The Federal Reserve's current regulatory philosophy is informed by the high leverage and failures of financial institutions like Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers leading up to the 2007 crisis.

The entities involved

• FED →

  business

  • Political battles erupt over the Federal Reserve, involving appointments, Congressional action, and Supreme Court challenges to Fed independence.04:14
  • Lisa Cook voted for a rate increase while Donald Trump suggested he might react negatively to the hike.04:14
• Bear Stearns →

  American investment company based in New York, New York USA (1923 - 2008)

  • Failures involving Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns have led to a credit market freeze and subsequent economic disaster.Sat 18:21
• Lehman Brothers →

  defunct American financial services firm

  • Global financial crisis impacts New Zealand's economic recovery.Sat 18:21
  • Barings Participation Investors invested in US fixed income markets and benchmarked its performance against Lehman Brothers.Fri 04:56

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