Meltdown – The Global Financial Crisis? pt 1of 4

www.peoplestandup.ca by Terrence MdKenna’s voice that this is from “DocZone,” a CBC.ca The credit crunch The global financial crisis (GFC) or global economic crisis is commonly believed to have begun in July 2007 with the credit crunch, when a loss of confidence by US investors in the value of sub-prime mortgages caused a liquidity crisis. This, in turn, resulted in the US Federal Bank injecting a large amount of capital into financial markets. By September 2008, the crisis had worsened as stock markets around the globe crashed and became highly volatile. Consumer confidence hit rock bottom as everyone tightened their belts in fear of what could lie ahead. The sub-prime crisis and housing bubble The housing market in the United States suffered greatly as many home owners who had taken out sub-prime loans found they were unable to meet their mortgage repayments. As the value of homes plummeted, the borrowers found themselves with negative equity. With a large number of borrowers defaulting on loans, banks were faced with a situation where the repossessed house and land was worth less on today’s market than the bank had loaned out originally. The banks had a liquidity crisis on their hands, and giving and obtaining loans became increasingly difficult as the fallout from the sub-prime lending bubble burst. This is commonly referred to as the credit crunch. Although the housing collapse in the United States is commonly referred to as the trigger for the global financial

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***ORIGINAL UPLOAD BY RussiaToday*** Permission to repost granted. November 16, 2010 If Europe’s single currency fails, so would the Union itself. The warning comes from the EU president, who was speaking ahead of the meeting of the Eurozone’s finance ministers. Portugal has warned it could be forced out of the Eurozone, and Ireland is also being urged to use European bailout money to prevent bankruptcy. But Financial analyst Max Keiser says going to the IMF for help would be even worse… RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT Max Keiser Keiser Report IMF Ireland EU bailout Irish banks single currency Ireland Greece Portugal currency wars dollar Euro money economy finance recession downturn financial banks International Monetary Fund economy finances crisis recession depression economic collapse global money debt loan deficit greatest fraud fascism corporatism kakistocracy kleptocracy neofeudalism neoliberalism dictatorship authoritarianism oligarchy social banishment

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The Gate Building is the heart of the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC). This is a huge building that houses the Dubai Stock Exchange and offices for all of the major financial firms. These firms include PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Goldman Sachs, Merril Lynch, the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), UBS, Deutche Bank, the DIFX (Dubai International Financial Center) and many large international investment banks. Just like the rest of Dubai, the area around the DIFC is undergoing continuous …

Niall Ferguson on the Financial Crisis

Financial crisis and international change: historian Niall Ferguson on past financial emergencies and whether the current crisis in American credit markets will result in power flowing from West to East. Monday September 29 2008

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