggest Banks Fined $321 Billion Since Financial Crisis

EghtesadOnline: Banks globally have paid $321 billion in fines since 2008 for an abundance of regulatory failings from money laundering to market manipulation and terrorist financing, according to data from Boston Consulting Group.
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Publish Date:02/March/2017 | 10:40

Moody's pays $864 million to U.S., states over pre-crisis ratings

EghtesadOnline: Moody's Corp has agreed to pay nearly $864 million to settle with U.S. federal and state authorities over its ratings of risky mortgage securities in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis , the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday.
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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 14:57

New York City construction spending forecast to hit record: report

EghtesadOnline: Construction spending in New York City is on track this year to surpass the record set just before the financial crisis as an all-time high in city jobs drives strong demand for new housing and office space, an industry association said on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:25/October/2016 | 08:59

IMF Chief: Current Fallout Worse Than 2008 Financial Crisis

EghtesadOnline: The coronavirus pandemic has created an economic crisis “like no other” — one that is “way worse” than the 2008 global financial crisis , the International Monetary Fund’s top official said on Friday.
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Publish Date:05/April/2020 | 19:16

Central Banks Have Run Out Of Ammunition: OECD Chief

EghtesadOnline: Roughly a decade after the global financial crisis , central banks around the world may not have much left in their toolkit to boost the economy, according to the head of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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Publish Date:30/June/2019 | 10:53

Three-Pronged IMF Approach to Accelerate Global Growth

EghtesadOnline: Since 2008, when the upheaval of the financial crisis descended on global markets, the International Monetary fund, among other global institutions, scrambled to help governments avert a more disastrous outcome–and as the IMF's second-in-command, David Lipton puts it, to avoid another much-feared Great Depression.
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Publish Date:25/October/2016 | 10:28

Regulators taking another look at costs of Wall Street safety rule

EghtesadOnline: Just as memories of the financial crisis are fading and tough new banking regulations are beginning to bite, some current and former regulators wonder whether one of the rules is too much of a burden for markets and taxpayers.
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Publish Date:24/October/2016 | 08:40

Where the Next Crisis Will Come From

EghtesadOnline: Next year ends in a 7. If you’re superstitious or a little loose with statistics, that makes us due for another financial crisis . The biggest one-day stock drop in Wall Street history happened in 1987. The Asian crisis was in 1997. And the worst global meltdown since the Great Depression got rolling in 2007 with the failure of mortgage lenders Northern Rock in the U.K. and New Century Financial in the U.S.
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Publish Date:22/October/2016 | 09:00