Talks of the Week

- Talk of new world orders, global stabilization and a 21st century Bretton Woods will dominate the early part of next week as finance chiefs gather in Brazil to prepare for the Nov 15 summit in Washington DC.

- G20 talks will center on regulation, ratings firms, accounting standards, risk management and surveillance -- none of which will generate particularly good news for markets. But the talks should increase pressure for more fiscal stimuli, more funds for IMF rescues and more on coordinated central bank activity on interest rates, money and currency markets.