Economics Links–06.09.08
by Sean Hackbarth
- Eyes will be on the dollar going into high-level G8 finance meetings this week.
- In not the clearest prose (he is a central banker) Timothy Geithner calls for streamlined financial regulation, greater capital cushions for banks, and the development of new central bank tools to withstand future financial crises. [via Real Time Economics]
- No surprise but expect more banking regulation under an Obama administration.
- James Hamilton think the U.S. might face an oil-shock recession. [via Steve Verdon]
- Tyler Cowen provides a much-needed defense of globalization.
