Greenspan, Bernanke, Yellen and other past officials say Trump using ‘prosecutorial attacks’ to undermine Fed

Greenspan, Bernanke, Yellen and other past officials say Trump using ‘prosecutorial attacks’ to undermine Fed

Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke speaks after he was named among three U.S. economists awarded the 2022 Nobel Economics Prize, during a news conference at the Brookings Institution in Washington, October 10, 2022. Ken Cedeno | Reuters A chorus of previous Federal Reserve chairs, Treasury secretaries and prominent economists came together Monday to support…

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Top European finance chiefs warn of ‘casino’ behavior in private credit

Top European finance chiefs warn of ‘casino’ behavior in private credit

Heads of European financial institutions are warning of risks in the rapidly growing, multi-trillion-dollar private credit market, with one executive saying parts of it resemble a “casino.” Oliver Bate, chief executive of Allianz , one of the world’s largest insurers, told CNBC that “uncontrolled” growth in the private credit space — which faces much less…

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France’s Macron has 48 hours to pick a new PM: Who could it be?

France’s Macron has 48 hours to pick a new PM: Who could it be?

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a press conference after a European Union leaders’ special summit to discuss Ukraine and European defense, in Brussels, Belgium March 6, 2025.  Christian Hartmann | Reuters Market attention turns to France again Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron’s office said last night that he will name a new prime minister in…

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