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AFR Statement: JP Morgan Losses, Global Derivatives Regulation, and Today’s Speech by Gary Gensler
May 21, 2012 – 9:48 am

AFR released a statement on the JP Morgan losses, global derivatives regulation, and the speech by Gary Gensler at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA.)

AFR Press Advisory/Press Briefing: JP Morgan Losses – ‘Hedging’, Derivatives, and Financial Regulation
May 18, 2012 – 8:15 am

AFR released a press advisory regarding a press call regarding JP Morgan’s $2 billion loss.

NYTimes: A Secretive Banking Elite Rules Trading in Derivatives
June 30, 2011 – 12:39 pm

by Louise Story
December 11, 2010
“On the third Wednesday of every month, the nine members of an elite Wall Street society gather in Midtown Manhattan.
The men share a common goal: to protect the interests of big …

LA Times: Homeowners deserve more than halfhearted mortgage relief
June 30, 2011 – 8:31 am

Michael Hiltzik
June 28, 2011
“Almost anywhere you look, assessments of the state of the economic recovery are muddled — job growth is positive but fading, consumer spending ebbs and flows, corporate profits are surging but corporate …

NYTimes: In U.S. Monetary Policy, a Boon to Banks
June 30, 2011 – 8:22 am

June 29, 2011
By Jesse Eisinger, Propublica
“The most pronounced development in banking today is that executives have become bolder as their business has gotten worse.
The economy is clearly weaker than expected, and housing prices are …

Huffington Post: The Bankers Who Cried Wolf
June 22, 2011 – 10:46 am

Read today’s article from The Huffington Post about Wall Street opposition to financial reform here.