Category - banking

When risk gives way to superstition

Giles Fraser — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:53:35 +0100

Faith in mathematical modelling looks little more than hubris after the recent economic collapse, says Giles Fraser. The unknown cannot be so easily tamed, as any half-decent theologian would know.

Adair Turner and more than just capital

Simon Barrow — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:25:05 +0100

The financial regulator who recently called for a Tobin-like tax on banking is unapologetic about the fuss he caused, and determined to re-interate basic questions about what economics really is.

Archbishop urges Christians and Muslims to create fairer lending

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:37:04 +0100

The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has said greed is the root cause of the current economic crisis and he has called on Christians and Muslims to work together to decide upon a fairer system of borrowing and lending.

Believable finance

Simon Barrow — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:56:48 +0100

Ekklesia's briefing on faith and economy has been updated again to include the latest material appearing on the site about the global credit crunch.

Neoliberal economics in retreat, says Christian gathering

agency reporter — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:18:58 +0100

There is a "gradual retreat of neoliberalism" in the region, according to participants in a Latin America and Caribbean ecumenical Christian consultation to examine the links between poverty, wealth and ecology.

US Catholic bishops say that the global market needs taming

staff writers — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:34:08 +0100

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development has issued a strong statement on the economic crisis, urging the Bush administration and Congress to focus on finance as a moral issue.

Between Northern Rock and a hard place

Simon Barrow — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:38:27 +0000

The current fluster over how to solve the crisis at Northern Rock indicates the degree of economic fetishism surrounding privatisation and nationalisation.