Links: 2009-03-18

Here are the main links. Others can be found in the news feed (also available via RSS).

Enjoy.

IMF poised to print billions of dollars in ‘global quantitative easing’ – Telegraph (hat tip Artur. Gold, anyone?)

China blocks Coca-Cola bid for Huiyuan – FT.com is this a protectionist move?

A (Mostly) Private Capital Assistance Programme (CAP) – Ricardo Caballero

Just What We Needed — More Homes – Jack Mchugh

UniCredit seeks €4bn aid – FT.com

Honda’s Credit Rating Cut by Moody’s on Decline in Car Demand – Bloomberg.com

Thornburg Mortgage may file Chapter 11 bankruptcy – Reuters

Immigrants Can Help Fix the Housing Bubble – WSJ.com

Barclays Bank gags Guardian over leaked memos detailing offshore tax scam hat tip Alice Cook

Sarah Palin Blows Another Teachable Moment: Margaret Carlson

Transatlantic divergence in tackling the crisis – VoxEU

Rated F for Failure – DealBook Blog – NYTimes.com

GE Capital Loss Lurking in Moscow Loans, U.S. Cards – Bloomberg.com

Blogs I now follow

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