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Inflation: Understanding its Impact on the Economy

Tom Spencer

Since 2008, the rate of inflation in the U.S. For example, the Federal Reserve aims to achieve 2% inflation as an ideal benchmark to avoid its counterpart, deflation. Inflation, which refers to a general increase in the price of goods and services, results in a reduction in the purchasing power of money over time.

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BCG Potential Test Copy

CaseInterview.com

One resource I’d recommend to develop your computation accuracy and speed is www.CaseInterviewMath.com. This is a math practice tool that I developed for practicing: 1) arithmetic for speed and accuracy and 2) estimation math with large numbers.

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Asset Managers Get Real with Risk

BCG

Global regulators, still working to address the legacy of the 2008 financial crisis, are slowly beginning to converge on appropriate risk management approaches for the asset management industry. Meanwhile, for the better part of a decade, asset managers have worked largely on their own to develop risk management policies and best practices.

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BCG Potential Test

CaseInterview.com

One resource I'd recommend to develop your computation accuracy and speed is www.CaseInterviewMath.com. This is a math practice tool that I developed for practicing: 1) arithmetic for speed and accuracy and 2) estimation math with large numbers. Practice Data Interpretation.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

An innovation culture supports beliefs and feelings about the importance of innovation, as well as habits that encourage research and development. Benchmarking in the process of creating a culture of innovation in hotel companies. Culture is the one thing that impacts everything. Organizational Talent Consulting. & Gołembski, G.

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Strategy and general business consulting firms in Australia

Tom Spencer

Nous service lines include business strategy, public policy, leadership & people development, organisational capability, and information management & technology. Pacific Strategy Partners deploys low leveraged teams to provide clients with Strategy Development, Operational Improvement, and Transaction Support. Oliver Wyman.

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Emerging Market Contagion Spreads; Argentina, Venezuela, Turkey Roundup; 50% Tax on Internet Purchases

MishTalk

The Turkish lira plunged to a record and South Africa’s rand fell yesterday to a level weaker than 11 per dollar for the first time since 2008. Investors are losing confidence in some of the biggest developing nations, extending the currency-market rout triggered last year when the Fed first signaled it would scale back stimulus.