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Currency pegs
Pressure from the US may have pushed China to unpeg its currency from the dollar this week. But how did that peg work in the first place? Paddy Hirsch explains.Published 1 year ago
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'Casino' banks targeted in Volcker rule
It looks certain that some version of the so-called Volcker rule will make it into the financial reform package being prepared by the U.S. Congress. Paddy Hirsch explicates what the Volcker rule is. More at Marketplace.orgPublished 1 year ago
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Why investors are suing the banks
It all comes down to a little thing called fiduciary responsibility. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains what a fiduciary is, and what his or her duties are.Published 1 year ago
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Counterparty risk
Europe is teetering on the edge of a credit crisis, and markets all around the world are tumbling as investors worry about contagion.Its all about banks not trusting each other, as Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains.
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