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Foreign Press Alert: 28 Aug 2008

Given the number of foreign articles I have translated recently, I thought it would be useful to start a foreign press alert which pulls together common themes in order to present a holistic view. Today, I will post on Argentina, Spain,…

News round-up: 27 Aug 2008

China and AsiaSo, the Olympics are over. What now for China? Despite the recent news of China's need for an enormous stimulus package, Asia is still doing relatively well - far better than either Europe or North America. Sovereign Wealth…

Round-up: 21 Aug 2008 – lite version

Oil surges above $120 as tensions rise - Fin 24 (A bit of a delayed reaction, if you asked me. Oil gapped way up $5 today. Huge move. Last I saw it was at $121)Lone Star Funds to take over IKB - BBC News (So I guess American buyout shops…

News round-up: 20 Aug 2008

Top billing Banks’ losses and capital: The new version of the paradox of Achilles and the tortoise - VoxEU This is a post right down my alley. You've probably seen my list of Bloomberg's writedown/ capital raised tally. Well, there is a…

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