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Political leadership required

Aug 5 2011  The stock market slump of the last two days shows a crisis of confidence in economic growth and in politicians' ability to do anything about it. Central banks have already used up almost all their monetary policy firepower. John Authers, head of Lex, argues that the critical need now, on both sides of the Atlantic, is strong political leadership.  (8m 29sec)
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Produced by Darryl Thomson. Filmed by James MacDonald.
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