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Ex-IMF chief economist: Emerging markets may need $1 trillion to deal with crisis
A former chief economist for the International Monetary Fund is dispelling any notion that the global financial crisis will not have significant ripples for the developing world.
Simon Johnson, former IMF chief economist, said emerging market ...
Fed, ECB lead effort to increase dollar supply in global markets
The U.S. Federal Reserve is leading an unprecedented effort by major central banks to push dollars into the global financial system, the Fed announced Monday, backstopping government fiscal policies to restore confidence, The European Central Bank, ...
Geithner sees 'early signs' that global imbalances are being addressed
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Singapore Thursday, told Bloomberg News he sees "early signs" that the world is addressing imbalances in spending and saving that contributed to the ...
Global Q&A: A rocky road, but profits ahead
I am the Global Editor at MoneyShow.com and each week I interview an investing expert. This week, I spoke with John Rutledge, chairman of Greenwich, Conneticuit-based Rutledge Capital, who casts a wide net, shedding light on the global recession as ...
A global imbalance not likely to be repeated: dependence on U.S. consumption
Few economists deny that the global economic order that dawns following the financial crisis will be different from the pre-crisis order. And a key difference is likely to be consumption patterns -- namely the development and expansion of middle ...
Here's to a more perfect global union, too
It's as if every major economy in the world's emerging markets structured its economy to take advantage of U.S. consumption, and only U.S. consumption. Of course, we know this isn't the case. Asia-to-Europe and Latin America-to-Asia trade, etc. ...
Despite stock rout and more U.S. debt, dollar is firm (so far), except vs yen
Twenty five trillion dollars in global market capitalization wiped out. At least $500 billion -- and most likely in excess of $1 trillion added to the United States' national debt. The Fed has loaned money to corporations, added massive liquidity to ...
Thai Capital (TF): Global growth at a discount
"Thailand had a political crisis in 2006, when the democratically elected government was overthrown by a military coup," recalls international investing expert Mike Burnick.
"But the country is emerging from its crisis with a fresh pro-growth ...
Foreign nations, sovereign investors stay on sidelines, wait for bargains
One might think that with the financial system in the world's largest economy in need of additional liquidity to avert a financial panic, foreign investors would be preparing similar fixes at home and/or standing at the ready to assist the United ...
Confidence in global economy dips on monetary easing exit strategies
Confidence in the global economy dipped in November, amid concern that central bank withdrawal of some liquidity would weaken the economic recovery, a new survey of Bloomberg Terminal users indicated, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday. The Bloomberg ...
Global unwinding continues as banks demand more collateral from hedge funds
Banks are demanding more capital from hedge funds to support outstanding loans resulting in the dissolution of some funds forced to liquidate assets, Bloomberg News reported Monday. ``If you have leverage, you're stuffed,'' Alex Allen, chief ...
Best Buy uses Omniture to model consumer spending behavior
Best Buy, Inc. (NYSE: BBY) has been hurting like most retailers in the face of the U.S. and global economic crisis, but the only silver lining that it may have seen recently has been the collapse and liquidation of its largest competitor, Circuit ...
No fix for global crisis?
Have central banks reached the limit of what they can do to fix the global economic crisis? The answer is yes, if you believe that the price of Credit Default Swaps (CDSs) is any indication. With CDS premiums for corporate bonds reaching a new high, ...
American Home Mortgage adds to sub-prime woes
"Is the sub-prime mortgage crisis a canary in the coal mine, warning of greater risks to come?" asks global expert Vivian Lewis.
In her Global Investing newsletter, the advisor says, "I think the stock market fall is not the end of the correction. ...
Short-term interest rates fall again Friday, capping week of liquidity improvement
The global financial crisis will not be resolved in a week, or a month, or even a quarter, economists generally agree. Nevertheless, notch an impressive week of liquidity improvement for the credit markets. The initiative by major central banks to ...
Closing Bell: Dubai sends jitters throughout the market (S, BBY)
Heinz looking good after the second quarter?
Why isn't Bank of America updating its shareholders on CEO situation?
