Comments on: As Treasury's Paulson Prescribes Bailout for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Guru Jim Rogers Predicts an "Unmitigated Disaster"

By: If You're Prospecting for Gold, Tell Them Ben Bernanke Sent You

If You're Prospecting for Gold, Tell Them Ben Bernanke Sent You — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:39:44 +0000

[...] Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is caught between a rock and a hard place right [...]

By: The Lost Decade: How the U.S. Financial Crisis Resembles Japan's Ten Years of Misery - And How to Play it

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:36:15 +0000

[...] Then it set a dangerous precedent when it intervened in The Bear Stearns Cos. (BSC) case, setting up a bailout-and-sale deal with JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). When Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) came around, the Fed was almost obligated by that precedent to bail these two mortgage giants out – not necessarily the best position to be in when additional failures (such as the Federal Housing Administration, or FHA) are in the offing. Indeed, investing guru Jim Rogers calls the Fannie-Freddie bailout an "unmitigated disaster." [...]

By: With Fannie/Freddie Bailout Plan, Treasury Secretary Paulson is Armed and Dangerous | •••Special Bulletin from The Money Map Report: The “Super Crash” That May Soon Devastate Millions Of Americans…

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:34:40 +0000

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By: With Fannie/Freddie Bailout Plan, Treasury Secretary Paulson is Armed and Dangerous

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:39:38 +0000

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By: Inside Wall Street: That Ticking Sound You Hear Out in the Mortgage Market is the FHA | triggereventstrategist.com

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:37:17 +0000

[...] In the past few days alone, the Bernanke Bomb Squad – also known as the U.S. Federal Reserve – was able to defuse two ticking time bombs – Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) – before the full force of their explosive power could be felt. Fannie and Freddie are now being propped up and will eventually have to be taken over or put into receivership, meaning there ultimately will be damage to deal with. [...]

By: Paulson Continues to Advocate Potential $25 Billion Bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:22:59 +0000

[...] “I am well aware that financial market and housing challenges continue to concern America’s families. Progress will not come in a straight line, and we need to remain patient as we work through these challenges,” Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in a speech yesterday during his visit to New York City to drum up Wall Street support for his plan to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. [...]

By: Inside Wall Street: That Ticking Sound You Hear Out in the Mortgage Market is the FHA

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:20:42 +0000

By: New Bull Market or Bear-Market Trap? Investors Look to Earnings Season for Clues

New Bull Market or Bear-Market Trap? Investors Look to Earnings Season for Clues — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:26:59 +0000

[...] Mac and Fannie Mae stayed in the headlines last week as U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced plans for a "non-bailout" government bai…, complete with improved borrowing terms and an expanded line of credit (and which required [...]

By: As Treasury’s Paulson Prescribes Bailout for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Guru Jim Rogers Predicts an ‘Unmitigated Disaster’

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:23:36 +0000

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By: If You’re Prospecting for Gold, Tell Them Ben Bernanke Sent You

If You’re Prospecting for Gold, Tell Them Ben Bernanke Sent You — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:15:09 +0000

[...] Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is caught between a rock and a hard place right now. Sure, he would prefer that you focus on "core inflation," since it excludes [...]