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  • 7 Nov, 5:31 PM Meanwhile, IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says progress is being made on a possible financial sector tax, also known as the IMF tax, which would be an incentive to take less risks, but also create an insurance fund to be used in case of a future crisis. 7 Comments
  • 7 Nov, 4:50 PM World leaders publicly snub U.K. PM Gordon Brown's bold pitch for a global tax on financial transactions, which would be used to fund future bailouts. Treasury's Geithner says economic leaders don't think taxpayers should have to pay for future financial sector foibles. 3 Comments
  • 7 Nov, 2:24 PM From the G-20's communique (.pdf) today: "Economic and financial conditions have improved following our coordinated response to the crisis. However, the recovery is uneven and remains dependent on policy support, and high unemployment is a major concern. To restore the global economy and financial system to health, we agreed to maintain support for the recovery until it is assured." Here's the G-20's progress report (.pdf). 2 Comments
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