Posts Tagged ‘economics’

CNBC World – Islamic Finance: Applying religion to economics

A news item I caught off of CNBC World on Islamic Banking back in Summer of 2004. Just found it archived and will post this onto my website IslamBank.Community.

Debt perspective | Free exchange | Economist.com

ONE doesn’t want to play down the problem of unsustainable long-run growth in public debt , but it is a little silly just how evergreen is the nail-biting, hand-wringing newspaper piece warning of the serious threat posed by deficits. …

TransDigm to Issue $425M Debt to Pay Dividend to Shareholders

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that aircraft parts supplier TransDigm Group (NYSE:TDG) is planning to float $425 million worth of debt for the primary.

Can microfinance help end poverty? | Online Investing Mag

The inventor of microfinance, Muhammad Yunus, won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. Now, idea has gone global. But is it just a new debt bubble in the making

Matthew Yglesias » Reagonomics and Debt

From a non-Brooksian point of view, maybe low inflation leads to low nominal interest rates which trick people into underestimating the value of savings and the price of debt relative to a situation with equal real interest rates but …

More TIPS to Finance Our Growing Debt?

As you may noticed, the US needs to borrow vast amounts of money. Which raises an interesting question: how should we finance that debt ? The Government.

War Debt and Entitlement Debt, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of …

As John Taylor points out, our debt situation today is much scarier than it was after World War II. When the war ended, we stopped accruing war debt . As GDP grew, the ratio of debt to GDP shrank.

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Investing Advice From Real Rock Stars. … Free Report and Updates.

The Debt Clock – Freakonomics Blog – NYTimes.com

In the spirit of its Big Mac Index, The Economist rolled out its Global Debt Clock, which features a running global-public- debt tally.

American's Need More Debt? :: The Market Oracle :: Financial …

American’s Need More Debt ? :: The Market Oracle :: Financial Markets Analysis & Forecasting Free Website.