In the Loop: January 29, 2010 Archive

Argentina's Central Bank crisis: Their mess, or ours too?

Posted at 11:25 AM on January 29, 2010 by Jeff Horwich (0 Comments)

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was reconfirmed this week, but it was kind of a squeaker as these things usually go. Lots of folks are wondering if the political pressure he now has on him will compromise the independence he needs to manage the country's money supply and prevent future financial disasters.

In light of that, what's going on in Argentina is all the more interesting. President Christina Fernandez has fired -- or tried to -- the Governor of the Central Bank (their equivalent of the Federal Reserve). It's a big ol' mess. We called up Latin America blogger/podcaster Fausta for more details.

This interview will appear in the next podcast.

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NewsTune: How could we resist an iPad song?

Posted at 1:48 PM on January 29, 2010 by Jeff Horwich (0 Comments)

When it's Apple, you don't ask why. You buy.

(Video coming soon.)

This'll be in the next podcast.

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Gamechangers: Superbowl? iPad? SOTU? George Clooney?

Posted at 5:10 PM on January 29, 2010 by Jeff Horwich (0 Comments)

It's In The Loop for January 29, 2010.

Rob Crilly, on what we don't get about Darfur; Fausta on why to give a rip about Argentina's central bank; Superbowl ads go bye-bye?; iPad muziks; Comedian Mike Brody

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