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Afghanistan's Treasure Trove

By: Lynn Bird

Karzai's government invite foreign investors to bid for fuel exploration and mining contracts as the conflict rages on. more...

How Budget Deficit Relates to Structural Deficit

By: Kate Nivison

With conflicting claims about tackling UK budget deficit made at recent Labour Party and Conservative Party Conferences, UK voters need to understand structural deficit. more...

Australia Raises Interest Rates

By: Gabrielle Pollock

As of October 7, Australians will be paying 0.25% more in interest after the Reserve Bank of Australia raised the cash rate from 3.00% to 3.25%. more...

America Makes an Economic Comeback

By: Paul Hamilton

Those who thought the U.S. was down and out had better think again, according to new statistics released by the Federal Reserve America's financial strength is back. more...

Global Imbalances and the Financial System

By: Lauren Witlin

Developing countries with large savings have funded advanced economies with high consumption patterns to the detriment of the global financial system. more...

Regulation, Free Markets and Derivatives

By: John Stephens

Derivatives aren't inherently luck-based casino games. Novel assets and confounding complexity are modern trends. Lack of transparency and regulation caused the meltdown. more...

Book Review The Collapse of Globalism

By: Adam C'DeBaca

Canadian essayist and critic John Ralston Saul provides a denunciatory explanation of the global economic problem circa 2005, delineating the USA and world power players. more...

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