Comments on: Obama’s Financial System Overhaul Would Give the Fed Broad Powers Over Wall Street

By: U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd's Plan for Financial Reform as Ambitious as it is Antagonistic

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:01:38 +0000

[...] It also runs counter to the proposals of the Obama administration, which suggested expanding the Fed’s power. [...]

By: Experts Warn Against Bair's Proposal For Making Secured Creditors Pay for Bank Failures

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:24:04 +0000

[...] Bair’s proposal, which isn’t a part of the Obama administration’s regulatory overhaul, would likely increase banks’ cost of funding and make it harder to find long-term financing [...]

By: Wall Street Back to Business as Obama's Regulatory Overhaul Loses Momentum

Wall Street Back to Business as Obama's Regulatory Overhaul Loses Momentum — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:47:50 +0000

[...] President Obama on June 17 proposed a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. financial regulatory system. [...]

By: With Reappointment in the Bag, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke Turns to Face Troublesome New Challenges

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:20:20 +0000

[...] Putting the economy back on the path to solid and sustainable growth won’t be Bernanke’s only task, either. In the years ahead, he will have a large role in the Obama administration’s push to overhaul financial market regulation. [...]

By: Will Week of Controversy Undermine Financial System Overhaul That Calls for Broad Expansion of Central Bank's Power?

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:41:09 +0000

[...] Documents brought to light by key by congressional investigators hightlight real disagreement between top-level U.S. Federal Reserve officials about how it should address the Bank of America Corp.(NYSE: BAC) acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. are almost certain to fuel the ongoing congressional debate over the central bank’s push to expand its authority over the U.S. financial system. [...]

By: Is the Obama Administration's Financial System Overhaul Pushing Us Toward State Capitalism?

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:30:42 +0000

[...] administration’s 88-page “white paper,” released last Wednesday (June 17), goes a long way in identifying most of the weak links in the regulatory chain that was supposed to protect America from a financial freefall. But, as always, the devil is in the [...]

By: Market Stumble Heightens Worries That Economic Rebound May Not Be That Strong

Market Stumble Heightens Worries That Economic Rebound May Not Be That Strong — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:41:23 +0000

[...] Obama administration revealed plans for the most significant financial regulatory overhaul since the Great Depression. The proposal expands the oversight role of the U.S. Federal Reserve, and includes higher [...]