News round-up: 25 Oct 2008 – blog edition

| 25 October 2008 12:00

We had a great comeback to be down only 300 points on the Dow yesterday. Who knew that the day would come when I would be satisfied with losing only 300 points.

Below are some of the best of blogger posts on the web. Have a great weekend.

How the Lehman Bailout Increased Moral Hazard – Market Movers

Taiwan Insurers Directed to Limit Holdings of Agency MBS – Naked Capitalism

The Unflattening Earth and the Globalization Trade – Infectious Greed

Russian Default Risk Soars: LTCM Repeat Play – Mike Shedlock

So Why Did we Give SunTrust “bailout buying” money? – Angry Bear

Bank Failure: Alpha Bank & Trust, Alpharetta, GA – Calculated Risk

Bill Moyers Interviews James Galbraith – Economist’s View

LIBOR Flat to Yesterday’s Open – EconomPic Data

Accounting for Nought – Financial Armageddon

ECB signals further interest rate reductions – FT Alphaville

Fed takes $2.7bn loss on Bear – FT Alphaville

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Edward Harrison is the founder of Credit Writedowns and a former career diplomat, investment banker and technology executive with over twenty years of business experience. He is also a regular economic and financial commentator on BBC World News, CNBC Television, Business News Network, CBC, Fox Television and RT Television. He speaks six languages, a skill he uses to provide a more global perspective. Edward holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

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