A new IMF report explains how global markets turmoil is in part due to a lack of appropriate measures to evaluate the risk of new financial products, writes Richard Farmer.
International Monetary Fund
Heavy for Kevvie
Let’s say it right at the beginning. It won’t matter how many times Kevin Rudd says he is an economic conservative. It won’t matter how many schools or homeless shelters he visits. Nothing this will make a jot of difference if the United States goes into recession, writes Christian Kerr.
Burma: sanctions are not the only response
Sanctions are not the only response available to governments concerned about the Burmese military’s suppression of democracy protests.
IMF signals the credit squeeze is far from over
Just when you thought it was safe to go back and put in new share orders… comes a report from the IMF that the private equity market is at much at risk of a meltdown as the sub-prime mortgage market, with potentially greater consequences for global investment.
State of the Planet
Running out of water … Who owns water? … Schoolgirl’s “smog hog” cuts air pollution … It’s a nice day for a green wedding …
