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The financial crisis: From the U.S. to the world

JOHN CURTIS

Globe and Mail Update

The drama unfolding in the United States' financial markets has already attained the proportions of a major event in economic history. Its causes, and the responses by governments, central banks, and business, as well as its consequences within the U.S., in this country and around the world, will be the subject of “instant histories” appearing on bookshelves and of deeper analysis in the professional literature for years to come.

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