History

Argentina S Economy In A Nutshell

Argentina’s Economy Contrary to conventional economic wisdom, rich countries tend to stay rich and poor countries tend to stay poor. The exceptions tend to be those “economic miracles”, like Japan, that have lifted themselves from the ranks of the poor into the ranks of the economic elite. Argentine economic history stands in stark contrast to that pattern. In the early…

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Investing

Dinar Quagmire

Online speculation regarding the ‘investment opportunity’ the new Iraqi Dinar represents is becoming a virtual cottage industry … However,I’m already on record as believing it’s a great way to acquire wallpaper one note at a time. With that in mind, I’ve noticed that a recent statement from the USA government has announced that they’ve ‘hit the wall’ budgetarily in Iraq;…

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Careers

Vacancies Rise To Record

UNEMPLOYMENT is set to fall further with the number of job vacancies rising to record levels, fuelling speculation of another interest rate rise. National job vacancies in the three months to August rose 2.9 per cent, seasonally adjusted, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Job vacancies rose by 11.9 per cent in the year to August. CommSec equities economist…

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Mortgage

Large Increase In Mortgage Repossessions

Recent statistics from the Department for Constitutional Affairs state that court actions by mortgage lenders rose to 28,476 in the second quarter of this year – for those that don’t follow such trends that’s up over 50% on one year ago. Also, at 18,330, the number of repossession orders was the highest for 9 years. Although yet to reach the…

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Finance

Surf S Up Down Under

Lucky? This lucky country’s economy is on a record-breaking 14-year roll. The big question: Will it continue? Just imagine: From a few convicts dropped ashore in 1788, Australia has developed into a first-class global economy. The reforms enacted by former Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Treasurer Paul Keating during the 1980s set the stage for a remarkable run of prosperity.…

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Wealth Building

Investing In Bonds Versus Forex

Investing in bonds and the savings bank is safe as we will see. But if you are adventurous you can make a great deal from Forex. The article is written primarily for the smaller investor who needs high yield, the man who has between, let us say, $5,000 and $100,000. If the $5,000 investor secures a return on his money…

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Language

China Its Global Economy And Favored Chinese Language

China is emerging as one of the strong global economy since the last two decade and is the world’s biggest holder of foreign exchange reserves with the reserves touching 1.2 trillion US dollars few months back (March, 2007). Many countries around the world are interested in business with China and are actively involved in learning Chinese language to understand and…

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