http://freakonomics.info Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:55:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since July 2007, the U.S. sub-prime mortgage problems and the increases in credit spreads over government bonds have triggered concerns about a global credit crunch, and caused global stock market volatility. However, financial institutions in Asia are in a relatively good position with respect to the credit crunch since they have ... http://freakonomics.info/?p=167 Different religions took their birth at different times and at different places and that is the reason, they could not turn one religion and now the people in each religion have started declaring that their religion is the best and all others in other religions are not on the ... http://freakonomics.info/?p=119 The strength of Australia's banks, especially the big four, is better than first seems, judging by comments in the International Monetary Fund's latest report on the Australian economy. Buried in the Fund's latest report is a big vote of confidence in the health and stability of the Australian banking system. The IMF ... http://freakonomics.info/?p=109 No matter where you live, politics probably plays a part in your day to day life. You might not immediately deal with political issues, but you can be sure that politics plays a part in what you do! Whether it is office politics deciding who gets that raise you've been ... http://freakonomics.info/?p=121 The currency of a nation is of great importance to the financial growth of that country. Every currency has a value relative to the other currencies on the planet. Thus currency trading can be described as the trade that uses the purchase and sale of large quantities of currency to ... http://freakonomics.info/?p=141 Who wants to be a president; the President of the United States? Social Security reform is the winning ticket. Research supports the thesis that Social Security reform would provide all the lubrication necessary to get our economic ball bearings rolling in the right direction. Economies do not grow, or ... http://freakonomics.info/?p=117 One of the misnomers about an offshore bank account is that it is only for the very wealthy. An offshore corporation plus offshore bank account is more economical than one might think. An offshore bank account is an account that you open in a country or jurisdiction outside your own. ... http://freakonomics.info/?p=99 Inflation is something that every investor should know about. The wise investor understands how inflation erodes their purchasing power and he or she takes steps to mitigate the damage. Inflation is when the price of goods and services rises at a rapid rate. This destroys your purchasing power. Ever heard that ... http://freakonomics.info/?p=125 Are you looking for a personal offshore bank account. Maybe you are looking for a corporate offshore bank account. Generally speaking, any bank account opened outside of one's native country can be considered an offshore bank account. The appeal of an offshore bank account is much more apparent during tax ... http://freakonomics.info/?p=101 As 2008 draws to an end, the signs for the global economy in 2009 are, to say the least, inauspicious. But this downturn won't affect all geographies equally - and this holds true for the shared services and outsourcing space as much as for the wider economy. In order to ... http://freakonomics.info/?p=181