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- ↑ "Obama's First Crisis: Dud Banks", The Christian Science Monitor (January 22, 2009)
- ↑ Dow Down 50% Since Peak, Major Indices Approach New Lows, 27 Feb 2009, CNBC.com
- ↑ "Steep Market Drops Highlight Despair Over Rescue Efforts (Published 2009)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2022-04-16.
- ↑ BoE cuts rate to 0.5%, embraces 'quantitative easing' Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine . Financial Post.
- ↑ 45 percent of world's wealth destroyed: Blackstone CEO. Reuters. March 10, 2009.
- ↑ World Banks projection of June 22