As I explained in a book I co-authored some time ago, in an environment like this bankers have grown up as abacus bankers, record keepers of money flows who derive income from seigniorage, from the passive creation of money through interest bearing-loans and government-backed securities rather than from true banking, and from active risk management.

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After companies and governments across Asia loaded up on debt this year, pushing bond issuance to a record, most bankers say 2013 will be a bit quieter.

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Last night, Brussels played host to an off the record dinner for senior bankers, international financial officials and Eurocrats.

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The companies with a good track record, and good relations with their bankers will be best placed to survive.

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The study shows that by paying more attention to asset prices, central bankers can actually improve their long-term inflation record.

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While other central bankers are tamping down expansionary rhetoric, Fed Chairman Bernanke is on record saying that he will do everything in his power to push up inflation (which he considers too low) and dilute the dollar.

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The bankers will perhaps let us in on their game in on-the-record Davos sessions (most of the good ones are closed to the press) with European Central Bank president Mario Draghi, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, and Nobelist Columbia professor Joseph Stiglitz.

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Credit-card delinquency in America rose to a record high in the second quarter of 2005, according to the American Bankers Association.

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" He adds: "If you carefully examine my record since my sobriety, you'll find that it compares favorably with the most reputable brokers and bankers on Wall Street.

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