bloomberg.com - 11/20/2008
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atimes.com - 11/18/2008
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The prospect of the United States seeking to
repay its vast and fast-increasing debt obligations in a
devalued dollar is prompting Japanese economists to call for the issue of US Treasuries in other currencies, such as the yen. If Jimmy Carter could ...
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Japan economists call for 'Obama bonds'
bloomberg.com - 11/28/2008
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Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s recession deepened last
month as companies cut production , consumers spent less
and fewer people looked for work. Factory output fell 3.1 percent from September, when it rose 1.1 percent, the Trade Ministry said today ...
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Japan’s Recession Deepens as Factory Output Slumps ...
ft.com - 11/17/2008
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ft.com —
The Japanese economy has entered its first recession
in seven years, data showed on Monday. Gross domestic
product shrank 0.1 per cent in the three months to September 30 from the previous quarter, following a quarterly decline of 0.9 per cent in the ...
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FT.com / World - Japan enters first recession in 7 years
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French Sovereign Fund: Don’t Laugh
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... French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the government and a state-owned lender will raise 6 billion euros ($7.6 billion) to create a sovereign fund aimed at protecting and developing the country’s “strategic companies.” ...
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Abu Dhabi - $875bn Norway - $391bn Singapore (GIC) - $330bn Kuwait - $264bn China - $200bn… France - $7.6bn From Bloomberg : Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the government and a state-owned lender will raise 6 billion euros ($7.6 billion) to create a sovereign fund aimed at protecting and developing the country’s “strategic companies.'’ I won’t let foreign funds get bargains thanks to the current levels of the stock market. Sarkozy said today near Tours, central France. Below, President Sarkoky, appoximating the size of le SWF français. Or is it ...
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