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...That's worth remembering as bird-flu panic begins to intensify around the world. In the West, individuals rattled by the news that the disease has hit poultry populations on the edges of Europe are buying up supplies of the antiviral drug Tamiflu. In Asia, where fresh outbreaks were reported in three countries last week, government officials in China and Australia have already warned of the possibility that they might close national borders in the event of a pandemic...
...seems smart to err on the side of caution after years of failing to take the very real threat of a pandemic seriously. But panic is the enemy of good preparation. Hoarding antivirals?which may not even be that effective in the event of a pandemic?reduces the availability of the drugs at a time when supplies are already limited, and could result in more people dying of normal flu this season. To combat hoarding, Roche, the company that makes Tamiflu, recently suspended shipments to private suppliers in several countries. Closing borders in the case of a pandemic would...
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...could be named Treasury Secretary by the beginning of the year. Among his possible replacements are White House budget director Joshua Bolten, former Montana Governor Marc Racicot and deputy budget director Clay Johnson III. An adviser says the personnel shifts will be gradual: "They don't want to communicate panic because they're not panicked...
...Bernanke's view, to lessen the possibility of a surprise that could create panic, it is paramount that financial markets understand what the Fed is doing. Although he believes in balancing formulas and judgment calls, Bernanke has argued for picking a target rate for inflation and making clear that the Fed would cut interest rates when inflation fell below the target and raise them when it pushed above. Bernanke's presumed target: about 3% for the Consumer Price Index...