FT.com / Comment / Opinion – The risk of a double-dip recession is rising
byWriting in the Financial Times, Nouriel Roubini, professor of economics at the Stern School of Business, asks questions which chime with The Cobden Centre:…
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Don’t just howl with rage. | Jonathan Freedland | The Guardian
by Steve BakerThe Guardian indicates the level of bonuses being paid by bailed-out banks and encourages the growth of credit unions. Here’s a figure to chew…
Where next for the economy?
by Steve BakerVia Entering the Greatest Depression in History by Andrew Gavin Marshall, indications of the possible path of the global economy: Entering the Greatest Depression…
Financial reform in America: Wobbling | The Economist
by Steve BakerVia Financial reform in America: Wobbling | The Economist: “IN THESE efforts we seek a careful balance,” Barack Obama declared as he unveiled his…
Final-salary pension fund deficit doubles at Britain’s blue chips
by Steve BakerVia Final-salary pension fund deficit doubles at Britain’s blue chips : The shortfall in FTSE 100 blue chip final-salary pension schemes more than doubled…
The Bank must keep the presses rolling – Telegraph Blogs
by Steve BakerVia The Bank must keep the presses rolling – Telegraph Blogs: The figures don’t in themselves prove that QE has been unsuccessful. It is…
FT.com / Financials – US prime borrowers fall behind on payments
by Steve BakerVia FT.com / Financials – US prime borrowers fall behind on payments: The number of US prime borrowers behind on home loan payments has…
FT.com / US / Politics & Foreign policy – Obama urged to ‘make the case’ for free trade
by Steve BakerVia FT.com / US / Politics & Foreign policy – Obama urged to ‘make the case’ for free trade: The US’s largest trade and…
FT.com / Columnists / John Plender – Ditch theory and take away the punchbowl
by Steve BakerVia FT.com / Columnists / John Plender – Ditch theory and take away the punchbowl: There are, by now, a thousand and one ideas…
FT.com / Capital Markets – Lehman Brothers set for landmark appeal
by Steve BakerVia FT.com / Capital Markets – Lehman Brothers set for landmark appeal: Lawyers for the Lehman Brothers US estate will appeal against a decision…