Sentences with phrase «ahead of the financial crisis»

That was John Paulson, who made a name for himself by betting against sub-prime mortgages ahead of the financial crisis.

In the years ahead of the financial crisis, Alan Greenspan, the former Fed chairman, systematically raised the benchmark rate a quarter point every time he gathered the Federal Open Market Committee.

Earlier this year, Soros said China's debt - fueled economy reminds him of the United States ahead of the financial crisis.

«Should we be worried that M&A activity is approaching the levels it hit in 2007, just ahead of the financial crisis?»

A subtle version of moral hazard was at work ahead of the financial crisis.

Sure, they went a little overboard with their purchases & leverage ahead of the financial crisis (like just about everybody).

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• Typically, this action emerges within one year of a recession; a similar development appeared ahead of the 2000 recession and the financial crisis.

Trump's discussion of financial industry rules came ahead of a planned executive order directing the Treasury Department to review the policy, which was passed as a financial industry safeguard after the 2008 crisis.

But the positive news is overshadowed by its ongoing legal case and an impending multi-billion dollar fine from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over the bank's selling of toxic mortgage - backed securities ahead of the 2008 financial crisis.

Margin debt, the money that investors borrow to buy stocks, had reached new highs (the last two times that happened were just ahead of the dot - com crash and the 2008 financial crisis).

He shot to fame for his lucrative bet against subprime housing ahead of the global financial crisis in 2008.

If the U.S. does not make significant structural changes including entitlement reform, budgetary reform and a simpler tax system, he foresees another financial crisis of possibly greater magnitude in the years ahead.

Mr Moore's pay is closely linked to performance and peaked at $ 32.9 million in 2007 ahead of the global financial crisis.

Instead of embracing realistic expectations and a time - tested approach, you may be tempted to react to predictions about bubbles ahead or another financial crisis on the horizon.

Today's interest rate decision has traders holding their breath, which, by definition, reminds us all that the central bank is the center of the universe — and has been since the onset of a financial crisis that it completely missed ahead of time.

He insisted the Bank of England's new Financial Policy Committee will give it much greater powers of regulation ahead of a future financiaFinancial Policy Committee will give it much greater powers of regulation ahead of a future financialfinancial crisis.

The Civil Service Employees Association announced on Thursday the talks had started ahead of the March 31 expiration date for the current contract, forged in 2011 amid heightened friction given the financial crisis the state was facing.

«So long as districts continue to ignore the crushing reality of the looming financial crisis at the hands of unfunded retiree liabilities, and so long as the Legislature fails to fundamentally overhaul the authorizing structure in California, we anticipate that powerful special interests will continue to use charter public schools as a red herring to avoid the hard decisions that lie ahead,» continued Marquez.

Automotive supplier Takata is reportedly struggling to get ahead of its current airbag recall crisis, and it failed in its latest financial forecasts to take into account the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) mandate that nearly doubled the number of devices that need to be replaced.

Less bond buying by the ECB and outright balance sheet reduction plus further rate rises ahead from the Fed herald the end of crisis - era monetary policies that kept financial conditions loose and buoyed risk assets.

The US obviously caused / entered the crisis first, so not surprisingly it's now a year or two ahead of Europe in this current cycle of economic / financial recovery — with a Fed debating interest rate rises, vs. an ECB which is only now embarking on its most aggressive monetary / liquidity stimulus programme yet.

We are in the middle of a financial crisis and the ugly truth is that nobody knows what lies ahead.

The fallout from the financial crisis may still be a live issue, but their strong performance is providing growth levels way ahead of many among the onshore pack: in a bumper year for the offshore big players, 2014 saw double - digit revenue growth and increased headcount.

Major challenges included negotiations with the U.S. Department of Justice over the size of its fine for dealing in mortgage - backed securities ahead of the 2008 financial crisis.