Tom Spencer

AUGUST 25, 2018

The story of the 2008 financial crisis begins somewhere shortly after the death of Jesus Christ himself. The 2008 financial crisis saw Ben Bernanke, the then chairman of the Federal Reserve, providing money to banks across the United States following the collapse of the housing market and subsequent defaults of mortgage backed securities.

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MishTalk

APRIL 7, 2014

Sharon Bowles, the chair of the parliament’s economics and finance committee, said the revisions were essential to accommodate national central banks that “do not have big balance sheets” and need extra guarantees from the state when lending to struggling lenders. Taxpayers have put about €473bn into European banks since 2008.

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MishTalk

JULY 11, 2014

Historical evidence shows that this rarely happens following a balance sheet recession. They encapsulate the self-reinforcing interactions between perceptions of value and risk, risk-taking and financing constraints which translate into financial booms and busts. Financial cycles differ from business cycles.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Germany Backtracks on Banking Union MarketWatch reports Germany appears to backtrack on EU banking deal EU finance ministers have promised to agree on a so-called single-resolution mechanism--consisting of more centralized decision-making and financing for the shuttering or downsizing of failing banks--before the end of the year.

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