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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. Wes Brooks is an incoming Summer Business Analyst at Cicero Group and an undergraduate studying economics, management, and strategy.

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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. Regulators’ evolving views in the US and Europe appear increasingly close to those of asset managers.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

European Conference on Knowledge Management, 833. Creativity and Innovation Management, 21 (3), 304-314. Benchmarking in the process of creating a culture of innovation in hotel companies. The importance of play in overcoming fears of entrepreneurial failure. Çokpekin, Ö., & & Knudsen, M. Doolittle, J. Hjeltnes, A.,

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Argentine Central Bank Chief Quits in Currency Dispute; Hyperinflation On the Way?

MishTalk

There was a sharp sell-off in the benchmark Merval stock index after Mr Fábrega’s departure was announced. Argentine Peso vs. US Dollar 64% "Official" Decline Since July 2008 On July 31, 2008, the peso had been relatively stable an traded at 3.03 Here''s a chart that shows just that. pesos to the US dollar. to the US dollar.

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Can we rely on LIBOR? - Tom Spencer consulting blog

Tom Spencer

IN A RECENT article by Bloomberg Businessweek , assistant managing editor Brian Bremmer reports that investigators in America, Canada, Japan, the UK, and the EU are trying to determine whether a handful of brokers and traders have manipulated LIBOR. Management Consulting. in Economics. Should we overhaul LIBOR? The LIBOR calculation.