It might not start out large, but if Coins becomes established, with millions of users, expect Amazon to work this reserve for their benefit.

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Of course, dollarized countries, not to mention the U.S. itself, would benefit even more if the Federal Reserve ceased its deflation-oriented policies and pumped sufficient liquidity into the American banking system.

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Another suggestion, to release some oil from the strategic reserve, would bring a temporary benefit at best.

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To ensure that UK consumers continue to benefit from a competitive market, Ofcom has also decided to reserve some of the available spectrum for a fourth national wholesaler other than the three largest mobile operators.

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As we enter 2013, we stand to benefit from the tailwinds of an improving housing market and a highly accommodative Federal Reserve, providing a favorable backdrop to equities.

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Arguably all those purchases of sovereign and official debt by the Bank of England and US Federal Reserve, and purchases of such debt by eurozone banks with the benefit of subsidised loans from the European Central Bank, have created potentially dangerous bubbles in government bonds.

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