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Descent of the Global Monetary System

Tom Spencer

Australia, Canada, the EU, Japan, Mexico, the UK, and America), when they devalue their currency it tends to weaken in the foreign exchange market, making the country more competitive in global trade. Since most advanced economies have adopted a freely floating exchange rate (e.g. At first it seems strange that they would do this.

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Persistent Overoptimism Three Ways: Truckers, Fed Economists, Manufacturers

MishTalk

Of course, there is also persistent overoptimism about earnings growth and stock market expectations. Third-quarter Gross Domestic Product grew at a 1.5 In November 2007, the Federal Open Market Committee began releasing projections for real GDP growth four times per year in its Summary of Economic Projections (SEP).

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Bulls and Bears Debate China: Property Bubble Expands Again; GDP Growth Picks Up; Economic Recovery Underway? No Says Michael Pettis

MishTalk

I don''t and neither does Michael Pettis at China Financial Markets. The Financial Times reports China house price surge raises prospect of steps to cool market. Deposit rates are still low and the stock market has been uncooperative. billion yuan in August, a record in data going back to 2002, after 192.7