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The Bernake Effect: Stimulating The Economy

The Bernake Effect: Stimulating The Economy The environment was marked by a struggling US economy with continuing employment problems, a weak housing market and a burgeoning deficit, which could erode investor confidence. Bernake’s position was position was sandwiched between stimulating the economy, while also satisfying congressmen on the tough political question of the fiscal deficit. [...]

US Economic Deflation: Is The US Economy Wearing Away Totally?

US Economic Deflation: Is The US Economy Wearing Away Totally? Is the US economy headed towards Japanese styled deflation? This is the worrying question doing its rounds in the economic intelligentsia. The very thought of deflation invokes discomfort as it made the Japanese economy sluggish for years together. But just what the hell is deflation? [...]

Is The US Economy Hurting The Value Of The US Dollar?

Is The US Economy Hurting The Value Of The US Dollar? The latest announcement made by the US Fed and the impact of this on the value of the US dollar seems to suggest that the state of the economy is indeed affecting the value of the dollar. The latest Fed statement that it is [...]

Trying To Increase Investment And Consumer Spending In The US Economy

Trying To Increase Investment And Consumer Spending In The US Economy Crowding In is the new mantra that the US government may be trying to use to boost the US economy. The more commonly used term in economics is crowding out, where government borrowing program sucks liquidity out of the economy and raises interest rates. [...]

The flamboyant economy of India

The flamboyant economy of India The boosting economy of India is offering great potentials for doing business in India for the overseas investors to make investment in India and is encouraging them to consider India as one of the best place for their business development. The most in focus sector being the real estate. Inflation [...]

Overview of the World’s Ten Largest Economies

Overview of the World’s Ten Largest Economies The world GDP has been calculated at .61 trillion by the CIA World Factbook (2007). Another comparative measurement of wealth is purchasing power parity (PPP). It is the relative values of two currencies. Taking into consideration a world-wide view over the largest economies, the United States of America [...]

What Sales People Need in a Down Economy

What Sales People Need in a Down Economy It takes something special to sell in a down economy. Unless sales people are properly equipped, it’s easy for them to get discouraged and give up, perhaps before they even get started. When salespeople stop selling, falling revenues eventually cause pain for all employees and can threaten [...]

The Economy, Bailout and Capital Markets

The Economy, Bailout and Capital Markets This past Friday’s  unemployment report was truly shocking. The reported drop of 533,000 lost jobs in the month of November was substantially larger than the 350,000 median estimates by many economists and our own estimate of 300,000-400,000 for the month. This level of monthly job loss is greater than [...]

How to Improve the US Economy – A Political Perspective

How to Improve the US Economy – A Political Perspective The United States has been in a recession since December, 2007, as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a private, nonprofit research organization. But the American people, and the Obama administration along with the democrat majority congress, seem to be at odds on [...]

Israel economy

Israel economy The basis of economy of Israel The economy of Israel is a kind of market economy which is diversified in nature. Israel economy has a state ownership of substantial kind along with a high-tech sector which has been developing in a rapid manner. Israel is poor in terms of natural resources. Therefore, the [...]