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FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Fixing bankrupt systems is just the beginning
ft.com - 4/29/2009
FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Fixing bankrupt systems is just the beginning
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Ingram Pinn illustration Can we afford to fix our financial systems? The answer is yes. We cannot afford not to fix them. The big question is rather how best to do so. But fixing the financial system, while essential, is not enough.
FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Why the ‘green shoots’ of recovery could yet wither
ft.com - 4/22/2009
FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Why the ‘green shoots’ of recovery could yet wither
— ft.com — Published: April 21 2009 20:24 | Last updated: April 21 2009 20:24 Pinn illustration EDITOR’S CHOICE Lex:... US bank bail-out - Feb-10 Video: Martin Wolf on the slow path to recovery - Feb-16 Editorial: Son of Tarp follows in father’s footsteps - Feb-10 ... (more) FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Why the ‘green ...

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FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Central banks must target more than just inflation
ft.com - 5/6/2009
FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Central banks must target more than just inflation
— ft.com — op Did inflation targeting fail? Central banks have mostly escaped blame for the crisis. Do they deserve... to do so? (more) FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Central banks must ...

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ft.com - 4/24/2009
FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Is the UK once again the economic sick man?
— ft.com — Is the UK once again the economic sick man? Or is it, as Alistair Darling, chancellor of... the exchequer, argued in his Budget speech on Wednesday, just one of a number of hard-hit high-income countries? The answers to these questions are: yes and yes. ... (more) FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf - Is the UK once again ...

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Martin Wolf: "Those Who Hope for Swift Return to Normalcy" are "Deluded"
naked capitalism — ... what they are doing with the money, and the credit risk taxpayers are taking on through the Federal Reserve. The Senate language encourages such transparency, allowing for audits and public disclosure of secret loans and financial assistance from the Federal Reserve to these large institutions. The more the Fed acts as what Willem Buiter calls "a quasi-fiscal agency of the Treasury", the more turf struggles we will see over its role and accountability. From the Financial Times: The International Monetary Fund’s latest Global Financial ...

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FT Alphaville — Comment, analysis and other offerings from Wednesday’s FT, Pink picks illustration Martin Wolf: Fixing bankrupt systems is just the beginning Can we afford to fix our financial systems? The answer is yes. We cannot afford not to fix them. The big question is rather how best to do so. But fixing the financial system, while essential, is not enough. Flashes of brilliance, but Barack could do better Edward Mortimer, senior vice-president and chief programme officer of the Salzburg Global Seminar , presents the results from an  expert panel grading Barack Obama’s ...

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