Campaign Update/ U.S. Financial Crisis and the Global Economy

Campaign Update/ U.S. Financial Crisis and the Global Economy

An update on the possible delay of the first presidential debate and then what the current financial crisis and a possible bailout may mean for confidence in US financial markets and the future of the global economy.

An update on the possible delay of the first presidential debate and then what the current financial crisis and a possible bailout may mean for confidence in US financial markets and the future of the global economy.

Guests

Kenneth Rogoff

professor of public policy,
Harvard University and former chief economist, International Monetary Fund

Albert Keidel

senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, former acting manager of the Treasury Department's Asia Office, and an adjunct professor of China's economy at Georgetown University.

Simon Johnson

senior fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, professor, the Sloan School of Management at the M.I.T., and former economic counselor at the I.M.F. He is the co-author of "The Baseline Scenario: What Happened to the Global Economy and What We Can do About It" and the soon-to-be-released book "13 Bankers - The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown."

Laura Meckler

reporter for "The Wall Street Journal."

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