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13 March 2014

Multi-polar world, unilateral Fed

To navigate the U.S. away from the huge monetary stimulus, the Federal Reserve has initiated tapering. But in an integrating world, the emerging economies, especially India, China and Brazil, will see collateral liquidity damage. How will the Fed enforce its mandate? How will central banks in emerging markets react?

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18 May 2012

What the Dimon debacle means for the world

After the $2 billion loss reported by JP Morgan, one of the four U.S. mega banks, the odds for regulation may be better now. The sentiment is global: banks in Europe have already faced a small backlash, and the prevailing opinion in parts of Asia is not whether there would be another financial crisis, but when.