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...Arguments against the status quo have their merits. Over the past two years, global dependence on the dollar has been at the heart of the world's nastiest economic problems. Early in 2008, a weakening dollar was a factor in spiking prices of energy, commodities and food, which placed a disproportionate burden on the limited incomes of the poor. The dollar-dominated system has also allowed the U.S. to finance its budget and trade deficits at a low cost, which perpetuated the global imbalances that contributed to the current economic crisis. A system like the one proposed by Beijing, argues...
...well beyond that, the premise for evaluating the strength of key pillars of the financial system is deeply flawed before the evaluation process has been finished. The Administration wants to set measurements for whether large American private banks need to raise money. If 10% unemployment is a critical determining factor, many of the biggest financial firms will need extra capital. In the current credit environment, that cash is highly unlikely to come from any source other than the U.S. government. In that case, the sums needed for the TARP and other programs will almost certainly increase. And, the amount could...
...Weather was certainly a factor this weekend,” Rhoads said. “When it’s the beginning of the season, especially for Northeast golf, any scores in that neighborhood [of 300 total per day] make me happy...
...This is the second factor, what you might call the other big lie - the one Galvin is getting at - of the Madoff Ponzi scheme: the feeders and Madoff conspiring together to keep basic due-diligence issues from clients, even as Madoff lied to his own feeder-fund generals, even as he lied to government regulators. Everyone turned a blind eye, everyone was in bed on this, including down the line the hapless investor who trusted all those years. See the top 10 scandals...
...biggest differences [between indoor and outdoor track] is the elements,” Saretsky said. “The second biggest factor is the fact that we’re on the road, without the comforts of being at home. It’s a different mindset, but the team responded well...