Article of the Week: 26 Apr
Congratulations to Sobia Ijaz, winner of Article of the Week (26 Apr)!
A nice article on the role of central banks and the difficulties they have faced in the past and those that lie ahead. The author writes that central banks will have to change the tools they have used in the past to counter the global economic crisis. Their central role will have to change from exclusively fighting inflation to also trying counteract deflation. The author also writes that central banks will play a greater role in the future, and will therefore be effected more by politics.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8009718.stm
how inflation is affecting the average household. This article was of particular interest because it indicated where rise was occurring and on what commodities.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124027087650836931.html
Time Geithner has come out saying that the government will assess the repayment of TARP Money from the banks prior to them actually repaying it. He said that he wants to make sure that when they repay the money, they will still have enough capital to operate. He wants to ensure that the repayments do not effect the financial system in a negative way.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090423/ts_alt_afp/stocksusopen;_ylt=AoD9ftq0XSyKveJnxGjwpPXv5rEF
I simply do not understand why people are spending money on apple products. They are overpriced, and people should be saving money. Apple posted its second best quarterly in the past couple years
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD25JIhS7VM
If anyone else doesn't understand the Monty Hall/Let's Make a Deal/Variable Change & probability theory example, here's a really good clip from the movie '21'.
the movie, i think, is really good in general, and it revolves around their system of counting cards in blackjack
http://www.economist.com/finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527921
Will the stress tests be good or bad? Will American banks be solvent? This all remains but how will the government help them if it has only 110 billion left to help.
This article takes a look at how the government would use hybrid instruments to help and what this means for america. It also takes a look at Europe and their potential debacle.
The Monetary-Policy Maze
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527329
A nice article on the role of central banks and the difficulties they have faced in the past and those that lie ahead. The author writes that central banks will have to change the tools they have used in the past to counter the global economic crisis. Their central role will have to change from exclusively fighting inflation to also trying counteract deflation. The author also writes that central banks will play a greater role in the future, and will therefore be effected more by politics.
First Article discusses what other ways the Fed could help the economy besides cutting interest rates.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/11/markets/thebuzz/index.htm?postversion=2008121111
Second article gives an explanation of how long it could take for the market to recover.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/your-money/stocks-and-bonds/26stra.html?ref=business
s the UK once again the economic sick man?
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