Govts. Clutch the Reins

May 25, 2009

Over the last year, laissez-faire has become seriously dated. Whether in the U.S., in Europe or even in some emerging markets, capital-market participants are now banking on their governments to bail them out. And as this month's ASR demonstrates, that once-maligned approach seems to be working. Although the results haven't been extraordinary, they've generated at least some equilibrium in the markets, both here and across the pond.

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