Christine Lagarde

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  Europe’s Creditanstalt Moment—Is It Really 1931 Again?: News Analysis

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  November 10, 2011

  Historians might one day wonder why it was that at exactly the time the European model was crumbling, the U.S. chose to weaken itself with similar policies.

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  Why You Should Care About the Greek Crisis

  By Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M., William H. Byrnes, Esq.  |  September 21, 2011

  Greek default fears are starting to infect Germany and its banks, which have significant holdings of Greek sovereign debt. And the infection is spreading to the U.S. because of close connections between U.S. and German banks.

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  Plan to Rescue German Banks Stokes Fears of Crisis

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  September 9, 2011

  New German government plans to rescue its banks and insurers sent the clearest signal yet that a European banking crisis could be imminent.

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  Greek Debt Swap Feared Short of Goal

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 9, 2011

  Banks and insurers, who were supposed to declare Friday whether they would join the bond exchange that was a condition of a second bailout for Greece, were slow to declare themselves, and a shortfall was feared at midday.

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  Debt Talks Collapse on Taxes

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 11, 2011

  Led by House Speaker John Boehner, Republicans say they won't allow for any tax increases to offset spending in the $4 trillion "grand bargain" proposed by President Obama.

• France’s Lagarde Named to Head IMF

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 29, 2011

  French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was named late Tuesday to succeed the disgraced Dominique Strauss-Kahn as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

• Israel’s Fischer Seen as Unlikely IMF Chief Successor

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 13, 2011

  Zambian-born Stanley Fischer has thrown his hat into the IMF leadership ring with those of French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde and Mexico's central bank chief, Agustin Carstens.

• Lagarde May Get South African Challenge for IMF Chief

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 10, 2011

  Although French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is seen as the frontrunner to step into the lead job at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the hasty departure of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a new candidate may offer her a run for her money.

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  China Weighs In on Strauss-Kahn’s IMF Successor

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 24, 2011

  As the quest to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continues, China has entered the fray, saying that the U.S. should reduce its voting share in the financial body so that emerging economies can have more of a voice in the selection process.

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  Strauss-Kahn Steps Down as IMF Chief

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 19, 2011

  In the wake of pressure to step down, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has resigned his position. Now the issue of prominence is who will succeed him and preside over the ongoing debt crisis in Europe.