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Social Security Payout to Exceed Revenue This Year - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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welfare payments

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  • marcelorodriguezechl f09 on 08 May 10
     
    Mortgage payments in the US are starting to be a leak of money, as the government is paying to those retired more than it is earning in taxes. However, these payments cannot cease and a solution will have to be found.
masayaechl f09

Malaysia to Join Trans-Pacific Free Trade Talks With U.S., Seven Others | Truth About T... - 0 views

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Free Trade

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  • masayaechl f09 on 10 Oct 10
     
    Malaysia is planning to join on the Trans-Pacific Partnership that United States is pushing to help its companies compete with counterparts in China and Europe.
marcelorodriguezechl f09

US politicians threaten trade war with China - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...hreatens-tariffs-against-china

disadvantages protectionism

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  • matteaechl f09 on 13 Oct 10
     
    The US Congress is expected to back a set of punitive tariffs on Chinese imports in order to compensate for the artificial lowering of the value of the yuan. China's currency makes its products very cheap. The US is engaging in this protectionism in order to protect domestic workers.
  • marcelorodriguezechl f09 on 17 Nov 10
     
    This article mentions a possible tariff to be applied on cheap chinese products in the US. Such protectionism would result in higher prices for consumer, and possible retaliation from China.
issaechl f09

The Hindu : News : Ansari cautions developed countries against protectionism - 0 views

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comparative advantage

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  • issaechl f09 on 06 Oct 10
     
    This article is about India cautioning the developed world against protectionist methods that prevent developing nations from engaging in specialization and taking advantage of comparative advantage.
masayaechl f09

The Associated Press: Nations wary of dependence on China's rare earths - 0 views

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Comparative Advantage

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  • masayaechl f09 on 04 Oct 10
     
    Japan who specializes in the manufacturing of high-tech electronics is in a desperate need for rare earth metals. However, in the recent border disputes over an island located between the two countries, China had halted the shipment of the exotic metals.
saraechl f09

Cheap energy tariffs running out - 0 views

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tariffs protectionism

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  • saraechl f09 on 14 Oct 10
     
    This article talks about England raising the previously discounted tariff on energy.
saraechl f09

Brazil and France in jets talks - 0 views

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comparative advantage

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  • saraechl f09 on 02 Oct 10
     
    This article is about Brazil's desire to buy fighter planes and other military vessels from France. This relates to this week's topic because France has an absolute advantage when it comes to military machines, so Brazil wants to purchase them.
issaechl f09

Automaking to change as local production clicks into gear - RT - 0 views

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free trade

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  • issaechl f09 on 17 Oct 10
     
    This article is about the Russian automobile industry and it mentions the need for trade to improve technology.
matteaechl f09

UK trade deficit hits new record - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...-trade-deficit-hits-new-record

comparitive advantage

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  • matteaechl f09 on 30 Sep 10
     
    This article is about the UK's record high trade deficit. This means that it imports more goods and services than it exports. This is because it does not hold a comparitive advantage in any production; it is cheaper to import, and have someone else produce a good, than it is to keep production at home.
saraechl f09

Can free trade benefit Africa? - 0 views

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free trade

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  • saraechl f09 on 06 Oct 10
     
    This article is talking about the unbalance between rich and poor countries in free trade. Here the article is raising the question about whether Africa benefits from free trade, or if it actually hurts the economy.
masayaechl f09

THAILAND: Inequality Gap Stains Thailand's MDG Achievements - IPS ipsnews.net - 0 views

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Income Inequality

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  • masayaechl f09 on 11 May 10
     
    One of the major problems in the Thailand, a country at political crisis, is the economic inequality between the rich and poor which is aggravating the political situation between the middle-class and low-class. This is relevant to this week's topic because a proper government is not placed in Thailand to redistribute the riches' wealth to the poor population.
matteaechl f09

Romania to cut pensions and wages - 0 views

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welfare payments

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  • matteaechl f09 on 09 May 10
     
    This article is about Romania's intentions to cut public sector wages and pensions as a part of an IMF-led rescue plan. These pensions are a form of welfare payments.
joshuaechl f09

Unions & Shareholders likely to Rock United Continental Merger Plans - 0 views

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unions

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  • joshuaechl f09 on 04 May 10
     
    This article is an example of the effects unions can have on company policy
joshuaechl f09

Stimulus credited with creating 682,779 jobs in the first quarter - 0 views

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Stimulus

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  • joshuaechl f09 on 04 May 10
     
    This article shows how the stimulus strategy is effective, supporting the notion that Keynsian theory is the most effective economic theory.
matteaechl f09

Softwood lumber tax slashed by one-third: 'That's a very big deal' - 0 views

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business tax

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  • matteaechl f09 on 11 Apr 10
     
    This is article is about how Canadian sawmillers will not have to pay as many taxes now due to an increase in lumber prices. The sawmillers had to pay a sliding rate export tax inder a 2006 US-Canadian agreement. The rate of this business tax is now reduces 5%.
masayaechl f09

Fed officials again pledge low rates, slow asset sales - 0 views

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Interest Rates

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  • masayaechl f09 on 11 Apr 10
     
    The Fedeal Reserve Bank is planning for an extended period of low interests due to American high unemployment rate and increasing inflation rate. This is relevant to this week's topic because lowering interests rates would increase disposable income for more consumption, encouragte the investors to lend more money in prospect of high return rates, and ultimately increase the aggregate demand to nourish the unemployment in US.
marcelorodriguezechl f09

Interest Rates Rise After Manufacturing Reports - ABC News - 0 views

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interest rates

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  • marcelorodriguezechl f09 on 07 Apr 10
     
    In the US, following its slow economic recovery, employment has been going up, people being able to find jobs again, and hearing the the economy is back on foot. However, this has also given people back confidence, and has led them to fell safer when investing, and thus started to invest more, once again. As a result of this increase in demand for loans, interest rates have also increased. The consequences are still unclear.
matteaechl f09

Bank survey shows customers happy - 0 views

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interest rates

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  • matteaechl f09 on 05 Apr 10
     
    This article is about how bank customers in the UK are satisfied with the bank accounts. This shows that either they are happy with their current interest rates, or that they know they won't be able to get a higher rate on their deposit.
meiechl f09

Playing commodities as interest rates rise - MarketWatch - 0 views

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'interest rates'

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  • meiechl f09 on 01 Apr 10
     
    The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, have promised to keep interest rates at rock-bottom levels for the time being. Low interest rates encourage investment by firms and spending by consumers. Rising interest rates have a negative effect on storable commodities.
saraechl f09

If interest rates rise, our prospects plummet - 0 views

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interest rates

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  • saraechl f09 on 31 Mar 10
     
    This article is talking about Gordon Brown's policy that offers unlimited government guarantees to every bank in the country. It relates to this week's topic because Gordon Brown's aim is to keep interest rates as low to zero as possible.
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