All Posts Tagged With: "lending"

Foreign Economies Must “Decouple” from the United States by Suspending Lending to U.S. Consumers

Economists, who now see American troubles spreading around the world are predicting that foreign central banks will ignore the gathering inflation threat and follow the U.S. Federal Reserve down the rate-cutting path. Similarly, they argue that since the downturn began…

21Aug2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued

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by Karim Rahemtulla, Investment Director

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4Jun2008 | Smart Profits Report | 0 comments | Continued

HSBC Chief Calls for Tougher Inflation Fight, Industry Changes

The chief executive officer of HSBC Holdings PLC (ADR: HBC), Europe’s biggest lender, today (Tuesday) called on the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks to make fighting inflation a priority.

“Inflation is a long-term problem because there is no long-term…

27May2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued

Major Lending Pullback Predicted by Maverick Wall Street Analyst Could Have Dire Implications for U.S. Economy

Oppenheimer & Co. (OPY) analyst Meredith Whitney’s reputation has soared like a skyrocket since she made her bearish - but highly prescient - call on the banking sector, including Citigroup Inc. (C), as Money Morning reported last fall.

Now she’s back. And…

26May2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued

Lending Club 101

Now that I have pretty much mastered much of what Prosper is all about, it’s time to take a serious look at their competitor – Lending Club. As I had stated earlier, the sign-up interface is very smooth. The site has…

14Jan2008 | Stephen Oakes | 2 comments | Continued
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