Money: The Unauthorised Biography by Felix Martin – review
And that was precisely the essence of most western macroeconomic policies between the 1980s and 2008: measures designed primarily to stop governments spending, printing and debasing money, and to make central banks the guardians of that totemic …
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Loonie's dive will take a toll on cross-border shopping, vacations: experts
Bontis said a weakened dollar does not bode well for cross-border shopping, especially as more Canadians decide to spend their money at home now that popular U.S. retailers like discounter Target have opened their doors here. Meanwhile, upscale chain …
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Bloomberg's confidence game
Mayor Bloomberg claims that times are so tough, there isn't enough money in the city budget to give city workers, including teachers, the retroactive pay raise they are owed. The truth is that — thanks in part to a strong local economy — the city has …
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