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All items tagged central banksGlobal Must Read ArticlesDecember 3, 2008 | Long-term Solvency of US Government EndangeredA downward spiral of stagnation and deflation - “stag-deflation” - is threatening the US and the world. ++ Central banks are no longer lenders of last resort, having to give direct loans, or even becoming the sole lenders on the market. ++ Governments are thus absorbing private sector losses, endangering their long-term solvency. ++ “2009 will be a painful year.” ++ “’Crazy’ policy ... MoreNovember 25, 2008 | Central Banks Should Buy Low, Sell HighCentral banks should go on an internationally coordinated shopping spree. ++ They should target not only municipal bonds, but buy up bank shares on the open market, the price of which are down to as low as a tenth of what they were two years ago. ++ This would reduce the risk of private investment in the sector and open up a road for recovery. ++ In order to be fair, the central banks’ shopping ... MoreOctober 13, 2008 | God Save the Queen - She is Saving UsGordon Brown and Alistair Darling “have shown us the way through this financial crisis.” ++ The British Prime Minister and his officials lead the world in assessing the financial crisis and quickly enacting an apt solution. ++ The problem: lack of capital in the banking system; Brown’s solution: equity injections, a type of temporary nationalization, with the first commitment of funds coming to ... More |
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