Thursday, October 23, 2008

European weather map

The wind is blowing... Check the crisis map:
European weather map : FT.com

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Government interventions

This useful grafic details actions by countries to deal with the current financial crisis:


FT.com : Government interventions

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Le FMI soutient la démarche de Nicolas Sarkozy - POLITIQUE ECONOMIQUE


"Dominique Strauss-Kahn a également apporté son soutien à l'idée d'un sommet du G8 élargi aux principaux pays émergents proposé par Nicolas Sarkozy, pour remettre à plat le système financier et monétaire mondial. Il a précisé que le FMI était prêt à participer à cette remise en ordre.

'Il faut revoir le fonctionnement, l'architecture du système financier mondial', a-t-il expliqué. 'C'est évidemment aux Etats, aux grandes puissances, à commencer par le G8, peut-être plus que le G8, un G8 élargi à d'autres pays qui ont toutes les raisons aujourd'hui d'y être - la Chine, l'Inde le Brésil, d'autres - de lancer la balle.'"

[Read More:Les Echos]

Thursday, October 2, 2008

The Reckoning - As Credit Crisis Spiraled, Alarm Led to Action - NYTimes.com


"This is what a credit crisis looks like. It’s not like a stock market crisis, where the scary plunge of stocks is obvious to all. The credit crisis has played out in places most people can’t see. It’s banks refusing to lend to other banks — even though that is one of the most essential functions of the banking system. It’s a loss of confidence in seemingly healthy institutions like Morgan Stanley and Goldman — both of which reported profits even as the pressure was mounting. It is panicked hedge funds pulling out cash. It is frightened investors protecting themselves by buying credit-default swaps — a financial insurance policy against potential bankruptcy — at prices 30 times what they normally would pay."


[Read More:NYTimes.com]