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The runaway economy

In the rush to recovery, a new threat looms: inflation

The Commons: So much to answer for

From the deficit to asset review to Canada Pension, all arrows were aimed at Flaherty

RBC will show some guts…maybe

I am delighted to see that Gord Nixon is prepared for a little prudent treasure hunting amid the wreckage of the U.S. financial system. This is encouraging in the wake of JP Morgan’s shotgun takeover of Washington mutual last night.  JPM takes on an estimated $31 billion in troubled loans, but also gets a hold of America’s biggest savings and loan, reaching almost half of the country’s population, for a mere $1.9 billion. TD was one of several banks that had expressed interest in WaMu, but this big fish goes to the same bank that swallowed Bear Stearns las March at government behest.