money

Perhaps I should create a new blog section called 'Rambling' since this post does not really qualify as a 'finding' per se, though it is based on sources I've read recently.

The last several weeks have been a shock to anyone interested in the soundness of the U.S. financial system -- that 'anyone' is, directly or indirectly, knowingly or by extension, almost everyone in the world. For Americans and non-Americans alike that interest in the U.S. economy comes from a dependence that becomes most clear at times of crisis.