WHEN the other G8 leaders met their new Russian counterpart in Japan this week, they may all have had a similar question on their minds: are we talking to the right man? Is Dmitry Medvedev, described by George Bush as a “smart guy”, a real president? Or is he merely Vladimir Putin’s puppet and stand-in? [...]
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The world still wonders whether Dmitry Medvedev or Vladimir Putin is boss
Posted by Matt in July 12th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, Boss, Corrupt State, Dmitry Medvedev, Financial Turmoil, G8 Leaders, George Bush, Interest Rates, Middle Class, Mr Putin, New Economic School, Perception, Protests, Puppet, Real Incomes, Right Man, Russian Counterpart, Russians, Sergei Guriev, Smart Guy, Vladimir Putin
This Week in China
Posted by Matt in June 11th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, China, Chinese Stocks, Dynamic Economy, inflation, Interest Rates, Newsweek, Newsweek Reports, Rocks, Six Days, Speculation
Is the world’s most dynamic economy headed for the rocks? Chinese stocks have taken a pounding over the last six days on speculation that the central bank will raise interest rates to quell worsening inflation. But it gets worse, Newsweek reports.
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The Dollar: Shrinkable but (So Far) Unsinkable
Posted by Matt in May 11th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Economy, Middle East, U.S., Budget, Buying Cars, Buying Homes, Cars, China, Confidence, Crisis, Currency, Dollar, Dominance, Economists, Euro, Financial Circles, Fiscal Crisis, Interest Rates, Money, Next Decade, People, Rival, Suggestion, Yuan
Now, however, people in international financial circles detect a subtle shifting of the ground in confidence about the dollar. A few years ago, the suggestion that another currency could rival the dollar would have been ridiculed. Today, some economists say the dollar could begin surrendering some of the advantages of dominance to the euro [...]
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