Forget the Gold Standard, this is the Rise of the Redback
I am beginning to wonder if we are at a profound historical turning point in world economics.
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The G20 summit in South Korea has ended without achieving substantial progress. Meanwhile, EU leaders have moved to reassure investors about an Irish bailout.
I am beginning to wonder if we are at a profound historical turning point in world economics.
Lehman’s bankruptcy changed the world. It sent world economy into a precipitous decline that’s matched the Great Depression. It arguably changed the course of the US election. It was a violent economic event that will be debated for decades. Much of the mystery surrounds the events of the weekend of the 13th/ 14th September 2008,…
Rising out of the carnage of the credit storm is the new gleaming headquarters of the titan of post crisis American banking. Goldman Sachs has emerged richer and more powerful than ever, but the Goldman glow is being replaced by a Goldman glare. It has without doubt been the most significant shift I have noticed…
Post-meltdown Mansion House was always going to be a little different from the traditional orgy of self-congratulation, backslapping, and an ever lighter regulatory touch. But in the end the bruising speech came from the governor of the Bank of England rather than the chancellor of the exchequer.
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