By admin | December 18, 2008 - 5:40 am - Posted in Articles

Recession word itself enough to create a panic in the stomach of the whole world. If someone gets up and checks the empirical meaning of recession in the good lexicon, he or she will feel something disgusting about it; fear factor will dance in front of him or her. It looks like coming to hell just after knocking the door of the zenith.

At this juncture world is confronting the same fearful word “Recession” in empirical way. The world had good news that U.S. GDP (Gross Domestic Product) has grown 3.3% annually in second quarter of year 2008 but it was just like an oasis and faded away when US government has given whopping jobless claims 444,000 on last Thursday. Rising inflation, housing slowdown, 16 year low housing prices, diminishing industrial growth, Federal Reserve policy on interest rate all are rubbing salt on the wounds. Now US government is pondering over the Fannie and Freddie financials and set to take over the housing mortgage giants.

It is not only United States of America but whole world starting from African countries to European countries, which covers Asia too. Markets from New Zealand to India suffered a sell-off Friday, September 5, 2008, with as many as five benchmark indices set 52-week lows, as investors dumped stocks on concerns about weakening growth prospects and uncertainty over the global economy.

Socio-political issues has created unusual troubles in South Africa, which is known as the most prosperous country in the African continent and precious metal mining hub across the globe, had reeled on august 6, 2008, when rand has fallen 1.90% against the USD due to trade union nationwide strike to protest against the food and electricity prices. State military of Nigeria said, “Blast was not an accident but deliberate sabotage by a group protesting the alleged nonpayment of fees by the energy company to the local population.” Nigeria social turmoil is on acme and any time untoward happening may occur that can fuel, for the time being subsidized, crude oil prices. Zimbabwe political instability continues to romp over the constructive activities in the region. The inflation in Zimbabwe jumped to over 11,250,000% in June. Rebels in Kenya are also contributing enough in poorly shaped African economic condition.

Now look at Asian economies, first comes China where everyone was thinking that after the Olympics china will resume the economic work on growth agenda and the demand for the commodities like copper, aluminum and steel will rise but it was a distant dream all base metals are setting new lows on commodity exchanges. China also eyeing on currency markets and all set to devalue the Yuan against its rival currencies in order to enhance the export growth which has become less lucrative for the exporters. World Bank has trimmed China’s growth rate to 9.60% from earlier 10.80% for the current fiscal. China needs to generate more than a million jobs every year and it is very difficult without double digit growth rate on the cards.

Japan, The land of rising sun, is also undergoing through tremendous inflationary pressure which was previously known for deflation. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda resigned after less than a year in office. His government failed to rein in inflation. The rise in inflation has been a trauma for a country that has spent the last decade grappling with deflation. Core consumer prices were up 2.4% in July 2008 from a year earlier, a panic bounce since 1997, and many Japanese have clamped down on spending. Japanese finance ministry has already given cowardice statement over the current year GDP growth rate. Experts say Japan has already slipped into recession and no one is predicting growth above 1% this year.

HengSeng, the Hong Kong stock index, has broken the 20,000 level. South Korea is under the scan of developed world where nuclear energy matters continues to harass the top officials of the nation. Korean Stock index is also not showing any glimpse of breaking upper records.

India’s economy grew at its lowest rate in the first quarter of financial year 2008-09 since last three years. The Reserve Bank of India is all set to rein into record high inflation by applying tight credit policy which remained above 12% level for the past few weeks. Annual growth slowed to 7.90 % in the first quarter of 2008-09 which ended on June 30, significantly lower than the 8.80 % rate reported for the January – March quarter.

Europe also nowhere different at present whole Europe is combating with rising inflation and fresh downward revisions in the growth rate. European inflation accelerated to the fastest pace in almost 16 years to a record high 4% earlier before arriving at 3.8%. Consumer business confidence index is also recorded significant decline and Economic confidence fell in August to 88.80. Brussels has revised the Euro zone growth rate downwards to1.80% from earlier November estimate 2.20%. Economic experts offering a faded hope and a few of them declared that next revision would be 1.30%.

Now the world is witnessing a global slowdown which can be said recession but optimistic experts say it is temporary and can be worked out with revamped financial policies. But at this juncture when the status quo is not allowing the central banks to act any way, one side inflation is rising which is not encouraging the central banks for rate cut and other side slowing economic growth is not supporting the rate hike. Hence forth in the last week Bank of England and European Central Bank kept their interest rates undisturbed, 5% and 4.25% respectively. United States Federal Reserve also kept its rate unchanged in last meeting.

Then utmost what can happen?

I think US credit market turmoil and high inflation is nowhere supportive in economic way for the world. Russia- Georgia tension, US-Iran-Israel issue and destructive happenings like terrorist attacks, natural calamities and political turmoil all over world is not foreboding good for the world.

The stock markets, commodity markets and financial instruments are heading towards south and not left even an iota of positive happening. Dow Jones, Nasdaq, FTSE, BSE, CAC, KOSPI, HengSeng, Nikkei, Shanghai all these stock exchanges shed their most of last year gains. Simultaneously commodity markets also near to nadir gold, the safe heaven commodity, has fallen more than $200 US after reaching $988US earlier this year. Silver is already near to set a new of the year. Likewise copper, platinum and aluminum are also fallen to lower extreme. Euro, USD, GBP, and Japanese Yen are behaving in the strange way and creating turmoil in the fundamentals of other financial instruments and markets. At present market elements are fighting for the worst rank. If the currency exchange rates changes more than 10% within a week,

The Raison d’être behind whole scenario of financial instability is that, fundamentals have not been respected during last year across the world. Investors have lost confidence over the period of wrong happenings that led to unsystematic investment in the financial markets. As far US, the world largest economy is concern until presidential election (new President) glimpse of hope is far away since it requires a major policy change. If same situation prevails shortly world may face biggest foul turnaround.

The whole world need to get together and must make necessary changes in the economical and political policies in order to overcome from this current imbroglio. The fundamentals of the market i.e. Demand and Supply has to be restored. People must realize the real money. G-7 meeting proposals have to be implemented in order to soothe the boiling intricacy of the world.

What can an investor do?

A good investor must workout different strategy for the investment. Meantime investors can stay away from the paper stocks and they can invest in the real asset value market viz. real estate, and commodities which runs on fundamentals rather than speculations. This is the best time to invest in housing because the prices are at possible lowest end. Markets with real assets value will perform better than paper assets in coming year.

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By admin | December 15, 2008 - 3:05 am - Posted in Articles

The forex or Foreign exchange market is the largest and most liquid financial market in the world. Its existence is due to the need for trade of one currency for another. The forex has a twenty-four trading day (except on weekends) and a large variety of traders to meet the supply and demand of the market. Many large banks, multinational companies, governments and other financial markets utilize the forex, due to its use of leverage and low margins. Although, fiscal and exchange rates can affect the foreign exchange, as other markets, the forex remains strong.

Currencies traded against one another and each pair of currencies constitutes an individual product. Every currency on the foreign exchange utilizes an ISO 4217 international three -letter code with which the price of the unit expressed. The pairs of currencies separated into two groupings: base and counter to determine the worth of currencies. The first currency in the pair called the base and considered the stronger currency. The second currency named the counter currency is the weakest of the pair. In the forex market, what affects one of the currencies affects the other in the pair. Also known as currency correlation, this is what keeps trading strong and the value of the currencies to change.

The foreign exchange market has longer hours for trade and only slows down for weekends. This allows active traders on the forex to choose the times they want to trade. Commodity trading is done at all times of the day and they extend hours for US trades. Transaction costs for trading on the Forex market is the different between the buy and sell price of each currency pair and there are no brokerage fees. There are transaction costs incurred with both the stock and commodity market.

With the large variety of traders, utilizing the forex completion is fierce and the traders have many obstacles to overcome to become successful in the foreign exchange. The traders need to be fluent on the market standards and up and downs. Know the art of buying and selling commodities on the exchange will make or break a forex broker. Anyone can open a Forex trading account for $300.00 and start trading, but be sure this is a well thought out decision. After all, the financial trading markets can be very tricky.

Many large financial institutions, multi-national companies and other exchanges utilize the many advantages of the Foreign exchange market. The use of leverage is dependent on your account size and some have been shut out of trading due to leverage. The commodities trades in the foreign exchange are the most affected by leverage and can be very risky.

The forex is a vital part of international trade and an integral part of US relations with other countries. The world would be in a state of confusion without the Foreign exchange.

By admin | December 14, 2008 - 4:02 am - Posted in Articles

The recent turmoil in the worlds equities markets has made it harder and harder to successfully make money from trading equity stocks. The after effects of the credit crisis are having a much longer and more sustained affect on global stock markets than first feared.

Why equities are a bad choice

Virtually all listed companies fund their activities through a combination of both equity (issuing shares to investors) and debt. The debt component of a companies funding can be both short term (such as an overdraft facility) or longer term in the form of a term loan or through the issue of bonds.

The recent credit crisis has occurred because banks have become much less willing to lend money to each other and other large corporate for fear that the counter party will have losses related to the housing crisis in the form of mortgage backed securities. In short they are scared and wary of counter parties losing money through sub prime investments and defaulting on their repayments.

The above factor has had the effect of making borrowing more expensive. If companies have to pay more to borrow their profits will be reduced. As a result of this stock markets have been performing badly.

A lot of investors have been moving their money instead into commodity related investments such as oil, gas and energy. This makes sense for a couple of reasons. Firstly such commodities tend to have a scarcity factor. In other words the supply of oil is limited by the amount that there is in the ground.

In addition to limited supply the demand for these commodity products has been increasing dramatically as emerging nations and economies such as India and China grow rapidly and consume them at a much higher rate. The net effect of these factors has been rising commodity prices.

With neither demand looking likely to fall or supply increasing, investing in commodities is looking like a smart bet, especially at a time of such high volatility in the equities markets.

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By admin | December 11, 2008 - 6:36 pm - Posted in Articles

Like most things in life, there are easy, but very effective ways of doing things. The same is a true in forex. This is a big market with a lot of money moving around at any given time. It can be intimidating going into a market with some of the worlds biggest banks, but you truly aren’t competing. You’re all just trying to find when a trade will go up. You’re not really trying to undercut someone else.

When you start out trading forex, there is a million different things you can do and try. You’ll have to try something out. Eventually, you’re going to have to get to the point where you evaluate the profitability of what you’re doing. You’ll find that the most profitable things you do are done for a very short period of time. The majority of your time will be wasted on the least profitable. What you want to do is cut out that unprofitable behavior and just duplicate the profitable behavior. It seems really simple, but you’d be amazed at how much you do that is just a complete waste of time. Focus on what works and repeat it.

You also want to develop a daily routine. I’ve seen too many people waste their time doing new things everyday. New strategies and tactics seem nice, but they take time to figure out and find. Routine is the key to success because it requires no time, no learning curve and absolutely no thinking. When you have a routine, all you do is act. Action is the only way to profits.

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By admin | December 10, 2008 - 7:38 pm - Posted in Articles

The Forex robots you see traded online all produce track records that simply would make the world’s top find managers green with envy but they are not all what they seem…

You would think that if a Forex robot claims it can make big gains for you, that it might actually have made some dollars in the real world of trading – wouldn’t you?

You would be wrong if you assumed the above, most automated Forex trading systems you see sold online, produce a track record which is simply made up.

The track record consists of getting a past data segment (knowing all the closing prices) and then simply picking where to buy and sell, with all the data to hand and of course this means nothing in terms of making money when you don’t know what happened and have to trade without knowing where prices go.

The vendors use clever copy and the lure of an income for life for around the cost of a meal out and of course, making money is not that easy, common sense tells you that. If it was so easy, everyone would be trading for living and give up working, banks would sack there multi million pound dealing teams and there would be jobs shortage as everyone was trading!

If you want to make money in any venture in life, then you need to work and get the right education and knowledge to apply in the market, that’s life and is very true in Forex trading.

You won’t be surprised to learn that you need to get a good Forex education and do some work but the news is that in Forex trading if you get the right knowledge and trade with discipline, you can earn yourself a great second or even life changing income and your efforts will be well rewarded.

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By admin | November 29, 2008 - 11:13 am - Posted in Articles

If you are someone who is interested in investing, you must certainly have heard the term, Forex Trading. What many investors don’t know is that “Forex” is not a new term by itself, but rather a short form of “Foreign Exchange”. As the name implies, Forex Trading simply refers to Foreign Currency Trading.

As recently as ten years ago, Forex Currency Trading was confined to the large institutions and banks as they only had access to the tools and systems required to meet the then high barriers of entry set in the Forex Trading game.

Today, things have changed drastically. Recent advancements in technology have empowered the individual investor to participate in the game, and trade with any of the various online trading platforms that exist today.

Once you get started with buying and selling in the Forex Currency Trading market, it will become obvious to you that there exist four “Currency Pairs” that completely dominate the Forex market. The four pairs are “US Dollar vs. Euro”, “US Dollar vs. British Pound”, “US Dollar vs. Japanese Yen” and “US Dollar vs. Swiss Franc”.

The prime goal of any investor who deals in the Forex market is to hold a currency that is appreciating in value in relation to the other currencies. To illustrate with an example, if you choose to buy 100 British Pounds in exchange for 200 US Dollars, hold the 100 British Pounds for a week and in that period, the value of the British Pound appreciates in relation to the US Dollar, you get to convert those Pounds back into Dollars for say $250 and make a tidy profit.

Unlike domestic stock markets around the world that operate for only a few specified hours each day, Forex Currency Trading is open 24 hours a day. Since every country trades on the Forex market, it’s always business hours in some part of the world and so it’s open all day. The volume of trade on the Forex market is roughly a whopping $1.2 Trillion.

Another important distinction is that Forex Currency Trading is not centered on any exchange such as the NASDAQ. There is no central governing authority or organization and trading is carried out between all the major banking institutions of the world.

The advent of the internet has given rise to online Forex Brokers which are similar to an online stock trading account. These brokers have thousands of investors placing orders through their online portals and so are able to allow anyone to open a Forex account and buy and sell in any quantity.

Times have changed and made it extremely easy for anyone to trade on the Forex Currency Market. But, a new investor must keep in mind that it is a very complex and complicated environment that may offer amazing opportunities for wealth creation, but is also capable of relieving you of your hard-earned money in an easy fashion. A would-be investor is advised to do a lot of homework and gain as much knowledge as possible about the Forex market before choosing to make an investment.

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By admin | November 18, 2008 - 7:46 am - Posted in Articles

Forex autopilot systems are controversial. I guess that a smart forex trader who encounters forex autopilot trading software or any other kind of trading robot always asks the same question: Is this forex autopilot a scam? Well, in most cases forex autopilot software are indeed scams. They promise the moon but fail to deliver. Be aware of those.

However, it is just logical that there are SOME forex autopilot systems that do work. For example, it is well known that major investment banks do some forex speculation on a regular basis and it will be quite sure to assume that they are doing well. Have you ever thought who places the trades for those big institutes? True, they do have teams of professionals traders who analyze the economic news and get the “big picture”. But as the forex market is open 24 hours a day, 5 days a week and the number of trades executed per day is huge, be sure that investment banks have automated trading systems that execute the trades. With a good build in money management and risk management rules, these industrial automated forex systems make a fortune for the big dogs on the long run. These automated money making software are among the best kept secrets of the industry.

In the last few years, forex trading evolves and becomes available to private home-based traders. Soon enough, “home use” forex autopilot systems began to pop-up. As mentioned above, most of these systems worth nothing. But if you have 9 to 5 job, using forex autopilot is probably the only way for you to start generating residual passive income from forex trading. So here are 3 rules you should follow in order to avoid forex autopilot scams:

Rule#1: Look for a Money-Back Guarantee:

Never buy forex autopilot unless the merchant offers a free risk money back guarantee. Sellers who developed good systems have trust in their product and will not hesitate to promise you full refund in case you are not satisfied. You should check very carefully the terms of the guarantee. Do not be lazy. Read the “small letters”. Also, look for guarantees of at least 45 days, which is enough time to test the system with your demo account.

Rule#2: Check vendor’s Customer Support:

Do it before you buy. Serious vendors keep a customer support team that should be available during working hours on-line and via the phone. Simply contact the support team a few times prior the purchase and ask questions such as: How will you refund me if I decide that the system is not for me? Has the system been tested prior to launching and for how long? What is the system’s maximum draw down? and so on. The answers you get (or not…) will help you to make a decision with confidence.

Rule#3: After you buy – demo trade your autopilot system:

Do not risk real money before you get to know your forex autopilot system. You WILL make technical mistakes and you do not want to pay real money for these mistakes. Take the time and master the software. Customize it to your own needs and trading style. If it works for you then fine – you have an additional income generator that might be your primary source of income in the future. If it does not work – ask for your money back before the guarantee expires.

I cannot stress this enough – follow the above rules and minimize your risk exposure to virtually zero. Otherwise, you might be scammed.

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By admin | November 12, 2008 - 12:56 am - Posted in Articles

Wall Street suffered yet another big drop last week, with investors worried about the spreading fallout from the credit crisis at banks, and about a dollar that just keeps getting weaker. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 360 points on Wednesday, coincidently just about matching its post FOMC drop.

A lot of familiar worries tormented investors, including comments by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, about conflicts of interest within the mortgage industry, that have increased the declines among bank stocks.

Meanwhile, the dollar swooned amid speculation that China will seek to diversify some of its foreign currency stockpiles beyond the greenback. General Motors Corp further dampened sentiment by posting a record loss tied to an accounting adjustment. The fear with a huge drop like last weeks 2% pull-back is whether it is part of a “correction”, which is a 10% pullback in stock prices, or that it could be the beginning of a bear market. With the huge volatility that has swept Wall Street since the summer, and triple-digit moves in the Dow becoming commonplace, no one can be sure.

Still, the concern on the Street is that the extent of the fallout from the credit market crisis, which has led to billions of dollars in losses for major banks and investment firms, is still not yet known. With Citigroup Inc. announcing it needed to take an additional $8 billion to $11 billion in write downs, investors are becoming increasingly uneasy about stocks, and the economy as a whole.

The economy question can be potentially answered as soon as the retailers start releasing their holiday sales. These figures will show how the consumer has adjusted to the tighter credits, and much lower house values. If the consumer spent like nothing happened, then the economy is just fine. However it’s the other scenario in which the consumers spend more conservatively, and a lot more discounts are needed to attract them to part with their already stretched dollar, which scares the traders the most.

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By admin | November 1, 2008 - 8:12 pm - Posted in Articles

An offshore bank account is an account at a bank located outside the United States or other country of residence of the banking client. These bank accounts are known for having low tax liabilities, thus making them also commonly known as tax havens. Offshore bank accounts also tend to provide financial and legal benefits. These benefits may include:

• less controlling legal regulation
• little to no taxation
• greater secrecy
• easy access to funds
• protection against local financial or political instability

Popular Offshore Banking Destinations

The most infamous and popular offshore banking centers in the global market are the Cayman Islands and Switzerland. Other well-known established destinations for offshore banking include the following (in alphabetical order):

• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Bermuda
• British Virgin Islands
• Cyprus
• Dominica
• Gibraltar
• Ghana
• Hong Kong
• Labuan, Malaysia
• Liechtenstein
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Macau
• Mauritius
• Monaco
• Montserrat
• Nauru
• Panama
• Seychelles
• Turks and Caicos Islands

Bad Reputation

Because of the seemingly lax regulation of monies deposited in offshore bank accounts, offshore banking has gotten something of a bad rap over the last few years. These types of bank accounts have often been associated with tax evasion, money laundering and organized crime. Offshore banking has been erroneously linked to shady business practices and underground economy. Legally, however, this type of banking does not deem personal funds safe from being subject to income tax on earned interest. U.S. taxpayers are required to report (on penalty of perjury), any offshore bank accounts which may be in their possession. Offshore banking institutions are not obligated to declare any income to foreign tax authorities (A.K.A. the IRS) because they are protected by bank secrecy. This lack of regulation toward reporting suspected tax evaders does not make not reporting the income (or evading income tax associated with it) legal.

On the Other Hand

Proponents of offshore banking have condemned any efforts towards supervision and control. They claim the process is driven, not by safety and financial issues, but by the aspiration of local banks and the IRS to control the funds stored in offshore bank accounts. They refer to the alleged fact that offshore banking offers a competitive threat to the established banking and taxation systems in countries such as the U.S.

Tightening Regulations

Even for those hoping to find easy tax havens and money laundering shelters in offshore accounts will find that the old rules no longer apply. The regulation of offshore banking is improving in many ways. The regulation of these elusive banking institutions is increasingly monitored by supranational nongovernmental organizations such as the International Monetary Fund. Offshore banks are required to report at least quarterly on many different aspects of their business. The increased focus on anti-money laundering initiatives in several different countries signifies that bank employees at all levels are encouraged to report suspicion of money laundering to the local authorities despite bank secrecy. Additionally, there is increased cooperation between police authorities across international borders.

In Conclusion

Though offshore banking has traditionally been notorious for money laundering, tax evasion and for being a tool for organized crime, increased regulation is making those stigmas a thing of the past. There are many advantages of offshore banking, most of which are legal and perfectly honorable. The desire of local banks to control all funds originated in the U.S. and “get a piece of the pie” does not immediately translate to dishonest money laundering schemes.

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By admin | October 30, 2008 - 7:17 pm - Posted in Articles

Now that the foreclosure crisis has taken the economic lives of hundreds of mortgage lenders, a handful of banks, and untold numbers of families, it makes sense to evaluate what has happened to engineer the events now taking place. With a central bank controlling the money supply and the nation enjoying issuing the reserve currency of the world, it is not difficult to analyze how the country has been set up to be sold off to the highest secret foreign corporate bidders.

When the internet and telecommunications bubbles were on their way up in the late 1990s, and in the middle of a decade of strong dollar policies coming from the Federal Reserve, US financial companies had great power over the investment flows between nations. With a little plotting, it was quite easy for speculators to remove capital from the Southeast Asian nations and collapse their currencies.

The next step was for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to offer these nations in deep economic shock some handy therapy, in the form of loans. In return, the nations had to agree to privatize many of their public services, closing down state-run plants and utilities and selling the assets on the open market. Multinational corporations then moved in to take over these assets and run them for profit at the expense of the people living in them.

With the strong dollar policy and the collapse of the foreign nations’ currencies, the corporations could move in and buy the formerly state-owned assets for relatively cheaply. They took dollars near their peak value and invested them in the assets in other countries that were near their low value in terms of the value of the foreign currencies.

Then, while these foreign nations were starved for capital and could offer manufacturing and labor for cheap, most of the American manufacturing base was outsourced to these same countries. While trillions of dollars have been leaving the United States to these countries, the housing bubble is created to entice people into purchasing real estate they can not afford for long.

Creative new loans are designed and accepted by banks and investment companies to ensure that the bubble will collapse. The foreclosure crisis is engineered in two ways. First, the largest banks are financing the movement of assets overseas, thereby removing jobs from the economy and pushing workers into bankruptcy or foreclosure. The same banks that homeowners send their mortgage payments to every month are the ones giving loans to manufacturers to ship jobs overseas and downsize homeowners.

Second, even if some homeowners can keep hold of their current jobs, resetting interest rates will double their payments in a few short years. With the Federal Reserve in control of manipulating interest rates, it is quite easy to drive millions into foreclosure. The Fed began raising interest rates, which decreased home values and put the first cracks into the entire housing industry facade. People could not afford the mortgage payment, and negative equity positions ensured they could not sell.

Once rates were increased and the crisis became self-sustaining, they were taken down again, collapsing the value of the American currency, the dollar. Now, with the dollar at a low, the investments the corporations made in the Asian currencies are worth much more, even as the value of assets, real estate prices, and the stock market in the US are falling. Now, these corporations that made trillions of dollars investing in the assets of countries with collapsed currencies can take their profits and drive values down even further in America and buy assets for cheap.

With the collapse of the Government Sponsored Enterprises like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and a steadily declining stock market, the entire country is ripe for the privatizing. As the federal government decides how much to reward the moral risk of making poor loans, corporations flush with appreciating foreign currencies are just waiting for the right moment to invest in such assets. They will be buying the country with the money they control, and using positions of power which allow them to collude into engineering these bubbles for their own profits and to increase their control.

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