>>4
I know, I'm pretty awesome.
>>5
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>>2,6-13
You are very vigilant on economic events, well done.
>>2
Bernanke doesn't seem to understand that there is a limited supply of credit, businesses should really be the ones deciding how much to borrow.
>>6
Most who lack the self-discipline to balance their accounts have already gone into debt and learned their lesson.
>>7
I hope they assessed the risk properly, perhaps they should have continued the application while at the same time went ahead and began investing the 1.9 billion euros already committed.
>>8
A drop in land values means they would rather have people still paying for those homes, good move but federal mortgages still have soiled reputations from the credit crunch.
>>9
>>12
Tightening belts, bootstraps and purse strings is not a bad thing, it makes businesses cut the fat and develop a more robust model instead of splashing out on growth when they shouldn't be. As the economy overall increases in efficiency profit margins will widen and more investment will occur sooner and more effectively managed.
>>10
Economic sanctions are only justified in extreme situations, if a tyrannical nation is militarily weak free trade agreements are a good thing for it's social development since they create a more open society and a growing educated middle class.
>>11
Asia's growth has been fueled by China and it's periphery closing the technology gap for nearly 20 years now, they should expect a bubble and an end to double digit growth rates or they will be in for a shock.
>>13
There really needs to be a less wasteful method of resolving labor disputes than unions and businesses continually calling each other's bluffs.