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The editorial recaps another week of the Obama administration's same-old, same-old: Tax the rich, commit more federal money to housing, hassle the private sector, stymie domestic oil production, frighten the markets regarding financial-system health and drop hints about a new and better stimulus plan.

Not So Hopeful on Outlook for Stocks 2011

Using this to guide China's financial-system reforms will lead us in the wrong direction.

ICBC's Jiang Likes Big Banks for Small Clients 2011

But it seemed clear that Iceland, already isolated by the financial-system collapse, would remain in a tenuous position.

Icelanders Reject Deal to Repay U.K., Netherlands Charles Forelle 2011

A biotechnology analyst in New York said that the SEC and other financial-system regulators have been asking more questions of banking firms regarding the underwriting of smaller biotechs with lower-price stock, the kinds of companies in which Mr. Liang allegedly traded.

Insider-Trading Case Puts Focus on Key FDA System Alicia Mundy 2011

WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund warned that some investment banks and European banks in general could have trouble meeting new global liquidity requirements, which could prompt them to move business to lightly regulated sectors and spark new financial-system vulnerability.

Banks Could Struggle With New Rules Bob Davis 2010

China's central bank will step up efforts to cut financial-system risks, in part by forcing big banks to hold more capital and by varying reserve requirements.

What's News 2011

That has several technical advantages—it wouldn't likely trigger credit-default-swap contracts, for one—and EU officials say they are concerned that a forced restructuring could unleash financial-system chaos.

European Leaders Debate Severe Options for Accord Charles Forelle 2011

The Bush administration launched the financial-system rescue in fall 2008 at the height of the financial crisis.

Watchdog Says Regulators Shouldn't Relax Bank Capital Rules Jeffrey Sparshott 2011

Roy Woodall, a former Kentucky insurance commissioner, to serve as an insurance expert on a new council charged with overseeing financial-system risk, according to a White House official.

Obama to Pick Insurance Expert for Risk Panel Deborah Solomon 2011

The act's financial-system overhauls include measures that should bring far more derivatives trading onto regulated exchanges.

Commodities Firms Fear Dodd-Frank Effects Andrew Peaple 2011