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POPSCentral Banks At Risk Just Like Wall Street's Finest This really is a bucket of cold water. The author is Kenneth Rogoff, professor of economics and public policy at Harvard, writing in the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper. His core point is that central banks, in shoring up national banking industries by taking on financial firms' bad debt, are only putting themselves at risk.
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POPSBiofuel Caused Food Crisis This leaked report will put the cat amongst the pigeons, coming just ahead of the G-8 leaders meeting in Hokkaido where food prices will be a main topic of discssion.
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POPSBanks Face Closer Scrutiny These proposals come only days after the Financial Stability Forum, the group coordinating international response to the credit crisis, set out a blueprint for a better early warning system.