Mase: Economics and Finance

I really don’t see much to like in the United States banking system.  With interest rates so low across the board, commercial banks have...

The banking system is going through massive changes.   The morning papers are filled with stories about what is happening in the ban...

Bloomberg posted an article yesterday titled “Financial Alchemy Foils Capital Rules in Europe.” ( http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-0...

An interesting article: “Once Unthinkable, Breakup of Big Banks Now Seems Feasible,” ( http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/once-unthin...

Standard & Poor’s rating services have just given Greece sovereign debt the lowest rating it has.   The Greek leadership is upset.   ...

In my previous post, “Regulation and Information—Part A” I argued that banking and finance has become nothing more than information, and in ...