Financial Derivatives This study emphasized the importance roles of financial derivatives, which has been known for the last decade and its effects on the Global financial crisis. It further analyzes the impact of financial derivatives and how it ca Continue Reading...
Countrywide Financial Corporation and the Subprime Mortgage Debacle In 2006, the world discovered that Countrywide Financial and other lenders had been promoting mortgages practices that were not impractical, they were criminal. Countrywide was one Continue Reading...
Why? Because his stock tips and investments strategies worked. People made money off his (free) advice. So, when he incorporated Scion Capital, LLC, he had a number of enthusiastic investors willing to give him millions of dollars with few strings a Continue Reading...
France also has a higher education rate than Spain, meaning that its workforce is better equipped to handle complex manufacturing tasks or high-end service roles. This is also evidenced by the percentage of population below the poverty line -- Franc Continue Reading...
In 2006, the Federal Open Market Committee announced in a press release that it was raising its target for the federal funds rate to 4-3/4%, specifically warning of the dire threat posed by inflation. However, this only occurred after many years of Continue Reading...
S. lawmakers have passed a $700 bailout bill to buy troubled assets from banks in hopes that they will start lending again. it's almost ironic that the government is encouraging more of the very same thing that caused the problem in the first place. Continue Reading...
This is when the available supply will address demand. References Construction Logistics Management, 2010, CMS. Available from: [21 February 2012]. Construction Materials, 2009, Encyclopedia Iranica. Available from: [18 February 2012]. Iran, 2 Continue Reading...
The Short-Run and Long-Run Relationship between Unemployment and Inflation Introduction Phillips observed a consistent inverse relationship between wage inflation and unemployment when he analyzed data from the UK spanning nearly a century from 1861 Continue Reading...
Globalism Influenced 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, Effects Japan The Asian financial crisis took place during an era of financial crisis that effected a great part of East Asia. The whole nightmare started in July 1997 and the disaster raised a lot Continue Reading...
Value of a BA Degree The Value of BA Degrees Would you say this statement is "True" or "False"? Too many people are going to college these days. Many experts in business say that the statement is true. People once thought that college degrees were Continue Reading...
Unemployment in Spain Economic blog Economic Blog: Unemployment in Spain Economic Blog: Unemployment in Spain and its Causes The continuous weakness of Euro-zone economies has resulted in the rising level of unemployment in European Union. Spain Continue Reading...
Economics While the U.S. is only showing the first signs of recovery from the global economic crisis, other nations such as Australia and China have recovered much more quickly. There are a number of factors that have contributed to the disparity in Continue Reading...
The creation of the state of Israel in Palestine lent Jews in America a degree of legitimacy. And Jewish-Americans were now on the cusp of a new reality. Unit IV: 1946-1976 In the 1950s the Anti-Defamation League sought to have the immigration law Continue Reading...
The housing market was already strong, but the elimination of practical reasons for validating lender information opened several doors very wide, each with an unpleasant surprise hidden behind it. First, because realtors earn their commissions base Continue Reading...
International Lending and Financial Crisis One of the major global financial crises is the financial crisis of 2007-2009. The financial recession that occurred between 2007 and 2009, encompasses the housing bubble that instigated the financial crisi Continue Reading...
House of Cards David Faber, 2012) is a documentary that depicts the origin, process and results of an economic crisis that was initiated by the lenders targeting real estate and exploiting the housing shortage while taking advantage of the lowered in Continue Reading...
Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve The Federal Reserve ("the Fed") is responsible for formulating and implementing the nation's monetary policy. Monetary policy is government actions to increase or decrease the money supply and change banking r Continue Reading...
What kind of regional and international cooperation is needed to respond to emigration pressures in many low and medium income countries within EU? In addition to the existing EU standards on migration, what other measures could be taken at the nati Continue Reading...
Between 1995 and 2005 the CPI for medical services rose from 224 to 329.2. This represents a 46.96% rise in the cost of medical services over a ten year period. In 2010, the cost of medical services was 393.5, a rise of 76.2% over a 15-year span. And Continue Reading...
asset classes, setting out their characteristics and risks. Australian shares are shares in the market of publicly traded companies that range from small to medium to large-cap stocks. Shares can or cannot provide dividends to shareholders, dependi Continue Reading...
They also helped wealthier buyers qualify for larger loans than they could really have qualified for, to purchase larger homes or to take equity out of the property in a booming housing market. When many of the unqualified and under-qualified borrow Continue Reading...
Undoubtedly, France, much like Greece will need a bailout if it escalates to that point. The ECB has also elected to provide unlimited 3-year loans to risky nations. This in essense, takes liquidity risk off the table in regards to investor concern Continue Reading...
The lack of construction jobs means that people do not have enough money to buy other items, and this hurts other businesses, who must also lay off their workers. Unemployment, although it is entrenched in the construction industry, has been spirali Continue Reading...
Week 1 Discussion What is Money Worth Time value of money is an important consideration when making financial decisions. For instance, money is useful for making immediate transactions—but if one holds onto cash too long, what happens to the va Continue Reading...
Unconventional Monetary Policy: QEThe unconventional monetary policy of quantitative easing (QE) brought about by the Federal Reserve in 2008 was meant to address the Great Recession triggered by the bursting of the housing bubble and the subprime bl Continue Reading...
Economics and Global Capitalism The problem with the kind of thinking that postulates that human nature is based on self-interest is that underlying this supposition is the assumption that human nature is completely rational and logical and would nev Continue Reading...
Long-Term Investment Decisions Pricing Less Elastic A plan that managers in the low-calorie, frozen microwaveable food company could follow in anticipation of raising prices when selecting pricing strategies for making their products respond to a cha Continue Reading...
Keller Williams I would like to work for Keller Williams Realty Services. Keller Williams has the best training program in the world and is the number one realty services provider in North America in terms of agents attached to the franchise (Larcke Continue Reading...
Depression V Recession The Great Recession of 2009, which in economic terms lasted two quarters but for many people stretched out quite a bit longer, was billed as the worst economic event since the Great Depression. This provides us with an opportu Continue Reading...
Macroeconomics The two-year time period that will be covered in from the middle of 2002 to the middle of 2004. Starting with Q3 in 2002, the GDP figures during this time period were as follows: Nominal Real GDP Trailing GDP (2009 chained) chan Continue Reading...
Macroeconomic Analysis Economically, recession is described as a significant drop in economic activity over a short period of time usually a few months (bbc news, 2008). Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household income and other macro-economic indicat Continue Reading...
Economic Scenarios Higher interest rates, more capital invested During the 1980s, when President Reagan was attempting to stimulate the economy, he radically lowered taxes. The U.S. was in the grips of 'stagflation,' or high unemployment and high i Continue Reading...
Current event presentation: "The imprecise world of accounting" Accounting is often thought of as a profession of precision. However, according to Hans Hoogervorst, chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board, calculating the true value Continue Reading...
Unfortunately, determining which fund to go with for a retail investor is difficult, as there are many unscrupulous fund managers who might seek to take advantage of the fact that they are playing with other people's money and making (at least) the Continue Reading...
257% Greece 12.514% Ireland Baa1 9.384% Spain 5.119% Portugal A3 7.497% The structural issues that underlie the crisis remain unresolved. The austerity measures that have been implemented have failed miserably to restore business confidenc Continue Reading...
A negative consequence, however, would be increased volatility in the value of the dollar. Imports would become more expensive as well, increasing inflation and potentially compelling the restructuring of the economy. Increased currency risk -- tran Continue Reading...
In other words, there are few controls in place to ensure responsible spending or, in the case of Greece, that the books are not cooked. The implication of this is that Greece makes errors and commits fraud, knowing that the eurozone will be forced Continue Reading...
