The horse genome: Riding high
2009-11-05 14:00:12
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The DNA of the domesticated horse shows evolution at work
THE genomes of many mammals have now been completed, including the cow, the dog, the chimpanzee and, of course, the human. This week it was the turn of...
Charlemagne: Blair's unbalancing act
2009-11-05 11:50:52
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Lessons from the unedifying fight over top Brussels jobs
IN THE end, Tony Blair’s great European adventure seems to have been a balancing act too far. As prime minister, Mr Blair built a career on political a...
Award: Philip Coggan
2009-11-05 11:01:13
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Philip Coggan, our Buttonwood columnist, was named “Journalist of the year-pensions issues (trade)” at the 2009 State Street Press Awards in Britain.
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Failed financial firms: The bust that worked
2009-11-05 11:01:13
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CIT’s bankruptcy fuels the debate about resolving financial failures
CIT might just be that rarest of things: a financial-services firm that emerges from bankruptcy largely intact. The small-business lender f...
Monetary policy: Leaders and laggards
2009-11-05 11:01:13
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Central banks pick different paths back to normality
CENTRAL banks in the rich world cut interest rates in lockstep in 2008 as the world economy spiralled. Their paths back to normal interest rates will be mor...
Contingent capital: CoCo nuts
2009-11-05 11:01:13
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Lloyds is first out of the gate with a new kind of capital
MENTION hybrids these days, and most people think of fuel-efficient cars. In banking, however, the word has less pleasant connotations. Hybrid forms o...
Buttonwood: Exit, followed by a bear
2009-11-05 11:01:13
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The dilemmas facing policymakers
WHEN the fire is raging, it is no time to worry about water damage. Central banks and governments have flooded the system with monetary and fiscal stimulus, desperate to preven...
Hong Kong's property market: Flat out
2009-11-05 11:01:13
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A boom gathers momentum
HAVING seen the damage caused by property bubbles, Hong Kong officials are determined not to have a repeat on their own patch. Last month the territory’s de facto central bank pushed b...
India's gold purchase: Adornment and investment
2009-11-05 11:01:13
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India is eager for the IMF’s bullion
IF YOU count bangles, necklaces, anklets and other pieces of jewellery, India is the largest repository of gold in the world, according to the World Gold Council. Many Ind...
Rural job guarantees: Faring well
2009-11-05 11:01:13
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India’s grand experiment with public works enjoys a moment in the sun
AMIT KUMAR must be one of the few bankers in the world turning away depositors. The manager of a village bank in the Indian state of Rajas...