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hf-implode.com - 19 days ago
Geithner, Brown Split on Tobin Tax as G-20 Seeks Rebalancing
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Group of 20 governments split on whether to tax financial speculation as part of a broader strategy to ensure the global economy’s expansion is less crisis-prone. U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown told a meeting of G-20 finance chiefs in St. Andrews, Scotland today that such a levy could ...
Geithner Urges Banks to Resume Lending, Help Recovery (Update1)
bloomberg.com - 25 days ago
Geithner Urges Banks to Resume Lending, Help Recovery (Update1)
— bloomberg.com — Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the country’s economic recovery and job creation... hinge on banks taking more risk and restoring the flow of credit to businesses. “The big risk we face now is that banks are going to ... (more) Geithner Urges Banks to Resume Lending, Help Recovery ...

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baselinescenario.com - 16 days ago
Global Bubbles: The Geithner-Brown Split
— baselinescenario.com — There are two broad views on our newly resurgent global bubbles – the increase in asset prices... in emerging markets, fuelled by capital inflows, with all the associated bells and whistles (including dollar depreciation). These run-ups in stock market values and real estate prices are either ... (more) Global Bubbles: The Geithner-Brown Split

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hf-implode.com - 23 days ago
Why Does Geithner Still Have a Job
— hf-implode.com — You can hear Geithner say that the danger is the banks won't take enough risk with taxpayer... money. (more) Why Does Geithner Still Have a Job

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