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Soros Warns of 2008-Like Debt Growth in China. How Risky are Its Banks?

Is China as at much risk as Soros suggests it is?

Robert Reich: Why Is One of Sanders’ Most Important Proposals Being Ignored?

Sanders’ financial transactions tax plan hasn’t gotten the hearing it deserves.

The Rise of the Right Wing Populist: Blame It on the Banks

Contrary to popular belief, the shift to the right is not due to immigration as much as the financial crisis and its aftermath.

Obama Administration Trying to Throw Massive Secrecy Veil Over Past and Future Pilfering of Fannie and Freddie

Why is the government insisting that a huge stash of Fannie and Freddie records deserve state secret treatment?

Greece-Troika Train Wreck Shaping Up for July Despite IMF Leak

As hard as it seems to believe, the IMF is shaping up as a less bad actor in the continuing Greece austerity saga. Germany finance minister Wolfgang Schauble, by contrast, seems emboldened by Merkel’s fallen stature, which couldn’t come at a worse time for Greece.

Towards a Theory of Shadow Money

Struggles over shadow money today echo 19th century struggles over bank deposits.

Mathew D. Rose: The Remarkable World of Angela Merkel and Her Friends

With friends like Merkel’s, who needs enemies?

Martin Wolf Defends Central Banks’ Negative Interest Rate Policies

The Financial Times’ lead economics writer, Martin Wolf, makes an intellectually bogus case for negative interest policies.

Housing’s “Deadly Embrace” in Financial Cycles

The IMF argues that regulating mortgages is not sufficient to prevent housing booms and busts.

Fed Suddenly Having Emergency Meetings as European Banks Also Wobble

The Fed is suddenly looking very nervous, and by contrast, the Europeans don’t seem anywhere nervous enough on the banking front.

Caesars Bankruptcy Fight Over Alleged Fraudulent Transfers Opens Window on Private Equity Looting

Creditor suits against private equity kingpins Apollo and TPG for the failed Caesars’ deal have already revealed a lot of dirt, with more sure to follow.