APM: Marketplace Whiteboard
Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch of Marketplace, the public radio business show, makes complicated financial concepts easy to understand in this entertaining, informative series. Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch gives a bubbly explanation of the intricacies of "collateralized debt obligations" — those financial instruments that got ...
Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch of Marketplace, the public radio business show, makes complicated financial concepts easy to understand in this entertaining, informative series. Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch gives a bubbly explanation of the intricacies of "collateralized debt obligations" — those financial instruments that got us into this financial mess.
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Currency pegs
Pressure from the US may have pushed China to unpeg ...
Pressure from the US may have pushed China to unpeg its currency from the dollar this week. But how did that peg work in the first place? Paddy Hirsch explains.
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'Casino' banks targeted in Volcker Rule
The Volcker rule is a cornerstone of the Dodd-Frank financial ...
The Volcker rule is a cornerstone of the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul. But what is it? Paddy Hirsch explains in this video from 2010.
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Whiteboard: Investors sue banks over fiduciary responsibility
Investor lawsuits over failed bank investments are becoming more commonplace. ...
Investor lawsuits over failed bank investments are becoming more commonplace. As Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains in the latest from his Whiteboard series, it all comes down to a little thing called fiduciary.
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Whiteboard: Counterparty risk
Europe is teetering on the edge of a credit crisis, ...
Europe is teetering on the edge of a credit crisis, and markets all around the world are tumbling as investors worry about contagion. It's all about banks not trusting each other, as Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains.
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Fannie, Freddie and the Fed
The Federal Reserve said this week it will no longer ...
The Federal Reserve said this week it will no longer buy mortgage backed securities from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Some people worry mortgage rates could rise as a result. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains why.
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Cov-lite loans are back
Lyondell Chemical issued the fist covenant-lite loan since the financial ...
Lyondell Chemical issued the fist covenant-lite loan since the financial crisis subsided. Senior editor Paddy Hirsch explains what a cov-lite loan is, and why their return could be bad for the economy
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CLOs
Collateralized loan obligations are back! Paddy Hirsch explains what CLOs ...
Collateralized loan obligations are back! Paddy Hirsch explains what CLOs are, and why they're important.
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Repo 105
It's the title of a dubious financing transaction that Lehman ...
It's the title of a dubious financing transaction that Lehman Brothers used in 2008 to make its balance sheet look healthier than it really was. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch takes a stab at explaining how Repo 105 worked.
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Subprime: A meaty explanation
The Federal Housing Administration is being criticized for underwriting subprime ...
The Federal Housing Administration is being criticized for underwriting subprime loans, which critics say could lead to another wave of loan failures. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains subprime lending and its inherent risks.
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PIIGS
Five little PIIGS. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains why problems ...
Five little PIIGS. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains why problems with certain European countries' sovereign debt could blow the house down.
