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After the 2008 meltdown, there is limited scope for monetary policy, nations are divided and populism is on the rise Via Graham Watson 
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Andrew Haldane has raised the prospect of a permanent period of weak earnings growth that locks in low wages, low inflation and low interest rates Via jean lievens
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Publication of Bank’s inner workings and discussions should shed light on 2007-2008 crisis Via jean lievens
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It is an occupational hazard. Central bankers believe, with a mixture of wishful thinking and empirical evidence, that their own credibility is critical to the success of monetary policy. There is little room, then, for exhibiting self-doubt, with a tendency for new policies to be grasped with gusto and the old to be quickly discarded. Via jean lievens
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Scottish independence officially ended in 1707 when the cash-strapped country accepted a full union with England after a disastrous scheme tried to colonize the Gulf of Darién in central America. Scotland had long been sliding towards incorporation with its larger neighbor to the south, having fought fierce independence wars with England in the Middle Ages, but this was the final nail. Via jean lievens
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Policymaker Gertan Vlieghe shocked MPs with his admission about the limitations of forecasting. But it’s not hard to see where some hotspots are
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The Global Financial Crisis Of Greece - Documentary Films The Greek government-debt crisis (also referred to as the Greek Depression of the Great Depression) is part of the ongoing European... Via jean lievens
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Governor Mark Carney says central banks could have to step in after business lending shifts away from traditional banks Via jean lievens
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ICYMI: Here’s a fantastic documentary series produced by CBC's Doc Zone and worth viewing as we mark the sixth anniversary of the 2008 financial crisis that hit global markets in August of that year. Via jean lievens
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A new report from Wells Fargo's Jay Bryson and Mackenzie Miller takes a look at developing economies and their potential exposure to a financial crisis.
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Larry Elliott's in pessimistic mood in today's Observer, suggesting that we wont have the policy instruments available to deal with any possible future financial crisis.
He see four main constraints on the policy environment: a lack of wiggle room in monetary and fiscal policy, and less chance of international co-operation too. Factor in the rise of populism and you could be forgiven for thinking that we're doomed.