While the Fed and the Treasury dither, this behemoth is getting too complex to contain.
Janet Yellen
Posted inEconomic Policy
What Happened, Ms. Yellen?
How the Treasury has become the graveyard of progressive financial regulation
Posted inTAP
Another Free-Trader to a Key International Post?
Today on TAP: Biden is said to be considering Jay Shambaugh, former head of the Hamilton Project, as the Treasury’s top international official.
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Three Great Fed Appointees, Led by Sarah Bloom Raskin
Today on TAP: Biden’s superb stream of progressive financial regulatory nominees continues.
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Democrats Gain Control of a Key Regulatory Agency
Today on TAP: Trump’s chair of the FDIC, outvoted on a key issue, decides to bail.
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Going Soft on China Will Not Reduce Inflation
Today on TAP: Why are some Biden advisers pushing this idea?
Posted inEconomic Policy
U.S. Heads to Climate Conference Without Key International Finance Official
Also: The Senate declines to pass along emergency financing to developing countries.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Biden Continues Trump’s Devastating Sanctions
Yellen’s Treasury Department misses a chance for reform.
Posted inTAP
China Policy: The Administration’s Mixed Signals
Today on TAP: Janet Yellen vs. White House China policy
Posted inEconomic Policy
Financial Reformers to Biden: Start Nominating Regulators!
Several positions are vacant, as Wall Street reform appears to fall off the priority list.