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							<title><![CDATA[Angela Merkel's Bittersweet Triumph]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/09/23/angela_merkels_bittersweet_triumph_120047.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Douglas Elliott</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Chancellor Merkel ended up where most analysts expected after yesterday&rsquo;s German federal elections: likely to lead a Grand Coalition, but in a surprising way that could have real costs for her. (See my thoughts from last week for the expectations prior to the election and the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The German Elections and the Euro Crisis]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/09/18/the_german_elections_and_the_euro_crisis_119986.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Douglas Elliott</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The German federal elections on September 22nd will have importance well beyond Germany&rsquo;s borders, particularly in Europe. However, the effects on the rest of Europe are likely to be subtle rather than constituting a decisive turning point. There is also considerable uncertainty...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Fed Policy, Stock Markets and Japan]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/06/13/fed_policy_stock_markets_and_japan_118805.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Douglas Elliott</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The 6.4% fall in the Japanese stock market overnight, and the general retreat in global stock markets since late May, underline the importance of monetary policy for financial markets. There&rsquo;s a reason for the old Wall Street saying that you should &ldquo;never fight the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cyprus II: Considerable Improvement, but Serious Risks Remain]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/03/25/cyprus_ii_considerable_improvement_but_serious_risks_remain_117628.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Douglas Elliott</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We can heave a sigh of relief about the revised Cyprus deal. Early this morning, Cyprus, the various European authorities, and the IMF found common ground on the outline of a deal that is much better than the very flawed agreement of the previous weekend. At the same time, the earlier...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cyprus May Be a Turning Point in the Eurozone Crisis]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Douglas Elliott</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One way or another, the situation is Cyprus likely marks a major turning point in the eurozone crisis. It could be the beginning of true disaster for the zone, eventually leading to a series of sovereign debt defaults and possible exits from the euro area. It could also be the point at...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Eurozone's Gambling Problem: Rolling the Dice on Cyprus]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/03/18/the_eurozones_gambling_problem_rolling_the_dice_on_cyprus_117495.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Douglas Elliott</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In Cyprus, the eurozone&rsquo;s leaders are yet again gambling the future of the currency zone through an excessively risky move. As is too frequent in the euro crisis, cruelly binding political constraints blocked the most sensible approach. Instead, they have chosen a path that may get...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Higher Bank Capital Requirements Would Come at a Price]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/02/20/higher_bank_capital_requirements_would_come_at_a_price_117091.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Douglas Elliott</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A dangerous misconception appears to be taking root in the public debate about bank safety. A belief is growing that banks could be made much safer, at essentially no economic cost, by requiring shareholders to supply far more of the funding for banks with correspondingly less coming...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Let's Relax, and Not Break Up the Big Banks]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/08/21/lets_relax_and_not_break_up_the_big_banks_115165.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Douglas Elliott</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Proposals for radical restructuring of the banking sector have surged again, fueled by the recent wave of banking scandals. These scandals add to the public's justified anger at the contributions of bankers to the financial crisis and its extremely damaging aftermath. They also magnify a...]]></description>
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