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Category Archives: Economic policy

Silicon Valley Bank and the Regulators

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Tony Lima — Leave a reply

One question that has come up is whether this was a failure of regulation.  Stanford Prof. John Cochrane is a proponent of this idea. I don’t find his arguments persuasive. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged bank regulation, Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, DFPI, FDIC, featured, federal reserve, Silicon Valley Bank, SVB | Leave a reply
Silicon Valley Bank

Silicon Valley Bank

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Tony Lima — Leave a reply

On March 10, Silicon Valley Bank was closed by the FDIC.  The main cause was an incompetent management team that wasn’t interested in banking. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged ChiGrl, FDIC, featured, federal reserve, Genevieve Rock Decter, Greg Becker, Silicon Valley Bank, SVB, Treasury | Leave a reply
Greenwash Biden Administration Trying to Force ESG Rules on Fiduciaries

Biden Administration Trying to Force ESG Rules on Fiduciaries

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Tony Lima — Leave a reply

Biden wants to force ESG rules on fiduciaries. If markets are efficient, portfolios that maximize returns must outperform all others, Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged ESG, featured, fiduciary | Leave a reply

Baby Formula Shortage

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Tony Lima — Leave a reply

There is a baby formula shortage in the U.S. today.  Relaxing U.S. restrictions on imports would help. Congress is incapable of doing that. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged baby formula, Cato Institute, featured, Lincicome, shortage | Leave a reply
Wanted poster Repeal the Jones Act

Repeal the Jones Act

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Tony Lima

Puerto Rick is a hurricane magnet. After the last one, power was out for 928,000 residents. The island has many diesel power generators. A tanker full of diesel was moored off the coast. But it wasn’t allowed to dock. Why? The Jones Act. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged diesel generator, featured, Jones Act, Puerto Rico
Assault Stove Ban Natural Gas

Banning Gas Kitchen Stoves

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Tony Lima

Some bureaucrats in the Consumer Product Safety Commission have floated a proposal to ban the sale of gas kitchen stoves. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged electric stoves, featured, gas stoves, house fires, indoor air pollution, methane combustion, natural gas
Salmon Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) Dissects the Omnibus Spending Bill

Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) Dissects the Omnibus Spending Bill

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Tony Lima

Rep. Dan Bishop dissected the “omnibus” spending bill.  He highlights the worst travesties. $3.6 million for the Michelle Obama Trail? Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged Bishop, featured, federal government spending, Omnibus
Rep. Chip Roy Press Office Chip Roy Details Waste in the Continuing Resolution

Chip Roy Details Waste in the Continuing Resolution

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Tony Lima

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) has a long list of waste in the continuing budget resolution to keep the government open. Read it and weep. Continue Reading →

Posted in Economic policy | Tagged Chip Roy, continuing resolution, featured, government budget, government waste
American Thought Leaders logo Riley Moore Reveals the Truth About ESG Funds.

Riley Moore Reveals the Truth About ESG Funds.

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Tony Lima

The truth about ESG funds: fund managers are raking it in on all this stuff. And some funds may not live up to their own standards. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged American Thought Leaders, ESG, featured, Jan Jekielek, Riley Moore
Karol Markowicz featured the poor people pay rich people's loans boondoggle

The Poor People Pay Rich People’s Loans Boondoggle

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Tony Lima

Others call it student loan forgiveness.  I’m with Karol Markowicz: it’s the poor people pay rich people’s loans boondoggle. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic policy | Tagged featured, student loan debt, student loan forgiveness

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    This is my Silicon Valley Bank article index, a one-stop shop for all things SVB including links to my articles. I will update this as I add new stuff. Continue Reading →
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    One question that has come up is whether this was a failure of regulation.  Stanford Prof. John Cochrane is a proponent of this idea. I don't find his arguments persuasive. Continue Reading →
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    First, Silicon Valley Bank was a Federal Reserve member bank. Second, almost no one came back to the actual offices. Continue Reading →
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