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 By Prieur du Plessis, on April 4th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  3 people had their say - chime in!
The mood of investors benefited last week from the potentially positive implications for the global economy emanating from the G20 meeting, and the decision to relax mark-to-market accounting rules. And the announcement of the Geithner plan to remove toxic assets from the balance sheets of banks was also seen as a tailwind for stock markets. Read all about this and the implications for financial markets in the weekly “Words from the Wise” review. […] 
Source: Economist.com, April 1, 2009 (hat tip: Barry Ritholtz).
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By Prieur du Plessis, on April 4th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money 3 people had their say - chime in!
All this talk about “stimulus packages” and “bailouts” … But what does a trillion dollars look like? This post provides a graphical illustration. […]
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By Prieur du Plessis, on April 4th, 2009 posted in: Guest Bloggers, Investment, Markets, Money 2 people had their say - chime in!
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