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Why a U.S. Subprime Mortgage Crisis Is Felt Around the World
January 27, 2008, 1 Comment

Analysis of the 2007 Financial Subprime Crisis, by Jacques de Larosière “Markets have been surprised by the erupt ...

Wednesday Night #1351
January 23, 2008, 1 Comment

23 January 2008 We are delighted that at the suggestion of Consul General Mary Marshall, U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins w ...

Fears of global recession: stock indexes fall
January 22, 2008, 1 Comment

With thanks to the Huffington Post The financial turmoil is like an elephant in a dark room By Martin Wolf, Financial Ti ...

The Education of Ben Bernanke
January 19, 2008, 3 Comments

January 20, 2008 By ROGER LOWENSTEIN (NYT Magazine) Ben Bernanke’s first exposure to monetary policy was reading the w ...

Wednesday Night #1350 – with Peter G. Brown
January 16, 2008, 2 Comments

16 January 2008 We have a special treat for all those interested in a triple-e topic: ethics, the environment and econom ...

Wednesday Night Salon #1349 – emerging markets
January 9, 2008, 1 Comment

9 January 2008   The Report The Primaries Predictably, the 2008 U.S. elections was a major topic for this Wednesday ...

2008: Forecasts and prognostications
January 1, 2008, Comments Off on 2008: Forecasts and prognostications

The Laurel Comment It was ordained at the very beginning that time would be the natural equalizer of all humankind and t ...

Investor committee misses ABCP deadline – Update
December 23, 2007, Comments Off on Investor committee misses ABCP deadline – Update

December 23, 2007 National Post The committee overseeing the restructuring of $33-billion worth of seized asset-backed c ...

Carney under fire for role in 'trusts' decision
December 5, 2007, Comments Off on Carney under fire for role in 'trusts' decision

Eric Beauchesne, CanWest News Service December 05, 2007 OTTAWA — The next governor of the Bank of Canada came unde ...

Caisse's Rousseau to face grilling on ABCP investments – Update
November 28, 2007, Comments Off on Caisse's Rousseau to face grilling on ABCP investments – Update

22 November 2007 A lighter look at the subprime mortgage mess For those who are still confused by the ABCP/subprime mort ...

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