Why the Commerical Paper Market Is a Ticking Time Bomb
Oct 9th, 2008 | By Shah Gilani | Category: Politics & Economics“The commercial paper market is the thoroughfare where Wall Street merges into Main Street,” says former trader and hedge-fund manager Shah Gilani. The problem is the commercial paper market is dead. And the Fed can’t prop it up for ever. When the Fed’s commercial-paper buying scheme ends expect more bank failures.