Lehman y el Sistema

La crisis financiera actual deja muchas enseñanzas y deja expuestas características que no eran tan tangibles en un primer momento. El carácter sistémico del mundo financiero dentro de los Estados Unidos y fuera de él está más que demostrado. Esta frase del WSJ y obtenida vía Big Picture me parece que toca de manera inteligente

..."The genesis and aftermath of Lehman's downfall illustrate the difficult position policy makers are in as they grapple with a deepening financial crisis. They don't want to be seen as too willing to step in and save financial institutions that got into trouble by taking big risks. But in an age where markets, banks and investors are linked through a web of complex and opaque financial relationships, the pain of letting a large institution go has proved almost overwhelming."