Bank fundamentals do not look likely to get better any time soon, yet the Fed seems determined to make matters worse.
Doomsday scenarios
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Satyajit Das looks at how banks got themselves into so much trouble and what the recent bailouts portend.
The Fed confirms that its priority is crushing workers, and it believes it's protected banks enough to allow it to continue.
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The bank firefighting squad seems to be out on a bender.
The Fed has a lot of 'splaining to do, yet seems determined to keep doing the wrong thing.