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Dance with Troikas

... of her crisis." With the exception of Mr. Samaras's narrow circle of advisers, everyone knows that this claim is bogus. In October, Mr. Samaras took another bold, but utterly inane, step in announcing that Greece was about to ditch the IMF and stand on her own two feet... Read more

Опубликовано:
08.12.2014 18:10:00

Domino Effect: How Lehman's Failure marked the beginning of the End for the Dollar

... in the system itself. The leaders of BRICS are now posed with questions doubting the stability and the reliability of the system. Recently, the leaders of the BRICS countries met in Brazil to establish the BRICS Development Bank, a counterpart to the IMF and the World Bank, specifically designed to increase the amount of money loaned to developing nations. The bank also was created with an emergency reserve fund, echoing the sentiments of the 1998 crisis, where developing nations and emerging markets ...

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29.07.2014 13:25:00

Trust, Russia, and the Dollar: Why a New Reserve Currency is Still a Long Way Away

With the souring of relations between the United States and Russia, Russia has expressed its desire to become less dependent on the US dollar. This is an understandable concern, given the political tension between the two countries, coupled with the threat of tougher US Sanctions on the Russian economy[1]. Simply put, the Russian government knows that it is at a disadvantage. The United States is Russia’s 5th largest trading partner, with 11$ Billion in trade volume, while Russia is United...

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17.07.2014 12:21:00

What is at stake for China?

Currency Wars follows the actions of governments and central banks to manipulate their currencies and currency denominated securities to their advantage and to the disadvantages of foreign markets. At the present day the focus will be on China and the United States, as China has expressed concerns about the safety and reliability of the US dollar. America has dominated the global financial system ever since July of 1944. During this period, the financial leaders of the western world met in Bretton...

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14.07.2014 22:55:00

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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