Simon Johnson

EXCLUSIVE: England's 2018 World Cup bid team want Frenchman Wenger

Respected: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger Arsene Wenger is being targeted for a lead ambassador's role by England's 2018 World Cup bid team in a bid to inject new impetus into the campaign. There are those on the board who want...

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Is the Fed creating new bubbles?

America's super-easy monetary policy has drawn a blast of criticism lately from the high and mighty of Asian finance. President Barack Obama and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke stand accused of blithely ignoring the...

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Storm of criticism said to buoy Geithner - Washington Post

Washington Post Storm of criticism said to buoy Geithner Washington Post Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner is apparently unbothered by tense exchanges this week with lawmakers, according to his aides. (Jose Luis...

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Markets attempt to manage investors

As the global economy lurches from plunge to rebound, key emerging markets are erecting defenses against future financial upheavals. Brazil and Taiwan have imposed new controls on cross-border fund flows, while other Asian and...

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Capital controls in the air

An open capital account is a worthy long-term goal but there are all sorts of disagreements on how a country should deal with short-term spikes in capital inflows There has been an avalanche of analysis in the past few days...

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Commentary: Break up those 'too big to fail' firms

We are in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. More than 27 million American workers are either unemployed, underemployed or have given up looking for work. The immediate cause of this economic...

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EXCLUSIVE: England's 2018 World Cup bid team want Frenchman Arsene Wenger

Respected: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger England's 2018 World Cup bid team are weighing up an approach to Arsene Wenger as a figurehead in an attempt to inject new impetus into the campaign and rebut criticism that it is...

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Birmingham Mail Wheel in action after weather blow

Nov 21 2009 by Gregg Evans, Birmingham Mail THE Birmingham Mail Wheel finally started spinning spectators today after severe weather conditions had delayed its opening. Visitors flocked to Centenary Square for the...

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Postmortem: Did the bailout work?

Is TARP bailout helping the economy? As Treasury edges closer to extending the bailout another year, a congressional watchdog panel questions whether the rescue worked. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told a congressional panel...

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Fiona Hyslop under attack over "nightmare" curriculum reforms

Scotland’s education minister has denied more accusations she is endangering standards in schools after head teachers accused her of introducing “nightmare” reforms By Simon Johnson, Scottish Political Editor Fiona Hyslop was...

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