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DECEMBER 2013 | ICAEW.COM/ECONOMIA
Will regulators
impose even
tougher capital
rules on the banks?
Who will help emerging
markets and developed
economies effectively
co-ordinate policy?
Who will win the battle for
the US economy, Barack
Obama or Ted Cruz?
What will happen in
the debate over the
US budget deficit?
ISSUE 22 | INTELLIGENCE AND INSIGHT
Can Angela
Merkel remain the
dominant figure
in a turbulent
financial world?
Will Mark Carney's
move to long-term
targets help in his
quest for stability?
What impact will new
Federal Reserve chairman
Janet Yellen have?
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In review THE INTERNATIONAL PICTURE
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