Things we're reading today include:
- Barclays shuns toxic asset scheme
(BBC) - UK banks set for recovery, says bail-out chief
(Financial Times) - Gordon Brown: 'Bankers must obey right and wrong like children'
(Telegraph)
- Geithner announces 'new rules of the game' for Wall Street
(Guardian) - Why Berlin Says U.S. 'Bad Bank' Plan Is Bad
(Time)
- China and Argentina in $10bn deal
(BBC) - Australians rip up optimistic forecast and predict recession
(Telegraph)
- Global economic confidence halves
(Financial Times) - The decade for global banks: an interactive chart of the top 20 banks 1999-2009 (Financial Times)
G20 not ready for world currency debate
(Euractiv
- Twitchhiker: around the world in 140 characters
(Ridiculant)
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Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...
