A Deal on Financial Reform: Now What?

Many people are already commenting on how good or bad a deal financial reform is for Wall Street. Some are saying it will crush profits in the banking sector. Others are saying Wall Street dodged a bullet and it will be business as usual. The answer is we really don’t know. That’s because a key problem with the bill, though why it worked politically, is that it leaves many of details up in the air. Regulators can wind down “Too Big To Fail” banks. But what is the definition of “Too Big To Fail” and when do they have to resolve. It will be up to others to decide. Here’s the run down of the bill from Swampland.

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  • deconstructiva

    Stephen, will you, Barbara, and other teammates explore possible upcoming loopholes and end-arounds that traders / lawyers will find? …as they always do, of course. Do you see future legislative tweaks or will most battles be fought in court by SEC, IRS, etc.? Thanks for your thoughts.

  • bryanfromhouston

    This means nothing. Obama also continued Bush’s Wars, boondoggle “security” spending and Bush’s useless tax cuts. These account for 75% of the deficit and produce no growth. Until someone fixes our belligerent Foreign Policies, corrupt spending and the billionaires first tax policies there will be no recovery and America cannot rest easy.

  • waltwriston

    I too would love to know all your opinions on this as well.

  • http://japan-russia.jimdo.com/freedom/?title=forex parakori

    There is nothing for now.
    We’d see what we’d see.

    http://japan-russia.jimdo.com/freedom/

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