Bank lending

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  PIMCO’s Gross: Credit Supernova Will Burn Out Money Economy

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2013

  In what may be his most apocalyptic monthly letter in a series that for years now has been explicating the “new normal,” Gross says that America’s money economy is like a supernova—a bright shining star that suddenly burns out.

• U.S. Economy Shrinks 0.1% in Q4, First Time Since 2009

  By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer  |  January 30, 2013

  The Commerce Department said the economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.1% mainly because companies restocked at a slower rate and the government slashed defense spending.

• A Stimulus-Crazed World

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  October 24, 2012

  Can central bankers reflate the world to prosperity?

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  Draghi Says ECB Will Do ‘Whatever It Takes’

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 26, 2012

  ECB President Mario Draghi declared that the central bank will do “whatever it takes” to keep the euro intact, as eurozone central banks looked for new ways to spur bank lending and undo the bloc’s financial logjam.

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  Whitney on Dimon’s Testimony: ‘He’s the Antithesis of Blankfein’

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 19, 2012

  “He charms,” Meredith Whitney said. “He’s incredible. He gave the senators a massage and they gave him a massage back.”

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  Greek Woes Spread

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 29, 2012

  Repercussions from Greece’s financial troubles are affecting countries far from the Mediterranean.

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  Market Will Set Yuan Level: China

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 12, 2012

  Investors have been expecting a reduction in how much cash must be kept at PBOC by commercial lenders, after required reserve ratios were cut in November and again in February to lower them from their record high in June of 21.5%.

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  BlackRock Launches Education Initiative for Volatile Markets

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 29, 2012

  BlackRock launched on Wednesday what it calls a “multi-faceted global initiative,” designed to help investors deal with low yields and volatile markets.

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  France Derides Ratings Agencies, Britain

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 15, 2011

  Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer struck out at ratings agencies, calling them 'incomprehensible and irrational,' and also slammed Britain as more deeply mired in financial woes than France.

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  PIMCO’s El-Erian: ECB Waiting for IMF, Governments to 'Step Up'

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 8, 2011

  PIMCO CEO and co-CIO Mohamed El-Erian spoke to Bloomberg Television's Betty Liu on a wide range of topics Thursday that included Europe's crisis and the fact that the ECB is waiting for governments and the IMF to 'step up' before taking further action.