Posts Tagged ‘world trade’

The trap of sirens of “recovery”

sky1240751549 "President Obama sees" glimmers of hope "for the economy, America wants to believe" (Le Figaro). "Francois Fillon announced the resumption in 2010 (20h TF1). "The first positive signs of an outflow of looming crisis" (The Journal of Finance). "Banks resume American Color" (The Point). According to the headlines these days, one sees the "end of the tunnel, it has almost reached" rock bottom ", we see the first" swallows heralding spring. (more...)

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China Could spring a surprise?

While the theory of economic decoupling between developed and emerging countries seemed swept by the crisis, the latest indicators Chinese could lie all forecasters. shanghaiechangeur1241387574These past months have been marked by massive withdrawals of capital invested in Southeast Asia is. The rise in risk aversion since the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the dissemination of economic and financial crisis throughout the world have accelerated the drop in Asian markets - especially the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The contraction of world trade, declining investment and U.S. consumption, but also the collapse of raw materials, have significantly affected the structurally exporters - whether raw or, like China, goods consumption. Chinese exports have sharply declined to 20% yoy. However, there

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Benefits and disadvantages of having a strong currency

32magesBecause of the extreme volatility of the currency market, the euro goes up and down significantly from month to month with respect to other currencies, it becomes very difficult to invest in it. There are significant advantages of strong currency.

In the current situation, no country wants to be the last to have a strong currency. Some economists, according to The Wall Street Journal, are concerned that countries try to weaken their currencies to gain an advantage over its trading partners, sparking a round of devaluations that ultimately, harm world trade. Read the rest of this entry »

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