nakedcapitalism.com - 3/6/2009
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The British don't do shrill, but Wolf today is as close as you will ever find on the pages of the Financial Times. And the telling sign that Wolf is borderline unhinged is (aside from mentioning his fury) that his article has less of a clear structure than his comments usually do. But he ...
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Elsewhere on Friday, - Citi’s wild ride, in arb speak . - Policy matters – now profit from it. - On the Lords of Finance . - The experts discuss: Could it all have been avoided? - Martin Wolf is angry… - How you say “ stimulation ” in Chinese. - An easy guide to quantitative easing. - On the politics of printing money. - The deal that fuelled subprime . - So is capitalism working? - Error, robustness and the fourth quadrant: A paper . - Mattresses aren’t a safe cash stash . - In ...
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