Closing TimI understand the advantage to President Obama of having Toxic Tim in place as designated fall guy for a month or two hence, but in the meantime maybe they could keep him duct-taped to a chair in the basement. From the Daily Telegraph:
US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner shocked global markets by revealing that Washington is "quite open" to Chinese proposals for the gradual development of a global reserve currency run by the International Monetary Fund.
The dollar plunged instantly against the euro, yen, and sterling as the comments flashed across trading screens. David Bloom, currency chief at HSBC, said the apparent policy shift amounts to an earthquake in geo-finance.
"The mere fact that the US Treasury Secretary is even entertaining thoughts that the dollar may cease being the anchor of the global monetary system has caused consternation," he said.
Labels: Money, Political Observation, Theater of the Absurd
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