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10-23-2008, 09:30 AM
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http://www.247wallst.com/images/2008/10/23/greenspan_testimony_image.jpg (http://247wallstreet.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/10/23/greenspan_testimony_image.jpg) If you have had a hard time swallowing the direct plain English of the modern Federal Reserve heads, help is on the way. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is speaking to the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee today. The committee is holding a hearing titled, “The Financial Crisis and the Role of Federal Regulators” at 10:00 AM EST in Washington D.C.
Greenspan is calling this current situation a once in a century credit tsunami that will take many months to improve. He believes that higher unemployment and soft consumer spending are essentially unavoidable. He also is in shocked disbelief that lending institutions did so little to protect themselves and their shareholders.
He also noted that the $700 billion rescue package is adequate to serve the need and that the impact was already being felt in markets. In his speech, he does not address the criticism he has received as being at fault the current crisis.
In fact, he will say the he cannot "see how we can avoid a significant rise in layoffs and unemployment."
He believes this will result in lower consumer spending as households try to divert an increasing part of their incomes to replenish depleted assets. This won't just be 401K's and home values.
Greenspan is assuring the committee that this crisis will pass and that the country will ultimately end up with a more sound financial system. But it comes with a price and won't come quickly.
Greenspan will say that the ultimate stabilization of home prices is also a necessity for this to come about. Unfortunately he calls this stabilization (at a minimum) being many months away.
Here are Greenspan's full prepared remarks (http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20081023100438.pdf). You can see a live video of the committee testimony (http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2259) here. Also, former Treasury Secretary John Snow and current SEC Chairman Chris Cox will testify today.
Jon C. Ogg
October 23, 2008
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complete story here... (http://www.247wallst.com/2008/10/greenspan-predi.html)
http://www.247wallst.com/images/2008/10/23/greenspan_testimony_image.jpg (http://247wallstreet.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/10/23/greenspan_testimony_image.jpg) If you have had a hard time swallowing the direct plain English of the modern Federal Reserve heads, help is on the way. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is speaking to the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee today. The committee is holding a hearing titled, “The Financial Crisis and the Role of Federal Regulators” at 10:00 AM EST in Washington D.C.
Greenspan is calling this current situation a once in a century credit tsunami that will take many months to improve. He believes that higher unemployment and soft consumer spending are essentially unavoidable. He also is in shocked disbelief that lending institutions did so little to protect themselves and their shareholders.
He also noted that the $700 billion rescue package is adequate to serve the need and that the impact was already being felt in markets. In his speech, he does not address the criticism he has received as being at fault the current crisis.
In fact, he will say the he cannot "see how we can avoid a significant rise in layoffs and unemployment."
He believes this will result in lower consumer spending as households try to divert an increasing part of their incomes to replenish depleted assets. This won't just be 401K's and home values.
Greenspan is assuring the committee that this crisis will pass and that the country will ultimately end up with a more sound financial system. But it comes with a price and won't come quickly.
Greenspan will say that the ultimate stabilization of home prices is also a necessity for this to come about. Unfortunately he calls this stabilization (at a minimum) being many months away.
Here are Greenspan's full prepared remarks (http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20081023100438.pdf). You can see a live video of the committee testimony (http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2259) here. Also, former Treasury Secretary John Snow and current SEC Chairman Chris Cox will testify today.
Jon C. Ogg
October 23, 2008
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complete story here... (http://www.247wallst.com/2008/10/greenspan-predi.html)