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IMF poised to print billions of dollars in 'global quantitative easing'
IMF poised to print billions of dollars in 'global quantitative easing'
The International Monetary Fund is poised to embark on what analysts have described as "global quantitative easing" by printing billions of dollars worth of a global "super-currency" in an unprecedented new effort to address the economic crisis.
Quantitative easing
marginalrevolution.com — Bernanke will do it .  I'm sitting in an airport, so here is a very quick take. ... It is cheaper and quicker than fiscal stimulus; this should have been our first move.  It is more likely to work.  There are two effects: ... (more) Quantitative easing
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Lunchtime Links 3-16
Rolfe Winkler — ... IMF Poised to Print Billions of Dollars in Global ‘Quantitative Easing’ (Telegraph)  Inching towards a global currency regime? ...

Answers I Really Wanna Know: What Now?
Minyanville — ... too easy? Is my west coast trip really a game-day decision? (Yes.) Seriously, bonus dollars? To borrow an observation from Minyan Peter, is our society morphing from Bonfire of the Vanities to Lord of the Flies? ...

Wednesday morning links
The Mess That Greenspan Made — ... Bank cuts China's GDP forecast to 6.5% - CHINADaily • UK unemployment jumps at fastest pace on record - Telegraph • UK faces worse recession than US and Europe, IMF warns - Guardian • Crisis having "major" impact on central bank reserve management - Reuters • Lord Turner calls for sweeping revolution in financial services industry - Telegraph • Protectionism on Rise in 17 of the G20 — World Bank Report - WSJ Economics Blog • IMF poised to print billions of dollars in 'global quantitative easing' - Telegraph • ...

The Boys From Brazil
GoldSeek.com — ... from a Fibonacci retracement perspective. This, added to the knowledge post expiry this Friday all earthly constraints will be removed from stocks running into month’s end from a options (sentiment) perspective, along with continued buying forcing more hedge fund buying into month’s end, should yield higher prices sooner than later. More reasons stocks should rally in coming days can be found in other areas as well, such as increased quantitative easing measures , new international quantitative easing measures , and possible accounting rule changes , where some ...

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