US Economy in a Snapshot - Federal Reserve Bank of New York
... U.S. Economy in a Snapshot Research & Statistics Group June 2015 The U.S. Economy in a Snapshot compiles observations of staff members of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Research and Statistics Group. The views, model results, and analysis presented are solely those of the individual contribu ...
... U.S. Economy in a Snapshot Research & Statistics Group June 2015 The U.S. Economy in a Snapshot compiles observations of staff members of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Research and Statistics Group. The views, model results, and analysis presented are solely those of the individual contribu ...
TBC – Hay Speech
... “We are in the midst of a financial crisis the likes of which we haven’t seen since the Great Depression” George Soros ‘The New Paradigm for Financial Markets’ ...
... “We are in the midst of a financial crisis the likes of which we haven’t seen since the Great Depression” George Soros ‘The New Paradigm for Financial Markets’ ...
Bubble
... • Global capital markets are crippled • Can’t sustain large trade surpluses / capital deficits • Firms engaging in DFI - doesn’t help domestic GDP ...
... • Global capital markets are crippled • Can’t sustain large trade surpluses / capital deficits • Firms engaging in DFI - doesn’t help domestic GDP ...
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... As credit rate agencies decided to downgrade most of the CDO products, it affected the credit of the investment banks and mortgage companies. Value crash in the financial market led two hedge funds owned by Bear Stearns who mainly invested in subprime CDOs filed for bankruptcy in July 2007. Many mor ...
... As credit rate agencies decided to downgrade most of the CDO products, it affected the credit of the investment banks and mortgage companies. Value crash in the financial market led two hedge funds owned by Bear Stearns who mainly invested in subprime CDOs filed for bankruptcy in July 2007. Many mor ...
The financial crisis - World Economy & Finance Research
... • A (financial) market may be too thin for absorbing a large supply shock – Government purchases may render the market ...
... • A (financial) market may be too thin for absorbing a large supply shock – Government purchases may render the market ...
A summary of financial crisis in 2008
... A summary of financial crisis in 2008 • The U.S. Federal Government chartered the two leading mortgage institutions at the center of the crisis, Fannie Mae in 1938 and Freddie Mac in 1970. Fannie and Freddie were able to take on super-high risks at their discretion, because US Government implicitly ...
... A summary of financial crisis in 2008 • The U.S. Federal Government chartered the two leading mortgage institutions at the center of the crisis, Fannie Mae in 1938 and Freddie Mac in 1970. Fannie and Freddie were able to take on super-high risks at their discretion, because US Government implicitly ...
Dual Economies: The Developing Storm + = x + = x
... the summer of 2006, the The Economist stated that the “worldwide rise in house prices is the biggest bubble in history,” with “the total value of residential property in developed economies [rising] by more than $30 trillion over the past five years to over $75 trillion, an increase equivalent to 10 ...
... the summer of 2006, the The Economist stated that the “worldwide rise in house prices is the biggest bubble in history,” with “the total value of residential property in developed economies [rising] by more than $30 trillion over the past five years to over $75 trillion, an increase equivalent to 10 ...
Liquidity Now!
... Three separate but related forces are now threatening economic activity: a credit market crisis, a decline in house prices and home building, and a reduction in consumer spending. These developments compound the general weakening of the economy earlier in the year, marked by slowing employment growt ...
... Three separate but related forces are now threatening economic activity: a credit market crisis, a decline in house prices and home building, and a reduction in consumer spending. These developments compound the general weakening of the economy earlier in the year, marked by slowing employment growt ...
U.S. Monetary Policy Forum, February 29, 2008
... national decline in housing prices makes it problematic to extrapolate the future solely with historical data. As shown in Table 1, all 10 major metropolitan areas followed by the CaseSchiller home-price index declined in the past year, and five of the major metropolitan areas ...
... national decline in housing prices makes it problematic to extrapolate the future solely with historical data. As shown in Table 1, all 10 major metropolitan areas followed by the CaseSchiller home-price index declined in the past year, and five of the major metropolitan areas ...
2011 Economic Summit
... start to raise prices. Interest rates will likely increase to hedge against rapid inflation. Keeping rates low will help in the recovery in the short term, but the long-term consequences could be even higher inflation that’s difficult to manage. The impact will fall hardest on first-time homebuyers; ...
... start to raise prices. Interest rates will likely increase to hedge against rapid inflation. Keeping rates low will help in the recovery in the short term, but the long-term consequences could be even higher inflation that’s difficult to manage. The impact will fall hardest on first-time homebuyers; ...
“The Great Recession of 2007-2009 and The Great Depression of
... Backed Securities and other “toxic assets.” • If these assets were priced at these low levels, many banks would be in default (“Zombie banks”). • Banks became afraid to lend to each other for fear of the other bank defaulting before paying back. ...
... Backed Securities and other “toxic assets.” • If these assets were priced at these low levels, many banks would be in default (“Zombie banks”). • Banks became afraid to lend to each other for fear of the other bank defaulting before paying back. ...
United States housing bubble
The United States housing bubble was an economic bubble affecting many parts of the United States housing market in over half of American states. Housing prices peaked in early 2006, started to decline in 2006 and 2007, and reached new lows in 2012. On December 30, 2008, the Case-Shiller home price index reported its largest price drop in its history. The credit crisis resulting from the bursting of the housing bubble is—according to general consensus—the primary cause of the 2007–2009 recession in the United States.Increased foreclosure rates in 2006–2007 among U.S. homeowners led to a crisis in August 2008 for the subprime, Alt-A, collateralized debt obligation (CDO), mortgage, credit, hedge fund, and foreign bank markets. In October 2007, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury called the bursting housing bubble ""the most significant risk to our economy.""Any collapse of the U.S. housing bubble has a direct impact not only on home valuations, but the nation's mortgage markets, home builders, real estate, home supply retail outlets, Wall Street hedge funds held by large institutional investors, and foreign banks, increasing the risk of a nationwide recession. Concerns about the impact of the collapsing housing and credit markets on the larger U.S. economy caused President George W. Bush and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke to announce a limited bailout of the U.S. housing market for homeowners who were unable to pay their mortgage debts.In 2008 alone, the United States government allocated over $900 billion to special loans and rescues related to the U.S. housing bubble, with over half going to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (both of which are government-sponsored enterprises) as well as the Federal Housing Administration. On December 24, 2009, the Treasury Department made an unprecedented announcement that it would be providing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac unlimited financial support for the next three years despite acknowledging losses in excess of $400 billion so far. The Treasury has been criticized for encroaching on spending powers that are enumerated for Congress alone by the United States Constitution, and for violating limits imposed by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.