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Bonnie Kavoussi

Hitler's Legacy: How Germany's Past Weighs Down Europe's Future

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: German Central Bank, European Debt Crisis, Video, Nazi Germany, Mario Draghi, Nazis, European History, European Union, Adolf Hitler, Bundesbank, World War II, Europe, ECB President Mario Draghi, European Central Bank, German History, Business News

In the wake of the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve took drastic measures to shore up the U.S. financial system. Now as Europe enters its worst e...

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The Core of the Economic Debate

Michael Farr | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: German Banks, Monetization, Deficit, Economic Debate, Greece, John-Maudlin, Global Debt Crisis, Economic Crisis, Greece Debt Crisis, Bundesbank, Global Markets, European Central Bank, Business News
Michael Farr

In Europe and the United States, debates over deficits, austerity, and intervention are being conducted in several languages, but they share the same essential elements.

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Bonnie Kavoussi

Stock Market Plunges On German Debt Concerns

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Markets, Eurozone, Video, FInancial Markets, Stock Market, Angela Merkel, Euro Zone, European Union, Europe, Bundesbank, European Central Bank, Business News

The eurozone will face a vote of confidence on Monday by the U.S. stock market. Heading into the Thanksgiving holiday, the U.S. stock market plung...

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German Central Bank Head: Repeatedly Expanding Bailout Fund Won't Solve Crisis

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Jens Weidmann, European Sovereign Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Video, Central Bank News, Business News, Germany Central Bank, Bundesbank, Euro Crisis, European Bailout, Euro Bailout Fund, Business News

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann said in a newspaper interview released on Saturday that repeatedly expanding the euro zone r...

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After Rogue Trader Fallout, UBS CEO Calls For Employees To Make Bank Less Risky

Posted 11.28.2011

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UBS AG interim Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti appealed to staff in an internal memo to back efforts to make the bank less complex and risky, follo...

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UBS Names Next Chairman

Posted 08.31.2011

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ZURICH (Martin de Sa'Pinto and Caroline Copley) - Swiss bank UBS (UBSN.VX) on Friday named former Bundesbank president Axel Weber as its next chai...

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Global Central Banks Face An Essential Revolution

Reuters | Paul Carrel, Mark Felsenthal, Pedro da Costa, David Milliken and Alan Wheatley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don Kohn, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, Jean-Claude Trichet, Central Banks, Japan Earthquake, Federal Reserve Bank, Richard Fisher, Ben Bernanke, Otmar Issing, Alan Greenspan, Gdp, Ecb, Bundesbank, European Central Bank, Business News

By Paul Carrel, Mark Felsenthal, Pedro da Costa, David Milliken and Alan Wheatley FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON - On a warm, Lisbon day last May, Jean-Clau...

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Merkel Calls For Dismissal Of German Author

AP | MELISSA EDDY | Posted 05.25.2011

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BERLIN — Germany's central bank distanced itself Monday from a board member who stereotyped Muslims and Jews, saying his remarks were harmful and vi...

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German Banker Under Fire For 'Racist' Jewish Remark

AP | KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | Posted 05.25.2011

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BERLIN — Top German officials and immigrant leaders on Sunday condemned remarks by a board member of Germany's federal bank as racist and anti-S...

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

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DK Matai

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

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Merkel: PUNISH Countries Running Excessive Deficits

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for tougher regulation aimed at stock and bond traders along with a crackdown on government debt...

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Wall Street Now Wants to Profit by Selling "Death Bonds"

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, terrorismInsurance Companies, Wall Street, Insurance, Government Agencies, The Observer, Derivatives, 9/11, New York Times, Ernst Welteke, Bundesbank, Terrorism, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

After leading the economy to the edge of the abyss, a new derivative has been concocted in a perverse quest for big and bigger bucks.

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