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How the Financial World Adapts to Climate Change

Tom Spencer

Knowing the ins and outs of upcoming trends in finance is indispensable for any aspiring consultant. A prime example for such a question is how finance is adapting to the issue of climate change, and might assist its mitigation. Green Finance. Resilience Bonds. Final thoughts.

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China Faces "Minsky Moment" on Ponzi Financing

MishTalk

Inquiring minds are tuning into a report on the Ponzi finance setup in China. We have described in detail over the past two years how we believe China’s twin excesses (excessive investment funded by excessive debt) will inevitably unwind, causing a substantial slowdown in China’s economy, significantly below market expectations.

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The Fed: Chairmen More Powerful Than Presidents

Tom Spencer

The Fed influences the world economy Professors in banking and finance often use the metaphor of the economy as a plane and the Fed as the pilot. The federal funds rate determines the cost of interbank borrowing in the overnight money market, which influences the interest rates that banks charge on consumer and business loans.

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Seven Years Later, Global Debt Keeps Piling Up, $57 Trillion More Than 2007

MishTalk

In fact, rather than reducing indebtedness, or deleveraging, all major economies today have higher levels of borrowing relative to GDP than they did in 2007. Since 2007, government debt has grown by $25 trillion. Since 2007, government debt has grown by $25 trillion. China China’s debt has quadrupled since 2007.

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Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation?

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation? Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market. Automatic Earth.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: China Acts to Calm Markets.

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. China Acts to Calm Markets; Stock Market Rebounds From 6% Plunge After Central Bank Pledges More Liquidity; Wet Nurse Action.

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Risk Exposure vs. “Good” Outcomes

CaseInterview.com

The former happened in 2007 (the year before the Great Recession). The latter happened in 2008 (the cause of the Great Recession and stock market crash). A person who has a more sophisticated and nuanced understanding of risk understands the risk EXPOSURES in 2007 and 2008 were not all that different.