Tag Archives: economic recovery


Uncle Sam?s hedge fund is risk for economic recovery

April 6, 2009 : Permalink

Fort Worth Business Press – The rescue of the American financial system proposed by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is, in all but name, a gigantic hedge fund. The government would lend vast sums to private investors to enable them to […]

BlackRocks Global Macro Hedge Fund Bets on More Stock Declines

March 24, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – BlackRock Inc.’s global macro fund, the world’s second-best performer over two years among hedge funds that invest based on economic trends, is betting against this month’s equities rally and buying bonds as a recovery from the worst credit […]

Volcker Helps Finance Museum Raise $470000 at Gala, Defy Slump

January 13, 2009 : Permalink

Paul Volcker, one of the men President-elect Barack Obama is counting on to save the U.S. economy, last night helped the Museum of American Finance raise about $470,000 at a gala dinner. The former Federal Reserve chairman’s Rolodex and clout […]

Asia stocks at 2-month high

January 5, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – Asian stocks rose to a two-month high on Monday, with expectations for a global economic recovery later this year on the back of massive government spending prompting investors to wade back into riskier assets. Regional equities have risen […]