The first measure comes from the Bank of International Settlements, which found that if private debt as a share of GDP accelerates to a level 6% higher than its trend over the previous decade, the acceleration is an earlywarning of serious financial distress.
From now on it will take a lead role in co-ordinating and monitoring tougher financial regulations and serve (along with the IMF) as an early-warning system for emerging risks.
The blending of this extraordinary man's life experiences made an incalculable difference in both restoring American power and prestige around the world and providing "early warning" for the coming abuses and security concerns associated with international trade, financial, energy and technology flows.