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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include ...</p><p><strong>Today&#39;s must read:</strong><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/5586543/Is-this-the-death-of-the-dollar" target="_blank"> Is this the death of the dollar?</a> (Telegraph)</p><p><em>&quot;Border
guards in Chiasso see plenty of smugglers and plenty of false-bottomed
suitcases, but no one in the town, which straddles the Italian-Swiss
frontier, had ever seen anything like this. Trussed up in front of the
police in the train station were two Japanese men, and beside them a
suitcase with a booty unlike any other. Concealed at the bottom of the
bag were some rather incredible sheets of paper. The documents were
apparently dollar-denominated US government bonds with a face value of
a staggering $134bn (£81bn).&quot;</em></p><p><strong>UK:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f1432172-5d31-11de-9d42-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Libor system set for shake-up</a>&#0160;(Financial Times)</p><p><strong>Europe:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Money/Story/STIStory_392575" target="_blank">New EU bank regulator chief</a> (Times)<br /><a href="http://www.euractiv.com/en/financial-services/eu-leaders-back-financial-supervision-overhaul/article-183341" target="_blank">EU leaders back financial supervision overhaul</a>&#0160;(Euractiv)<br /><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/21397fc0-5d32-11de-9d42-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">ECB policymaker warns on risks in regulation proposal</a>&#0160;(Financial Times)<br /><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2757f656-5d33-11de-9d42-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Banking fears weigh on euro</a>&#0160;(Financial Times)</p><div><div><div><div><strong>USA:</strong></div><div><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/5587541/One-Federal-Reserve--to-rule-them-all" target="_blank">One Federal Reserve to rule them all</a> &#0160;(Telegraph)<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/business/18consumer?_r=1&amp;ref=business" target="_blank">Banks Brace for Fight Over an Agency Meant to Bolster Consumer Protection</a> (New York Times)<br /><a href="http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/06/bank_ceos_still_flying_high.php">Bank CEOs still flying high</a>&#0160;(The Deal)<br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8106923.stm" target="_blank">Mexicans in US face cashback (remittances) crisis</a> (BBC)<br /><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-us-jpmorgan-tarp-charge,0,3085228.story" target="_blank">JPMorgan to record $1.1 billion charge against 2Q earnings from TARP repayment</a>&#0160;(Chicago Tribune)<br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jun/21/goldman-sachs-bonus-payments" target="_blank">Goldman to make record bonus payout</a> &#0160; (Guardian)<br /><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/06/paypal_presiden?chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories" target="_blank">PayPal President: No Spinoff</a>&#0160;(Business Week)<br /><br /><strong>General:<br /><br /></strong><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8110523.stm" target="_blank">Criminals target online gamers</a> (BBC Video)<br /></div><div><div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/72bf1538-5c35-11de-aea3-00144feabdc0?nclick_check=1" target="_blank">When it comes to global banks, size matters</a>&#0160;(Financial Times)<br /><strong><br />Quote of the Day:</strong><br /><em>&quot;There is a message here: we haven&#39;t heard much about anyone counterfeiting roubles. That is probably telling you something.&quot; Jim O&#39;Neill, Chief Economist, Goldman Sachs on the <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/5586543/Is-this-the-death-of-the-dollar" target="_blank">$134bn scam</a></em><br /></div><div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Today&#39;s must read:</strong><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/5586543/Is-this-the-death-of-the-dollar" target="_blank"> Is this the death of the dollar?</a> (Telegraph)</p>
<p><em>&quot;Border<br />
guards in Chiasso see plenty of smugglers and plenty of false-bottomed<br />
suitcases, but no one in the town, which straddles the Italian-Swiss<br />
frontier, had ever seen anything like this. Trussed up in front of the<br />
police in the train station were two Japanese men, and beside them a<br />
suitcase with a booty unlike any other. Concealed at the bottom of the<br />
bag were some rather incredible sheets of paper. The documents were<br />
apparently dollar-denominated US government bonds with a face value of<br />
a staggering $134bn (£81bn).&quot;</em></p>
<p><strong>UK:</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f1432172-5d31-11de-9d42-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Libor system set for shake-up</a>&#0160;(Financial Times)</p>
<p><strong>Europe:</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Money/Story/STIStory_392575" target="_blank">New EU bank regulator chief</a> (Times)<br /><a href="http://www.euractiv.com/en/financial-services/eu-leaders-back-financial-supervision-overhaul/article-183341" target="_blank">EU leaders back financial supervision overhaul</a>&#0160;(Euractiv)<br /><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/21397fc0-5d32-11de-9d42-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">ECB policymaker warns on risks in regulation proposal</a>&#0160;(Financial Times)<br /><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2757f656-5d33-11de-9d42-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Banking fears weigh on euro</a>&#0160;(Financial Times)</p>
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<div><strong>USA:</strong></div>
<div><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/5587541/One-Federal-Reserve--to-rule-them-all" target="_blank">One Federal Reserve to rule them all</a> &#0160;(Telegraph)<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/business/18consumer?_r=1&amp;ref=business" target="_blank">Banks Brace for Fight Over an Agency Meant to Bolster Consumer Protection</a> (New York Times)<br /><a href="http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/06/bank_ceos_still_flying_high.php">Bank CEOs still flying high</a>&#0160;(The Deal)</p>
<p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8106923.stm" target="_blank">Mexicans in US face cashback (remittances) crisis</a> (BBC)<br /><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-us-jpmorgan-tarp-charge,0,3085228.story" target="_blank">JPMorgan to record $1.1 billion charge against 2Q earnings from TARP repayment</a>&#0160;(Chicago Tribune)<br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jun/21/goldman-sachs-bonus-payments" target="_blank">Goldman to make record bonus payout</a> &#0160; (Guardian)<br /><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/06/paypal_presiden?chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories" target="_blank">PayPal President: No Spinoff</a>&#0160;(Business Week)</p>
<p><strong>General:</p>
<p></strong><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8110523.stm" target="_blank">Criminals target online gamers</a> (BBC Video)</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/72bf1538-5c35-11de-aea3-00144feabdc0?nclick_check=1" target="_blank">When it comes to global banks, size matters</a>&#0160;(Financial Times)<br /><strong><br />Quote of the Day:</strong><br /><em>&quot;There is a message here: we haven&#39;t heard much about anyone counterfeiting roubles. That is probably telling you something.&quot; Jim O&#39;Neill, Chief Economist, Goldman Sachs on the <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/5586543/Is-this-the-death-of-the-dollar" target="_blank">$134bn scam</a></em></div>
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