• Why Bonds Haven’t Blown Up

    Updated: 2011-04-27 02:45:47
    I strongly advocated re-allocating away from fixed income into stocks last August (dividend stocks yielding 4% or more seemed a far better risk-reward trade than bonds). Bonds have underperformed but the much-advertised fixed income Armageddon never occurred. Here’s way. Overall fixed-income issuance is down by nearly a trillion dollars from the 2006 peak, because the decline [...]

  • Several doctrines for the same shock

    Updated: 2011-04-25 17:33:25
    During the first phase of the world economic crisis (2007-2009), the governments of the countries most affected by the crisis, starting with the United States, have taken strong measures, drawing upon lessons of the first months following the Wall Street crash in October 1929. Back then, the lack of State intervention to support both the financial system and demand led to very grave consequences in terms of recession and bankruptcy, then to political and social radicalisation. - IV435 - April 2011 / Economic crisis

  • China’s Trade Deficit is Good for the World (But Not Good for US Bonds)

    Updated: 2011-04-11 03:54:29
    Who would have thunk it two years ago? China’s massive trade surplus melted into a deficit during the first quarter, mainly due to unexpectedly high domestic demand. That is perhaps the best piece of news the world economy has had in a long time: it means that China has shifted from dependence on exports to [...]

  • Japan Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis

    Updated: 2011-04-07 04:48:00
    , Global Issues Social , Political , Economic and Environmental Issues That Affect Us All Main : menu Home About Issues World News Site Updates Support Contact You are : here Home Issues Natural Disasters Japan Earthquake , Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis Japan Earthquake , Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis Author and Page information by Anup Shah This Page Created Wednesday , April 06, 2011 This page : http : www.globalissues.org article 794 japan-earthquake-tsunami-nuclear To print all information e.g . expanded side notes , shows alternative links , use the print : version http : www.globalissues.org print article 794 This web page has the following : sub-sections Introduction More information Introduction The earthquake off the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011 was one of the biggest recorded ,

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