In a series of comments by Federal Bank Governors, they have let it be known that preventing buildups like the dotcom and housing bubbles may become a priority for the Fed. Ft.com report says that the Treasury recommends giving the Fed wide authority to require financial institutions to alter behaviour that it believes poses a threat to financial ­stability.

After the last post comparing the history of Market Meltdowns (particularly the 1980s Savings and Loan Crisis), I decided to talk a little bit about how our current market correction differs from back then.

U.S. Economic data in the first week of the New Year spelled T-R-O-U-B-L-E for both the US economy and the stock market. The December ISM report on January 2nd showed the manufacturing sector joining the housing and financial sectors already in recessionary territory.