Economic Trends
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Investors Remain Bullish on Turkey Despite Political Unrest
By Savita Iyer-AhrestaniThe recent wave of anti-government protests in Turkey continues to gain steam but foreign investors are not particularly perturbed by the demonstrations. Not for the time being, anyway.
May 14, 2013
Europeans grow dissatisfied with the inequities of the economic systemPeople arent happy that the gap between the rich and the poor has widened in the past five years.
May 13, 2013
Will Britain leave the EU?Talk of the possibility of Britain breaking out of the EU is spreading.
May 07, 2013
Nouriel Roubini: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile2morrow I speak at Long-term Global Trends & Their Implications for the IMF, Nouriel Roubini recently tweeted, which is typical, since hes everywhere and seemingly always reacts to the latest financial crisis in real time.
May 01, 2013
Condoleezza Rice urges action on domestic issuesThe U.S. must address festering fiscal and social issues to maintain its political and economic standing.
May 01, 2013
Condoleezza Rice urges action on domestic issuesThe U.S. must address festering fiscal and social issues to maintain its political and economic standing.
April 15, 2013
Brazil’s Olympic Stadium Closure Exposes BRIC Nation's Infrastructure ChallengeFast-growing Brazil has a serious economic impediment: its shoddy infrastructure. The latest case in point: the recent closure of the stadium in Rio de Janeiro meant to be the centerpiece of the 2016 Olympic Games.
March 20, 2013
Fed Holds Rates, QE in Place as Congress Holds Budget HostageIn its efforts to prop up the economy by keeping interest rates down, the Fed will keep buying $85 billion a month in Treasury and mortgage-backed securities.