market bubble The genesis of the present problem goes back to the bursting of the stock-market bubble in the early years of this decade. In an effort to avoid its deflationary consequences, the bursting of the stock market bubble was followed by successive Federal Reserve cuts in interest rates, all the way down to little […]
The Supremacy Of US Dollar ABSTRACT This assignment briefly discusses the supremacy of US Dollar. It includes suggestions and recommendations to its near future position, internationally. The proponents of the assignment are divided into the history of the US Dollar and its role as the dominating currency in the world. Ever since other currencies began […]
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Get startedAbstract This paper analyses and explains the effects of central bank independence on a country’s inflation rates and its economic performance thereafter. It deals with the benefits believed to come along with independence and the delegation of monetary policy to the central bank, the determinants and accuracy of the index of central bank independence (CBI), […]
Crisis in the banking sector The current crisis and the Great Depression Theories and the crises: Several theories exist connected to the financial crises that have happened since the banking system was established. Some of them tried to explain the reasons and the origin of them however none of these theories could provide an acceptable […]
Introduction Overview: In this dissertation report, I discuss the current situation of the major UK banking institutions in face of the credit crunch and the recessionary economic conditions. It represents an analysis of the main trends in the performance of five major UK banks: the Royal Bank of Scotland, Northern Rock, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group […]
1. Introduction To begin with, it is noted that over the last year or so, financial institutions in the major economies have reported losses on a large scale. Some of these have become insolvent, or have had to be taken over or rescued by their governments. The 2008 Global Financial Crisis “Credit Crisis” has affected […]
Monetary policy is the regulation of the interest rate and money supply of a country by its Central Bank or Federal Reserve in other to achieve the major economic goals which include price stability, full employment, economic growth etc.  The stock market on the other hand is often considered a primary indicator of a country’s […]
Unexpected changes in money supply can be due to tax actions, changes in interest rates, changes in discount rates among other factors. Stock returns are generally positive or negative. In this essay, the motive is to find whether the statement, ‘unexpected changes in money supply and stock returns are inversely related,’ holds ground or is […]
Persistence problems in the U.S. deal with the sluggish employment growth, the slowdown of household consumption, and the limitations in furthering the fiscal policy. Also, a combination of excessive liquidity, low interest rates, high leverage, poor risk management, excessive risk-taking had possibly let too many assets, emerging market debt prices. Even though the US is […]
The Chicago Federal Reserve Bank is established as a Reserves Banks out of 12 Federal Reserve Banks in United State. Chicago Fed is established to serve a specific region of United State, to build up a sound banking system and a health economy of the country. It is being established to serve the Seventh Federal […]
GENERAL INVESTMENTS DISCUSSIONS 1 All investors must make a decision whether to use hybrid, active or passive portfolio management system while investing in stocks and securities. The type of management system that an individual chooses can determine the success or failure of the person making the investments. Active and passive strategies have their own advantages […]
Treasury Bills (T-Bills) Treasury Bills, are a variety of money market instruments available in both US and India. These are the zero coupon bond and doesn’t pay any coupon. That’s why these are generally issued at discount and on maturity redeemed at the face value. In India, also called as Government Instruments (G-secs), it is […]
On July 24, 2009, Federal Reserve unleashed its recent quantitative easing (QE) campaign. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke declared that the Fed had an "exit strategy." Interestingly, sixteen months later, Bernanke announced the second phase of QE generally known as QE2. However, this time instead of pretending an exit strategy, he designed a plan to expand the program in […]
Decision making is a very important process in any kind of setup. It is through decision making that the organization forges forth with its plans. However the more broad the decision to be made the need to have as much information to do this so that the decision being made is an informed decision. Decision […]
According to business dictionary, financial crisis is a condition in which the money supply is exceeded or more than the money demand. As a result, liquidity in the market is becoming lesser. In other words, the availability of the money in the market becomes lesser. The available money is withdrawn from banks. Eventually, there are […]
The shadow banking system played a crucial role in the 2007-2009 financial crisis that, in which one of the most important role is the creation of systemic risk. Since repurchase agreements are the major component of the shadow banking system, it is necessary to focus on the role of repo in the shadow banking system […]
Financial market is a mechanism that allows people to buy and sell financial securities, commodities and other fungible items to value at low transactions costs. It divided into money market, capital market, derivation market and offshore market. Money market involved in short-term borrowing and lending of fund with original maturity of one year or shorter […]
The Canadian banking system began as a nationwide system, which encompassed a miniscule number of banks with numerous branches and allowed for diversification on a larger level. In contrast, American banks were prohibited from nationwide branch banking and from diversifying their portfolios. Many Canadian and American observers have come to view the two systems as […]
On 7th December 2006, Own It Mortgage Solution Inc., the 100 percent institution that give loan to customer and owned by Merrill Lynch & Co., had decided to close down and told 800 workers not to come to work by next day (Keoun, 2006). At the end of February 2007, HSBC Finance, one of the […]
From the early 2007, the financial crisis which was caused by the subprime crisis has spread to global and many of the economy through multiple channels, has caused a great impact and destruction in the international financial order. Since the crisis, governments take active measures to save, meanwhile, begin to reflection the cause of crisis. […]
The current financial crisis originated from global asset scarcity. A large capital flows towards the USA that causes an asset bubble, eventually burst .Anticipation of capital gains on housing property led to a bubble in asset prices. This trend has started in late 90s and not affected by dot com bubble. Persistent global imbalances, subprime […]
The research includes the analyzing and understanding of banking sector, interest rates and their impacts. According to Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, interest is the extra money that you pay back when you borrow money or that you receive when you invest money. Interest is basically the charge for the borrowing of money, generally conveyed as […]
On September 14th, 2007, the collapse of Lehman Brothers, one of the five most important global financial services firms in Wall Street, marked the beginning of a global financial crisis which lasted for more than two years. This crisis had effects on every kinds of financial markets and all over the world. Some lessons have […]
In 2006, a boom in U.S. housing prices abruptly reverses course; between the fourth quarter of 2005 and the first quarter of 2006, median U.S. housing prices fall 3.3 percent. These declines accelerate in 2007. The downturn prompts a collapse of the U.S. subprime mortgage industry, which offered loans to individuals with poor credit or […]
Critically discuss the issues at stake with reference to actual case studies stressing their similarities and differences in the recent Bear and Sterns and Lehman case, the law and any policy guidelines available Introduction Over the past decade international financial conglomerates have become an increasingly important feature of the financial landscape. Universal banking countries have […]
1. How did the Progressive Movement call for changes regarding race reform, alcohol, and women’s rights? What results and success did they have in these efforts? The Progressive Movement came about when urbanization and industrialization rapidly evolved in the end of the 19th century after millions of Americans migrated to urban areas in the late […]
A. Barter System – The barter system does not make the use of money but is a system that is used to exchange goods or services for the possession of other goods or services. Example – In a country like Venezuela where the country is experiencing hyperinflation and prefers the barter system better, I would […]
