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blogs.cfr.org - 5/25/2009
The (almost) $2.5 trillionaire …
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The world’s sovereign wealth funds almost certainly have less money than is commonly thought. And China almost certainly has even more money than is commonly thought — or at least more money than is commonly reported. That is the conclusion I have reached after spending a fair ...
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naked capitalism — Yosemite's giant trees disappear BBC Goods Orders, Home Sales in U.S. Probably Rose, Signaling Recession Waning Bloomberg, Reader Michael D saw the headline as an Orwell watch item. China stuck in ‘dollar trap’ Financial Times and The (almost) $2.5 trillionaire … Brad Setser A Fight to Protect Americans From British Libel Law New York Times US bonds sale faces market resistance Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Telegraph Decline in Consumer Spending creating Dead Malls ...

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The Mess That Greenspan Made — ... South Korean Stocks, Won Drop After North Tests Nuclear Weapon - Bloomberg • Europe stocks fall amid gloomy German survey, weak autos - MarketWatch • PetroChina buys 45.5% stake in Singapore Petroleum - MarketWatch • Bank of Japan says exports, production bottoming - MarketWatch • Thailand’s GDP Contracts as Exports, Spending Slump - Bloomberg • G8 energy leaders urge stable oil prices - CNN/Money • The (almost) $2.5 trillionaire … - Setser, CFR • China stuck in ‘dollar trap’ - Financial Times ...

links for 2009-05-26
J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles — ... Calculated Risk: Fed Vice Chairman Kohn on Economy Brad Setser: Follow the Money » Blog Archive » The (almost) $2.5 trillionaire … ...

Tuesday links: hedge fund masters
Abnormal Returns — ... “China’s foreign assets went from around $500 billion in 2003 to around $2.5 trillion in 2008. That is a stunning increase.”  (Brad Setser) ...

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