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  EU Fumbling on Cyprus Makes Rehn Scapegoat for Austerity

  European Union Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn has emerged as the frontman for crisis-management policies driven out of Berlin that are spreading economic pain as debt turmoil reignites.

• Low Inflation Alone Can’t Deliver Promised Land

  Cleaning up after the housing bubble burst seven years ago turned out to be a lot harder than the Federal Reserve imagined. And for a while, it seemed as if the cost of risk-taking run amok was enough to put the fear of God in central bankers.

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  Dysfunction in Congress Creates Clinton-Accord Nostalgia

  U.S. Representative Sander Levin, a Democrat from Michigan, recalls his last substantive issue discussion with a Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee.

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  Courtship of Carney Stretched From Marseille to Mexico for BOE

  Negotiations weren’t on the agenda when British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney sat down for a drink to get better acquainted on a terrace overlooking the Mediterranean in the harbor city of Marseille on Sept. 9, 2011.

• Gold Buying May Persist on Economy Concerns, Inflation, OECD's White Says

  Investors may continue buying gold amid concerns about the economic recovery and the prospects for inflation, said William White , chairman of the economic development and review committee at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

• EU Must Take ‘Credible’ Steps on Debt Crisis, OECD’s White Says: Tom Keene

  European Union leaders must take credible steps to contain the region’s debt crisis and protect the euro, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s William White.

• Carney Brings New Thinking to Bank of England, OECD’s White Says

  Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney may bring new thinking to the U.K. central bank and refresh its ability to tackle recessions and potential financial crises, said William White of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

• Socrates Departure Hurts Any Portuguese Rescue Talks, White Says

  Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates ’s resignation “complicates” the process of securing any potential international rescue package, said William White of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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  Bernanke Must Raise Benchmark 2 Points in Latest Rajan Warning

  Raghuram Rajan accurately warned central bankers in 2005 of a potential financial crisis if banks lost confidence in each other. Now the International Monetary Fund’s former chief economist says the Federal Reserve should consider raising rates, even as almost 10 percent of the U.S. workforce remains unemployed.

• OECD’s White Says Europe Needs Structural Reforms: Tom Keene

  Debt-ridden European countries such as Ireland need “structural reforms,” according to William White of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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