In interviews with current and former administration officials who served both on and off the economic team, one theme keeps recurring: It's impossible to overstate how formational
the experience of the financial crisis was to Obama's presidency.
Companies have lived through the daunting
experience of the financial crisis and Great Recession.
Not exact matches
America is in danger
of experiencing a lost decade since the
financial crisis, given its debt and political intransigence.
Healthcare, which is the only sector that has
experienced price inflation since the
financial crisis, would become even more
of a burden on Americans.
Mnuchin is the first person with Wall Street
experience to head the Treasury since his former boss, Henry Paulson, the former Goldman Sachs CEO who served under President George W. Bush and steered Treasury through the chaotic initial stages
of the 2008 - 2009
financial crisis.
Many
experienced 9/11 in their early teens and entered the workforce at the height
of the
financial crisis.
After the
financial crisis, the US
experienced a period
of low rates, slow growth and President Obama - led regulation.
Stress testing has
experienced a resurgence
of interest in the wake
of the 2008
financial crisis.
«I don't think bitcoin is prevalent enough at the moment to be a systemic threat in the way we
experienced during the
financial crisis other threats; it needs watching carefully but I don't think we're there yet,» said Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, during a Thursday interview on BBC's N
financial crisis other threats; it needs watching carefully but I don't think we're there yet,» said Andrew Bailey, chief executive
of the
Financial Conduct Authority, during a Thursday interview on BBC's N
Financial Conduct Authority, during a Thursday interview on BBC's Newsnight.
On that basis, the poor performance
of the U.S. economy is not unusual — historical
experience shows clearly that recoveries following
financial crises typically are very slow and difficult.1
Obviously this set
of scenarios — in which GDP grows on average at rates between 3 % and 6 % for ten years while credit efficiency is improved so dramatically that in 5 - 6 years China begins to deleverage and by the end
of the period these growth rates can be maintained with no growth in credit — is theoretically possible, but just as obviously it is highly implausible, and I can not think
of any country in history that has achieved such a turnaround in its
financial sector without having first
experienced a brutal
financial crisis.
A second reason may be the series
of additional negative shocks
experienced since the initial phase
of the
financial crisis.
Following the recent global
financial crisis, while the rest
of Europe
experienced a painful recession, Poland enjoyed continuous GDP growth ranging from 1.6 % per annum at the height
of the
crisis in 2009 to 4 % a year in 2010 — 2011.
The answer is in the negative: all the countries that have recently
experienced a currency
crisis have been at an earlier stage
of economic development than Australia, particularly in respect
of the depth
of their
financial infrastructure and the degree
of prudence exercised by borrowers and lenders.
Follow - up posts described historical
experiences and compared the relative stability
of the US and Canadian 19th century branching systems: Canadian banks demonstrated a much higher level
of financial resilience thanks to their ability to open branches nationwide, compared to the great instability and recurrent
crises experienced by large US state banks — whose ability to open branches in other states or districts was severely constrained by law — and later «unit» banks, which were not allowed to open branches altogether.
When presented with a third name that's been tossed around, Donald Kohn, who was vice chairman
of the Fed during much
of the
financial crisis, Blinder said he would pick Kohn over Summers for the same reasons he likes Yellen — his
experience.
The bottom line: Given the significant levels
of debt that remain on household and government balance sheets, inflation is likely to remain lower than what we
experienced in periods leading up to the
financial crisis.
Much
of this reflects the fact that we did not have a
financial crisis in Canada (like that
experienced in the United States and other countries) and our relatively large stimulus package provided much needed support for the private sector in supporting demand.
«It's a fairly big sell - off, but nowhere close to some
of the bigger market drops that stocks
experienced in the wake
of the 2008
financial crisis,» wrote Paul R. La Monica for CNNMoney.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published very robust research involving more than 140 countries around the world which demonstrates that countries with extreme levels
of inequality (1) tend to
experience much slower rates
of economic growth; and (2) are far more susceptible to the kind
of severe
financial / banking / credit
crisis that America just went through five years ago.
If those on Wall Street had been doing things in a manner that reflected God's wants, would we really have incurred some
of the
financial crises we've
experienced in the last decade?
HiringforHope.org — Seeks to ease the shared emotional, psychological, and
financial duress common during times
of loss and
crisis for job seekers, couples
experiencing loss and or obstacles to building their families, and their friends and family members.
But these events — coming as they have at the same time as the
financial crisis and its fall out, as well as a loss
of confidence in the West following 9/11, and difficult military interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan - have led many to fear that, in this century, we will
experience the eclipse
of the West.
The chart above shows the proportion
of politicians in each
of these legislatures whohave any
experience in business management or
financial services.So far into the
financial crisis, the economic team
of Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling have come out on top as far as the public are concerned.
«As the top state law enforcement officials charged with investigating consumer complaints
of fraudulent, deceptive and abusive
financial practices in our respective states, we know from first - hand
experience that the need for strong consumer
financial protection is undiminished in the years since the
financial crisis.»
Mr. Fried stated, «I am proud and humbled that President Clinton has the confidence in my
experience and skills to trust that I am the best person to lead Rockland County out
of the
financial crisis facing our community.»
Another participant, professor
of electrical and computer engineering Betty Lise Anderson, came to REACH with more
experience in patenting and commercialization, holding 18 patents developed through research funding and having participated in a startup that did not survive the 2008
financial crisis.
The authors note that
experiences of other countries that have overcome
financial crises, such as Iceland and Finland, suggest that by ring - fencing health and social budgets, governments can avoid some
of the harmful effects
of crisis taking their toll on the health
of their populations.
Andrew Breitbart — Credit Score Dating, an online dating site which provides... Following the
financial crisis, the site
experienced a surge in membership and a decline in the average age
of members.»
The
experience of the global
financial crisis, the post-
crisis market environment and changes to regulatory frameworks have had a marked impact on the The
financial crisis of 2007 — 2008, also known as the global
financial crisis and the 2008
financial crisis, is considered by many economists to have been
Plenty
of The Big Short's charm is manifested in the way that it takes a clunky story (the 2007 - 8
financial crisis) and transforms it into a cinematic
experience.
The
financial improprieties were only one
of a long string
of misjudgments and
crises, which included the hiring
of a 26 - year - old insurance salesman with no college degree or education
experience to establish a school for troubled teenagers; the withdrawal
of a $ 14.5 million National Science Foundation grant; and the late opening
of schools due to fire - code violations.
Experience has shown us that
financial market risks vary considerably over time and in particular are elevated in times
of crisis.
The iShares S&P / TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF (TSX: CPD), one
of the longest - trading preferred share ETFs on the market,
experienced slumps approaching 30 % in 2008 during the
financial crisis and again in 2014 - 15.
However, the high correlation between risky assets
experienced recently like during the recession
of 2001 - 2003 and the global
financial crisis in 2007 - 2009 has caused many investors to reconsider allocating by traditional asset classes defined by security type like stocks, bonds and real estate or commodities.
They also specifically go out
of their way to try to make it easier for people to repay their loans if they struggle by offering to reduce their payments if they
experience a
financial crisis.
And that was over a period where interest rates hovered near historic lows, the stock market crashed twice and the world
experienced a
financial crisis almost as severe as the Great Depression
of the 1930s.
Many people are concerned how their mortgage loan is affected if forced into a bankruptcy and when someone
experiences financial crisis like job loss, medical
crisis or business failure, it can become quite difficult for them to repay all
of their existing loans or debts.
Following the
financial crisis, the site
experienced a surge in membership and a decline in the average age
of members.
One
of the unfortunate fallouts that our country is
experiencing due to the
financial crisis is an unheard
of number
of borrowers and consumers who now...
Drawing on his own varied
experience as an economist,
financial adviser, and successful investor, Malkiel shows why, despite recent advice to the country from so - called experts in the wake
of the
financial crisis, an individual who buys over time and holds a low - cost internationally diversified index
of securities is still likely to exceed the performance
of portfolio carefully picked by professionals using sophisticated analytical techniques.
Reflecting on your
experience back then and looking at the recoveries
of other
financial crises can help prepare you for the next one.
Even though the global
financial crisis is receding in the rear view mirror
of history, a significant number
of counties in the state continue to
experience negative growth.
Quebec could split and Canada could do a bad job
of managing it and
experience a
financial and currency
crisis.
Before proceeding further, we should note that, since the
financial crisis exploded into public consciousness, in September, with the exception
of Treasury bonds and other debt explicitly guaranteed by the Treasury such as GNMAs, all sectors
of the fixed - income markets have
experienced gut - wrenching declines.
Although Canada has
experienced increasing rates
of home ownership and home prices since the global
financial crisis we are not immune to no - placeness.
If you start making payments in the Standard Repayment Plan and decide it's not the right plan for you (or if you
experience a
financial crisis), you can choose to take yourself out
of the plan.
When the next wave
of the
financial crisis hits, it seems increasingly probable that the American deposit insurance program will collapse precisely because its resources will be consumed covering the losses
experienced by the likes
of BofA and its TBTF counterparties on opaque, high risk derivatives products.
When the
financial crisis hit, many people's credit took a huge nosedive and you may have been one
of them.If you are
experiencing problems when you try to be financed for -LSB-...]
I assume, with hope more than knowledge, that that was indeed the extreme
of possible
financial crisis that could be
experienced in a market economy.