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Finance ministers and central bank governors meet at the U.S. Treasury Department Oct. 10

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Finance ministers and central bank governors meet at the U.S. Treasury Department on Oct. 10

Red Alert: The G-7 -- Geopolitics, Politics and the Financial Crisis (Open Access)

October 10, 2008 1926 GMT

The finance ministers of the G-7 countries are meeting in Washington. Some basic decisions will have to be made. [more]

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Afghanistan: Hints of a New U.S. Strategy

October 10, 2008 2232 GMT

Training tribal militias as well as government troops could be part of a new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan while Pakistan may be willing to work with NATO on border security. [more]

Russia: Moscow and the G-7

October 10, 2008 2158 GMT

The G-7, which is meeting Oct. 10 in Washington to strategize regarding the global economic crisis, is holding a private session with a former member that helped make up the G-8: Russia. [more]

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson Jr. (R) speaks with Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben S. Bernake (L) before th

Intelligence Guidance: Week of Oct. 12, 2008

October 10, 2008 2041 GMT

The following is an internal Stratfor document produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. This document is not a forecast, but rather a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus. [more]

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Mexico: Central Bank Sells $6.4 Billion

October 10, 2008 2136 GMT

Banco de Mexico sold $6.4 billion in the currency market Oct. 10, media reported. The central bank has now sold $9.8 billion in three days following a plummet by the peso to a record low. After the Oct. 10 action, the peso gained as much as 4.7 percent.

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Mexico: Gunmen Kill 11 People In Chihuahua

October 10, 2008 2105 GMT

Turkey: Talks To Be Held With Northern Iraq Officials

October 10, 2008 2055 GMT

Iraq: Sistani Not Opposed To U.S. Security Deal

October 10, 2008 1923 GMT

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Black Friday: The Perspective of Galbraith and Friedman

October 10, 2008 0855 GMT

Black Friday after a bad week. The Dow is now 40 percent below last year’s peaks, the NASDAQ has lost 60 percent. In Tokyo, the Nikkei lost 10 percent Oct. 10 in just one session, Europe fares not much better. Confidence is shot. The next roll of the dice will be weekend meetings in Washington of the G7, G20, and the IMF’s policymaking committee of finance ministers and central bankers. But, says Colin Chapman, let’s look at events in the perspective of John K. Galbraith and George Friedman. [more]

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