www.ft.com — he events of September 2008 – the nationalisation of Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and AIG ; the disappearance of the investment banking industry in the US; and the Bush administration’s $700bn bailout to save what is left of Anglo-American capitalism – demonstrate that the 37-year experiment with ...
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A Tale of Two Paulsons
Manhattan Institute Articles —
... Robert Rubin Constellation Is Taking Shape - Jackie Calmes, NY Times It's Time to Reward Virtue - Lawrence Lindsey, Weekly Standard The Redemption of Barney Frank - Michelle Cottle, New Republic What's Ahead for General Motors? - Alex Taylor, Fortune Let Detroit Face the Music - Terence Corcoran, National Post Citigroup's Overambition Haunts Bank - Philip Aldrick, Daily Telegraph A Tale of Two Paulsons - Nicole Gelinas, City Journal Bring Back the Gold/Dollar Link - Richard Duncan, Financial Times The Fed Is Out of ...
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FT Alphaville —
... Nigel Lawson, chancellor of the exchequer from 1983 to 1989, writes: The outlines of today’s pre-Budget report have already been extensively leaked. What remains to be revealed is the precise size and detail of the proposed fiscal “boost”, the Treasury’s latest estimate of the alarmingly large budget deficit to which it will contribute, and the means by which the public finances will be rescued at a later date — after the next election, needless to say. Bring back the link between gold and the dollar Richard Duncan, author of the Dollar Crisis, writes: The events of September ...
Gold Jumps to 6-Week High as Western Stocks Rally on Banking Bail-Outs, Surge in Government Money Supply
GoldSeek.com —
... on record in the year-ending Sept. 26th. The major Western governments have reduced their central-bank gold reserves by one-eighth since the start of this decade. The Gold Price has tripled and more against all leading currencies. "[So-called] 'free market' capitalism under a fiat money regime does not produce the same blessings (sustainable prosperity) that are produced by true free market capitalism within a monetary system anchored by gold," writes author Richard Duncan in today's Financial Times . "When President Nixon severed The Link Between the Dollar and Gold, he ...
Monday morning links
The Mess That Greenspan Made —
TOP STORIES U.S. Approves Plan to Help Citigroup Cope With Losses - NY Times Democrats' Stimulus Plan May Reach $700 Billion - Washington Post Bring back the link between gold and the dollar - Financial Times Recession’s Grip Forces U.S. to Flood World With More Dollars - Bloomberg Fed Pledges Top $7.4 Trillion to Ease Frozen Credit - Bloomberg Why Gold Is Down, But You Can't Get Your Hands on Any - Fox Business China addresses stimulus doubts with proposal list - AP The meddlers ...
Monday's Daily News
Club for Growth —
THE DAILY NEWS
Appoint Jeff Flake and Jim DeMint - Pat Toomey, National Review
Geithner: Secretary of Bailouts - Wall Street Journal Editorial
Building a Better Bailout - Lawrence Lindsey, Weekly Standard
Bring Back the Dollar/Gold Link - Richard Duncan, FT.com
Obama Introduces Plan To Create 2.5 Million Jobs - M. Gilbert, NJ
Detroit's Brand Killer - Rich Karlgaard, Forbes.com
Obama Scores A's in Politics, Flunks Leader Test - K. ...
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