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Wake Up Washington! China Is Already Dumping the Dollar, Niall Ferguson
Aaron Task
Yahoo Tech Ticker Oct 20, 2009
http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/357648/Wake-Up-Washington!-China-Is-Already-Dumping-the-Dollar-Niall-Ferguson-Says
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October 22nd, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Barry (I actually called you that instead of Ritholtz) — I agree with the concept, but Ferguson does not provide much substance in this video. I think we are safe for the foreseeable future. And yet, these days, I feel very pessimistic.
I have posted more than usual today. I am going to post one more thing somewhere on your site.