Wednesday-Night

Le Salon du mercredi soir #1425 , mercredi le 24 juin 2009  - la Fête nationale
Yes, we DO recognize that this Wednesday is what we prefer to call “La St-Jean”, which simply bolsters the prevailing wisdom that important events happen on Wednesday.
Given the occasion, we think it only appropriate to look […]

The world and the financial crisis II ; G20 Summit ; China and the world economy ; Europe and the EU ; Global Economic Crisis and the Informal Economy
Won and yen retreat on recovery fears
A number of Asian currencies were lower on Thursday, due to rising fears that the […]

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It was an evening rich in market and economic matters, enlivened by assorted luminaries including several members of the McGill Pension Board who arrived from a dinner honoring Tony Deutsch, who has stepped down as head of the PAC.
The markets
We must recognize that […]

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The market and the economy

The TSX has broken through the ten thousand barrier first achieved in 2000 and there is some anticipation of an early end to the current painful financial situation.  The market, in fact, anticipates an impressive stimulus from financial support provided […]

With Maureen Farrow, Peter Perkins  (see also Wednesday Night.com)
The President’s address to Congress and the nation
It struck a good tone of sobriety about the number of hurdles the country faces; he was very straightforward about the challenges, but it boosted confidence and he also did a reasonably good job of reestablishing his authority over the […]

We were glad to be reminded of this wonderful Long Johns clip  about how it all began - laughter truly is the best medicine
Financial Times Report on World Economy

A light at the end of the tunnel?

(The Economist) THE dithering has ended. After a week in which the financial system almost ground to a halt, […]

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Once again, Charles Cogan dazzled his Wednesday Night audience with a tour de force of political/intelligence commentary, largely focused on United States policy and actions in the Middle East and Afghanistan, but including the changing nature of warfare and discussion of the role of the UN […]

Related posts e.g. U.S. economy and bailout measures and on Wednesday-Night.com
Amidst much talk of the need to reform the Bretton Woods Agreement. George Monbiot provides solid background and defends Lord Keynes (”John Maynard Keynes had the answer to the crisis we’re now facing; but it was blocked and then forgotten.”) in Clearing up this mess
(Breitbart.com)Worst […]

Overcoming the small annoyance for some of us (Westmount-Ville-Marie residents) of being in our fourth month of elections, with the only one that provoked true enthusiasm being over on November 4, we bravely tackle the important matters largely ignored by the Quebec electioneers.
The economy and world financial crisis would be at the top of our […]

See Part I of this topic/saga ; The evolving bailout plan ; The world after the (bailout) vote
Reversal of Fortune
How ideology, special-interest pressure, populist politics, and sheer incompetence have left the U.S. economy on life support, Joseph E. Stiglitz puts forth a clear, commonsense plan to reverse the Bush-era follies and regain America’s […]