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Stress Test Leaks: Endgame Emerging

Fairy-tell???


On May 05 11:16 AM felixd wrote:

> I bet the guy that leaked was Rahm Emmanuel...He has a history of
> that in the past and is skilled in how to best push an agenda with
> a skillful and timely leak. By leaking all this yesterday , (just
> in front of the testimony of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke) the goal
> might well have been to put a little extra pressure on the fed chairman
> and make him feel a little extra heat from riled up (and largely
> uninformed) elected members on the Hill. My conspiracy theory holds
> that Ben might prove to be a thorn in the side of the Obama economic
> team sometime soon as he moves to limit Fed easing to curb future
> inflation. For Team Obama, a conciliatory Fed is crucial and it would
> be far better to put their own guy in there (read Larry Summers).
> To get that done, they need to question Ben's leadership and start
> eroding his credibiliyt. Hey just a theory!

Stress Test Leaks: Endgame Emerging

You are right. They are " Special Interests"- sort sellers- mostly lost credibilities by now!!


On May 04 07:01 PM mruyog wrote:

> One very important aspect of banks like Citi Bank is not brought
> up by many analysts and critics of the fed's attempt to correct the
> system is hundreds (perhaps a thosand or more) branch operations
> overseas such banks have and importance of those to the U.S. national
> interest. These branches provide a complex cobweb of interconnections
> of various aspects of our national interest. I do not think simple-minded
> analysts or critics or those with limited focus are capable of comprehending
> what Gethner (or Treasury) and Bernanke (or FDIC) have in their mind
> while developing the bank rescue plan. The issue of correcting the
> messed up system thus is extremely complex and those analysts and
> critics do not and can not have all the information Geithner and
> Bernanke has. I suggest that all wise readers of hundreds of half-hearted
> artcles and opinions expressed in the media keep this in mind.

Banks Object to Stress Test Delay

Do you want to loose more from "theoritical test" results associated remors /Analysis? I don't


On May 03 05:20 PM Alan Young wrote:

> "if equity investors lose 50% of their value...."
> Huh? First of all, equity investors have ALREADY lost 50% of their
> value--in some cases, 100%--last year, as the follies of bank managers
> came home to roost. Secondly, if the information revealed by the
> stress test is not useful to the market, it won't have a long-range
> effect on the valuation.
>
> "..., I smell lawsuit."
> You seem to have your ambulance-chasing hat on backwards. It's FAILURE
> to reveal significant adverse information that's actionable; revealing
> it against the wishes of management is, I hope, still legal.

Banks Object to Stress Test Delay

me too


On May 03 03:33 PM mruyog wrote:

> All this hoopla in the media about the stress test is just a smoke
> screen or some so-called pundits trying to make their living. Both
> Geitner and Bernenke (and include Paul Walker) have been telling
> everybody that the idea of the stress testing is just to make sure
> that the banks will be O.K. if the economy stays weaker for an extended
> period of time. If certain banks can't lend because their capital
> reserves are likley to be strained beyond required level, if the
> poor economy persists, the Fed needs to know how much help to be
> provided, if necessary. In any case, the government nether wants
> to take over the bank nor wants to the bank to go under but remain
> functional. In other words, the test is just a method agreed by both
> sides to assess the potential capital need, precisely to keep the
> institutions afloat, not to let those go under!! It's like a physician
> diognosing a patient's disease for determination of the medicine
> dosage he needs to recover his health and not to kill him!! I fail
> to see why so much noise and anxiety instead of faith and hope for
> the better!!

Most of 19 Banks Passed the Stress Test

Dreamon The Blog NEWS & subscribers of WS


On Apr 28 09:18 AM jeandit75 wrote:

> dreamon The Good News Economist!

Most of 19 Banks Passed the Stress Test

Amen!!


On Apr 28 09:12 AM Ishortyou wrote:

> well like it says its all speculation....no methodology on it.

Most of 19 Banks Passed the Stress Test

will be "brutal" for Short covers", and good for the country.


On Apr 28 10:35 AM jeandit75 wrote:

> home prices keep on declining and they are tied to the banks bad
> loans. The market does not seem to care. Pigs can fly too apparently.
> What a crazy market! The drop will be brutal.

Most of 19 Banks Passed the Stress Test

means BAC& C investors lost/ are losing monies on "Specuative" writtings and Talking heads


On Apr 28 09:00 AM User 196900 wrote:

> So today's news on Citi and BAC means nothing, right ????

Take That, Paulson: Finally, One for the Good Guys

Would you to put predecessors in jail? -Who are making lots of monies writing books & lecture circuit


On Apr 24 12:58 PM ArkansasAngie wrote:

> I'm thinking Bernanke needs to resign.
>
> And Geithner had better start answering questions or we might just
> have to impeach the SH.

Take That, Paulson: Finally, One for the Good Guys

They are Shorters.


On Apr 24 01:02 PM GENIE_US wrote:

> I HEARTILY AGREE THAT PAULSON IS A BUM. BUT WHAT IS THE "DAILY BAIL"
> IS THERE AN AUTHOR OF IS THIS COLUMN PRODUCED BY AN AUTOMATRON? IF
> YOU DON'T IDENTIFY WHO YOU ARE YOU ARE NOT CREDIBLE.

Take That, Paulson: Finally, One for the Good Guys

Why the them ( the following). They tried or is trying to manage the crisis created by others before them!!!


On Apr 24 01:58 PM Jasper M wrote:

> Author expresses my feelings eXACtly.
> Bad times tend to be mean times, and I try extra hard to control
> those impulses these days. But things like this BoA atrocity remind
> me that at least Some of the bad feelings of bad times are fully
> justified.
> Indict Paulson. Impeach Bernanke. & Giethner, while we're at
> it.
> (If the chinese note we are cleaning house, might our intereset rates
> go Down??)

Take That, Paulson: Finally, One for the Good Guys

Most of them (writers) losing lots of Money in short covering. Those who started the problems are safe heaven!!

On Apr 24 04:47 PM D. McHattie wrote:

> GENIE_US, you need to read a few more articles on seekingalpha to
> understand the format before you start complaining.
>
> Seekingalpha applies meritocratic principles. It doesn't matter what
> the author's name is or this/her background. Articles are evaluated
> on the basis of their merits. Try reading a few.

BofA Given Hush Money: Will Lewis Step Down?

I say -move on


On Apr 23 09:55 AM Mark Bern wrote:

> Well, surprise, surprise! Keep this quiet until we tell you. We need
> to raise consumet confidence in the financial system before the economy
> can get better so what does our government do? They have hidden the
> truth because it might hurt.
>
> It's like having my wife ask me, "Does this dress make me look fat?"
> I know the required answer to that one. But this is different. When
> it concerns information that would affect investors' perspective
> and the free market system the only answer is always "the truth."
> That is why hiding the truth or lying to shareholders & the public
> is illegal. How do the laws change when the lying and hiding of information
> is done by the government?
>
> I believe such actions are classified as market manipulation. Have
> Bernanke, Geithner & Co. changed these laws? If not, who has
> been aware of the deceptions, who executed the deceptions, and who
> else was complicit within the government and the leadership of financial
> institutions? How many other deceptions have been perpetrated on
> the public? How many more are planned?
>
> I'm not calling for heads to roll. I just want to know the truth.
> Then we, the people, should be allowed to sort through the information
> and determine whether court actions are appropriate or even necessary.
> If attempts at market manipulation have actually occured, and if
> those attempts were specifically intended to manipulate through public
> deception or misinformation, then there should be no one who is above
> the law. If not, we just struggle through this mess and move on.

BofA Given Hush Money: Will Lewis Step Down?

Amen


On Apr 23 09:57 AM Johnc222 wrote:

> Ken Lewis is a Hero...Not a Villian. he saved America from ruin,..yes
> his stock holders took a huge hit but America was saved.
> Lehman it'self almost took the country down can you imagine couple
> with a Merrill failure wha would have occured..?
>
> This is what happens when you play ball with the U.S. Government
> in the end they shove the Bat right up your...AZZ.

BofA Given Hush Money: Will Lewis Step Down?

Certain types of Transparency in WS- fuel remors & help shorters make lots of money at the expense of common investors!!!


On Apr 23 10:19 AM VVH wrote:

> Transparency??? Right!!! Do not believe eveything our government
> tells us! Lewis was asked to step into the fire at a time when the
> financial world was burning--and, he did. For his actions, he was
> offered protection for BofA against Merrill losses. In the long run
> shareholders (me included) as well as, the Financial Markets and
> Main Street, will benefit from this acquisition because it prevented
> further hemorrhaging and panic during one of the most chaotic times
> in our financial history. So, wise up and let Mr. Lewis finish the
> task of putting Bank of America on the right path again. We need
> intelligent CEO's behind our largest companies to manuever thru these
> turbulent waters---and, Ken Lewis fits that mold.