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        <title><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein - Former Bloomberg View Columnist]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Matthew C. Klein writes for Bloomberg View about the economy and financial markets. He previously wrote for the Economist magazine and its economics blog, Free Exchange.

Before that, Klein was a research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he spent more than two years studying the history of the Federal Reserve and the intellectual history of monetary economics for an upcoming book by Sebastian Mallaby. He also worked at Bridgewater Associates, where he studied the economies of Central and Eastern Europe and advised institutional investors on asset-liability management. Klein has a bachelor's degree in history from Yale University. Originally from Chicago, he lives in New York.
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            <title><![CDATA[The Year of Trading Dangerously]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Everyone predicted
that 2014 would be a great year for stocks and a terrible year for bonds. So
far, it's been the exact opposite.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-25/the-year-of-trading-dangerously</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:40:40 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>So much for all those forecasts about the stock market this year. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ambiguity Is Clear for Net Neutrality]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The proposed FCC
rules would be a step toward constructive ambiguity.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-24/ambiguity-is-clear-for-net-neutrality</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:00:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Make Housing a Better Investment]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Housing is tricky to value because it is both consumption and investment. Separating the two might simplify things. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2014 15:08:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[When a Dividend Signals Weakness]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Low interest rates
and a lack of attractive investment opportunities means that companies are
borrowing huge sums to buy each other and pay dividends to shareholders, rather
than make productive investments.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2014-04-23/when-a-dividend-signals-weakness</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2014 19:09:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Has Comcast Stopped the Cord-Cutters?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The net change in video
subscribers of America's biggest cable company has been positive for two
quarters in a row.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-22/has-comcast-stopped-the-cord-cutters</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 20:45:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Will Sales Taxes Doom Amazon?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[New research suggests
the online retailer was able to grab so much market share because its customers
didn't have to pay sales tax.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-21/will-sales-taxes-doom-amazon</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2014 18:14:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley's Bond-Market Magic]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Every other bank except Morgan Stanley has
seen fixed-income trading revenue decline.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-17/morgan-stanley-s-bond-market-magic</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:20:29 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Ready for takeoff? Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Charting Death (and Life) in America]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Check out this interactive exploration of the changing nature of American mortality. ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-17/charting-death-and-life-in-america</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:58:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is Bitcoin Like High-Speed Trading?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Why are people
pouring so much energy and technological investment into zero-sum games?]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-16/is-bitcoin-like-high-speed-trading</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 22:20:06 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Photographer: Jin Lee/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Where's the Golden Age for Investors?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Economists say that
capitalists are squeezing workers to get high profits. Tell that to investors.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-14/where-s-the-golden-age-for-investors</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:11:24 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ignore the Market, Watch the Data]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[No need to fret about
a slight decline in the shares of overvalued companies.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-11/no-need-for-stock-market-hysterics</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2014 18:27:48 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>OK, so it does look a bit ugly, but so what?</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. Takes the Spendthrift Cure]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The current account
deficit has narrowed a lot since 2006. Here's why.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-10/u-s-takes-the-spendthrift-cure</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2014 21:19:32 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Photographer: Matthew Staver/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Greek 'Recovery' Is Just More Agony]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The troubled
Mediterranean nation has regained access to the capital markets but hasn't yet
turned the corner economically.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-09/greek-recovery-is-just-more-agony</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2014 20:12:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Choking on the Cost of China's Toxic Air]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Boosting industrial output while ruining the environment and poisoning
your population isn’t a good long-term plan.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-08/choking-on-the-cost-of-china-s-toxic-air</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2014 21:35:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>China is struggling to take account of the costs of choking air pollution, a result of rapid growth and lax regulations. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Superman, Captain America and Market Showdowns]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Two blockbuster films are poised to come out at the same time in 2016. It might offer an opportunity gain insight into financial markets.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-08/superman-captain-american-and-market-showdowns</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2014 19:34:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Microsoft Plays on the Small Screen]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Microsoft is the
latest big tech company to try its hand producing original content.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-07/microsoft-plays-on-the-small-screen</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2014 18:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Here Is Some Enriching Tax Data]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Treasury is
collecting more in taxes than ever, a sing of the economy's strength.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-07/here-is-some-enriching-tax-data</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:03:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Men Locked Out After Lock-Up]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Locking people up makes
them less attractive to employers but is that enough to explain the falling
number of men at work?]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-03/men-locked-out-after-lock-up</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2014 21:04:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Are Ivy League Schools Biased Against Asians?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Asian students make up a small share of the population but are under-admitted to top universities based on their grades and test scores.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-03/are-ivy-league-schools-biased-against-asians</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:33:42 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Who has what it take to get in here? Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Ryan Went Wrong on Spending and Growth]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Congressional
Budget Office assumes that federal government indebtedness is bad for growth.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-04-02/how-ryan-went-wrong-on-spending-and-growth</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew C Klein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 19:07:17 GMT</pubDate>
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