Italian finance minister Tremonti, the main proponent of what he calls ” a new Bretton Woods agreement” (which fixed exchange rates and adhered to a gold standard),suggests that currencies should be a part of the discussion. Tremonti is a noted antagonist to globalization.
Not only do the Italians want to legislate against hostile takeovers, they don’t want you to be able to speculate in currencies. This from a country which followed beggar-thy-neighbor policies for generations is pretty rich.
