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Interview with Dr. Philippa Malmgren, founder of Policy & Markets magazine: Subprime lenders - someone will have to go to jail, hedge funds underestimate consequences of deteriorating U.S. – China relations for markets, currencies

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

From Benedicte Gravrand, Geneva: Opalesque talked to Dr. Philippa Malmgren, the founder of Policy and Markets Magazine ( www.policyandmarkets.com), about hedge funds and policies and the experts’ latest macro views. Dr. Malmgren was recently interviewed by CNBC to explain how the magazine can help decision makers in the markets. Indeed, if traders, fund managers and investors have more than enough economic data to work with, they also need a comprehensive view of market moving influences coming from politics, policy and geopolitics. Policy and Markets claims to answer the important question, namely, what does it mean for the markets? Articles and interviews are from the world’s leading policy and market experts, and are accompanied by market analysis.

Hedge funds and major policy issues – are there any misinterpretations?

Subprime lenders: Someone will have to go to jail “The current environment reminds me of Enron. The subprime lending problems are giving rise to very powerful political forces that seek to attack Wall Street in general. Indeed, the subprime loans are generally received by African-Americans and Hispanics in urban areas, which are the primary democrat constituencies. If they are losing their homes, someone will have to be held accountable. This is where politicians in the U.S. are gearing up for an attack not only......................

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