market-ticker.denninger.net - 12/24/2008
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That would be our government. It of course includes Congress, and until proven otherwise, all who came from Congress , including our President-Elect. Yeah, I know, we only have one President at a time. That's fine. But here's reality: Senator Ensign was on CNBS this morning ranting ...
fistfulofeuros.net - 12/23/2008
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fistfulofeuros.net —
The IMF finally announced it’s Latvia “bailout” plan
on Friday . The plan involves lending about €1.7
billion ($2.4 billion) to Latvia to stabilise the currency and financial support while the government implements its economic ...
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Why The IMF’s Decision To Agree A Lavian Bailout ...
nakedcapitalism.com - 12/23/2008
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nakedcapitalism.com —
I am now wondering if Google censors posts
(I use Blogger), I put this post up at
1:33 AM, and even had a reader e-mail me that the post had disappeared (with no listing in "Recent Posts" which happens if I put up a post and then remove it). I have ...
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Guest Post: "How Can No One See An Imminent Fall in ...
VoxEU.org - 12/21/2008
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VoxEU.org —
Daniel Gros , 21 December 2008 Most countries
need a fiscal stimulus, but how should it be
implemented? This column assesses fiscal policy's potential to increase demand and argues that any meaningful boost must come from transfers to the private ...
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Fiscal policy and the credit crunch: What will work?
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