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Soros Out in the Cold as he Calls for Break-Up of Big Banks

 

 

Legendary investor and billionaire philanthropist George Soros, infamous as the "the man who broke the Bank of England" for his role forcing the pound out of Europe's exchange-rate mechanism in 1992, has called for a radical break-up of banks that are "too big to fail." And in backing President Obama's proposed reforms to limit the size of banks, Mr Soros - speaking at a private lunch at the World Economic Forum in Davos - told journalists that Wall Street bankers opposing Mr Obama's plans were "tone-deaf" . . . 


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The Men Who Stare at Charts


A recent Hollywood movie trading on a fanciful concept that the US government would be savvy enough to train soldiers in the covert use of paranormal abilities, went
under a title that referred to their attempts to kill goats simply by staring at them – and thus, by extension, the enemy also. But what if economists could also become similarly skilled, we could kill off any recession with the blink of an eye? After all, as the epigraph to The Men Who Stare at Goats says: "More of this is true than you would believe!" Although I was a slow beginner in the genial art of no holds barred networking, I have rather come to pride myself on the quaint ability to couple name dropping . . .

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BoE Governor Radical Banking Reform 

Mervyn King has said he backs calls for radical reform of the global banking sector, adding that while major change was needed, it should not be rushed because of the risk . . .

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Goldman Sachs' UK Partners Cap Their Pay at £1m Each 

Goldman Sachs' 100 UK-based partners are capping their 2009 pay and bonuses at £1m each, which industry insiders say represents a significant . . .

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MPC "Not Fit for Purpose" says Blanchflower 

The outspoken former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, David ‘Danny' Blanchflower, has called for the rate-setting body to . . .

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Governor's Warning over UK Public Deficit 

Bank of England Governor, Mervyn King, has renewed his warning to the government that it must cut the public deficit. Mr King said uncertainty about the government's intentions had a direct bearing on monetary policy . . .

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Citigroup Reports $7.6bn Loss 

Citigroup has posted a loss of $7.6bn for the final three months of 2009, largely due to repaying government loans. Taking out the impact of these repayments, Citi recorded a loss of $1.4bn during . . .

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Currencies Round-Up
Keep Taking the Medicine

 

Cover Interview
Leading the Way to a Harmonised European Payments System
Tony Richter, Head of Strategic Business Development, HSBC Global Payments and Cash Management

 

Cash Management Review:
SEPA - End In Sight

 

FX In The Spotlight
Global FX Market Trends

 

Country Focus
French Lessons

 

Eco-nomics
From Turbulence to Turbo

 

Regulation
A Year on from Lehmans

 

Closing Belle
Mind the Gap!

 

 


Daily Market AnalysisShare Your Views

Mark O'Sullivan, Currencies Direct
Risk Remains... Markets Nervous  

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John Hardy, Saxo BankJohn Hardy, Saxo Bank
US Jobs Data on Friday has Something for Everyone 
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Jonathan Griffiths, Raphaels BankJonathan Griffiths, Raphaels Bank
Market Opens Flat with Data Dry - GBP... Dead  
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Mark Bolsom, Travelex
Knock on Effect of Debt Problems in the Euro Zone  
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Alex Dunn, CantonFXAlex Dunn, CaxtonFX
Friday's Sentiment Remains with the Pound  

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Andrew Wilkinson, Interactive Brokers
G7 Ministers Fail to Inspire the Euro  

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Simon Denham, Capital SpreadsSimon Denham, Capital Spreads
Back from the Brink Could be the Message from Friday  
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December 2009/January 2010

In the latest issue
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CURRENCIES ROUND-UP

Keep taking the medicine

 
 

COVER INTERVIEW

Tony Richter, Head of Strategic Business Development, HSBC Global Payments and Cash Management.

 

CASH MANAGEMENT REVIEW

SEPA - End in sight 

 

FX IN THE
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French lessons

 

ECO-NOMICS

From turbulence to turbo

 

REGULATION

A year on from Lehmans 

 

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