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十月十二日（日）曇。或る行事あり早朝より終日労役に従事す。顔はお見かけした事あるがお名前も知らぬ、殊に香港に長く住まふ邦人の方に相手からすると何処か親しげにお声かけいただくのは、ふと、このサイトご覧の方かしらん、と思ふ。
▼週末のIHT紙で紐育時報のPaul Krugman氏の“Moment of truth”興味深く読む。
先月、米国財務省がリーマン兄弟社倒産を放置した際に私はヘンリー＝ポールソン財務長官は「金融でロシアンルーレットをしてゐるやうなもの」と書いた。明らかなやうに、銃には銃弾が入つてたわけで、リーマンの倒産が世界金融恐慌の引き金となり、状況は次第に悪くなつてゐる。
といふ書き出しで「いつたいどうすればいいのか皆が一緒に考へよう」と、以下引用。
Why do we need international cooperation? Because we have a globalized financial system in which a crisis that began with a bubble in Florida condos and California McMansions has caused monetary catastrophe in Iceland. We’re all in this together, and need a shared solution.
Why this weekend? Because there happen to be two big meetings taking place in Washington: a meeting of top financial officials from the major advanced nations on Friday, then the annual International Monetary Fund/World Bank meeting Saturday and Sunday. If these meetings end without at least an agreement in principle on a global rescue plan ― if everyone goes home with nothing more than vague assertions that they intend to stay on top of the situation ― a golden opportunity will have been missed, and the downward spiral could easily get even worse.
What should be done? The United States and Europe should just say “Yes, prime minister.” The British plan isn’t perfect, but there’s widespread agreement among economists that it offers by far the best available template for a broader rescue effort.
And the time to act is now. You may think that things can’t get any worse ― but they can, and if nothing is done in the next few days, they will.

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