Tag Archives: speculation

Q3: BAILOUTS AND BANKS.

Posted on September 27, 2012 by stutteringsteps

Bailouts. The recent announcement of Q3 (further Quantitive Easing), by Ben Bernanke of the US Federal Reserve, indicated that at least his part of the US establishment saw the solution in the same way. They think sorting out the current … Continue reading →

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WHAT TRIGGERED THE CRISIS?

Posted on September 10, 2012 by stutteringsteps

It is generally recognised that there is an ongoing economic crisis taking place within the 21st century capitalist system. However, its causes and what has triggered it – which are not necessarily the same – are the subject of considerable … Continue reading →

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BANKERS AND THEIR BUDDIES!

Posted on July 6, 2012 by stutteringsteps

The latest revelations concerning the deceitful manipulation of the inter-bank (Libor) interest rates and the miss-selling of onerous interest-hedging policies to small businesses, comes in the wake of a list of other dodgy practices by Barclays International Bank. But aggressive … Continue reading →

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