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World Service,26 May 2008,22 mins

Failure at the Central Bank

The Monday Documentary

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In 1951 the Federal Reserve was granted full independence over monetary matters. They have since managed the global economy. In 2007 the central banking system went haywire. Are those who were once seen as supermen, now become weaklings?

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