US Congress
Nobel Laureates, GS head sign Fed independence petition
Petition signatories now include three Nobel Laureates, Lloyd Blankfein and Laurence Meyer
Economists petition lawmakers for Fed independence
Former Federal Reserve governor Frederic Mishkin among the signatories of online petition to keep monetary policy independent
Washington's timetable for regulatory reform
Patton Boggs, a law firm,sets out how and when Obama's proposals for US financial regulation reform will become law in 2009
US's Moran on sovereign wealth
Malan Rietveld talks to Jim Moran, a Democratic member of the Unites States House of Representatives and co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Sovereign Wealth Funds.
US consents to $100 billion IMF boost
The US Congress on Thursday finally agreed to a $100 billion credit line to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), pledged by President Barack Obama after the G20 meeting in London.
SEC to revamp whistleblower procedures
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US stock-market regulator, has announced a sweeping review of the way it handles whistleblower complaints and tip-offs.
Three essential questions for reforming finance
Barack Obama should appoint a commission to investigate what went wrong and guard against quick fixes, says Eugene White
Shell shocked: American finance in crisis
A legislative overhaul is coming. Robert Litan says a renewed focus on market discipline and the consolidation of regulatory authority are the priorities
Obama builds formidable team
Malan Rietveld looks at the new economic brains trust in America and the challenges it will face.
Obama builds formidable team
Malan Rietveld looks at the new economic brains trust in America and the challenges it will face
US can learn from Sweden's banking crisis
A new research paper prepared for the US congress draws lessons for the US from Sweden's banking crisis in the early 1990s.
Why the American economy needs fiscal assistance
For all its activism, the Fed cannot address the persistent imbalances in the American economy on its own, says John Balder
Extend Fed's regulatory power: Volcker
The Federal Reserve's role as a financial regulator must be expanded given its recent assistance to Bear Stearns and other investment banks, Paul Volcker, a former chairman of the Fed, said.
Send for Mr Greenspan
ARTICLE - When Alan Greenspan speaks to members of the US Congress today on the economic outlook, one can only hope the Federal Reserve chairman proves a little more successful at bolstering confidence in America's shaky economy than President George W…