Week 7 Discussion
View the following videos:
- Money, Power and Wall Street: Part 1, in Frontline.
- Money, Power and Wall Street: Part 2, in Frontline.
Then, answer the questions below in your discussion:
- What was the impact of the near failure of Bear Stearns and the failure of Lehman Brothers on money markets?
- What actions did the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department take? What were the impacts of the decisions, if any?