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Ben Bernanke "World's Most Dangerous Man"
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com - 8/26/2009
Ben Bernanke "World's Most Dangerous Man"
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Sometimes you are pleasantly surprised by things you find in mainstream media. This is one of those times. Please consider Dismantle Bernanke's 'Happy Conspiracy' ... now! by Paul Farrell of MarketWatch. Any good behaviorist would tell you Bernanke's got some dangerous biases isolating him from ...
ft.com - 8/25/2009
FT.com / Comment / Opinion - The case against Bernanke
— ft.com — Barack Obama has rendered one of his most important post-crisis verdicts: Ben Bernanke will be nominated for... a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. This is a very shortsighted decision. While America’s head central banker deserves credit ... (more) FT.com / Comment / Opinion - The case against Bernanke

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Economists React: Bernanke Reappointment Is ‘Good News’ - Real Time Economics
blogs.wsj.com - 8/25/2009
Economists React: Bernanke Reappointment Is ‘Good News’ - Real Time Economics
— blogs.wsj.com — While I have had serious differences with the Federal Reserve over the past few years, I think... reappointing Chairman Bernanke is probably the right choice. Chairman Bernanke was too slow to act during the early stages of the foreclosure crisis, but he ... (more) Economists React: Bernanke Reappointment Is ‘Good ...

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The troubling side of Ben Bernanke
telegraph.co.uk - 8/26/2009
The troubling side of Ben Bernanke
— telegraph.co.uk — He has saved the world but he helped cause the crisis in the first place writes Ambrose... EvansPritchard. (more) The troubling side of Ben Bernanke

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FT Alphaville — ... bonuses. - An alternative Big Mac index . - “Why does unemployment increase faster than it goes down?” - Toxic debt deja vu. - The £15,000-a-month KPMG wife . - The Jackson Hole archive. - The real reasons for China’s real estate boom . - The volatile Baltic Dry . - Further, further reading . Bernanke Bonus, - Dear Ben … Love Mom. - Roubini on the reappointment of Bernanke. - Bernanke is the world’s most dangerous man . - Bernanke’s next tasks . - “He’s kind of like a student who ...

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