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All items tagged financesGlobal Must Read ArticlesSeptember 18, 2008 | Unregulated Market Collapses in USWe are witnessing the worst economic conditions since the banking shutdown of 1932. ++ After rescuing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and reluctantly doing so with AIG, the Fed declined to bail out Lehman Brothers or Merrill Lynch; the Fed had to draw the line. ++ Buying assets for US bonds is one method of stabilizing these failing institutions. ++ The collapse of this second financial system ... MoreAugust 22, 2008 | West Should Concentrate on Russian OligarchsA sharp consensus between Europe and the US emerged at the NATO summit that they can not deal with Russia as usual. ++ Regarding the question what to do instead, one answer could be: concentrate on Russian oligarchs. ++ They have close ties with Putin, but also operate globally and depend on Western capital markets, Western consumers and foreign bank accounts. ++ Beside measures such as denying ... MoreApril 21, 2008 | "Financial Industry Needs an Overhaul!"The mortgage crisis emphasized that even sophisticated market players were “clueless about new financial instruments that emerged” and general reconditioning that needed to be done. ++ Economists distinguish 3 schools of thought: libertarian, finance enthusiasm, and finance skepticism. ++ For each – better or worse, personal benefits, and individual freedom, are balanced against ... MoreCommentsMarch 3, 2009 | I think that the technology transfer has... |
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