IB Economics SL.Baron

A human development index can help determine the level of development of countries like Syria who, as shown in this article, suffer from sustained acts of violence most probably because of a lack of intrinsic development.

As a result of the natural disasters the last year on top of the global financial crisis, Japanese exports have fallen substantially, while imports were necessary after big parts of Japan were hit by the tsunami and earthquake in 2011. This has resulted in deterioration and a trade deficit.

This article discusses how a peak in commodity prices is affecting Australia's terms of trade. It also looks at how the exchange rates in Australia are affecting the TOT. The TOT have peaked though and now because of the recent decrease in terms of trade though, Australia's economy may be headed for a downward spiral.

This article discusses the falling terms of trade in Australia in the 4th quarter. Many speculate that this is due to increased sales of online products going into Australia, and thus fewer sales of domestic goods. Australia has also had decreased sales in ores, which has furthered this problem.

This article talks about how the terms of trade in Australia are reflecting the problems and developments in the Australian economy over the past 50 years.

Russia warns the west that there is to be no military action in Syria. This affects trade on the Black Sea, among other things.

WHEN it comes to innovation, Australia seems to have an image problem. That's the assessment from studies released by Thomas Edison's old company, General Electric.

South Africa has experienced an increase in its terms of trade resulting in higher consumer spending and more investment. South Africa is not free of recession and has yet to come out of a growth slump but the increase in the terms of trade is a positive sign.

The article shows the changes of Hungary's balance of payments as well as the terms of trade. These two have depreciated in the las months

This article describes the development of the terms of trade in the Netherlands. After the recession it seemed that TOT improved, however in 2009 they the TOT started to deteriorate due to falling prices of oil.

In Australia households have decreased spending as there is starting to be a growing awareness of the decrease in GDP and higher exchange rates.

Garda World Security Corporation ("Garda"), one of the leading Security Solutions, Cash Logistics and Global Risk Consulting firms in the world, announced today its financial results for the third quarter ended October 31, 2011.

This article talks about how the exchange rates are affecting the european economies and how strong are really their currencies, that gap, between the real value of the currency and the fixed euro exchange rate, is covered with inflation or unemployment depending on the country.

This article discusses the impacts of the devalued rupee, on the market for gold.

This article discusses the consequences/effects of different exchange rates and how undervaluation, which is when the value of a currency is marked lower than what it actually should be, can spur economic growth in a country.

This article discusses the recent depreciation of the rupee versus the dollar; however, in the past day it has appreciated. It also shows how the exchange rate has affected inflation in India. The government must make a choice between using a fixed exchange rate or a floating one.

This news article is about the value of Euro increasing sharply. It is a great time to exchange your money into Euros as it is doing well and it is better that the US dollar. The Euros to US dollar exchange rate inclined by 0.97% and now the rate is 1.3446. At the same time the Australian dollar, British pound and the Canadian dollar rose their values of exchange rates.

Over the weekend there were proposals that Germany and the other 5 AAA-rated nations of Europe might start jointly issuing 'Elite' bonds. Pound rates are today being driven by attitude to risk - and what a morning it has been. Equity markets have surged, and risk associated currencies such as the Australian dollar have moved higher.

The article that I bookmarked for this week is about how exchange rates and bad climate are affecting Brazil's melon shipments. Brazil is a large exporter of melons and Europe is their biggest importer of melons. Because of the recent financial problems in Europe the exchange rates are not in Brazil's favor for exports. Due to these bad exchange rates for an exporting industry and the bad weather also hurting the melons, Brazil's melon farmers are facing some problems.

This article discusses the decrease in worth of the British pound. Normally the British pound is thought of as a very safe currency, similarly to the US dollar and the Japanese Yen. It proposes possible new ways to get the economy running again in Europe.