Even without Ringmaster Brown’s hoopla, the G20 would still have been a momentous occasion in the current cycle of global finance. Spear’s, naturally, is covering it in great detail and providing analysis and reportage from its star writers:
> Josh Spero on Mayfair and greater regulation
> Stephen Hill on Brown’s role
> William Cash discussing the protestors on BBC Radio Essex
> Josh Spero’s liveblog from the summit
> Vanessa Neumann on the protests
News from Spear’s Wire
> Guardian: Tax havens removed from OECD blacklist
> Reuters: Soros applauds G20 leaders
> FT: G20 won’t bring new world order
> Allen and Overy: Tax havens serve a purpose