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    have a financial crisis, it depends on the government and banks, which means Australia might go to have a financial crisis in the further year. Banks can reduce the likelihood of having a financial crisis in countries. Many possible ways to have a financial crisis and 2008 is a big international crisis. Australia financial system helped the government to reduce the damage from the 2008 international crisis, many countries except Australia have a serious problem and impact after the crisis. Australia

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    The purpose of this report is to study Global Financial Crisis 2008.This study is inspired by the Wall street crisis and it covers why’s and after effects of the crisis. After this crisis many of the roots causes were observed like speculation, fragility of the system, greed of the managers which adversely affected the market. The global financial crisis of 2008 is a major ongoing financial crisis, the worst of its kind since the Great Depression (The Great Depression originated in the United States

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    Since 1970s, with the continuously deepened process of financial liberalisation and financial deregulation, the increasing improvement of financial innovation and the intensified fierce competition, diversified operational strategy has shown an increasingly apparent trend among financial institutions. A wave of business diversification swept global financial firms from the later 1980s until the recent financial crisis happened. From the microeconomics perspective, comparing with specialised business

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    At the time of the financial crisis in 2008 I was about 10 years old. So, I was old enough to know what was going on, but not why it was happening. My dad is self-employed, so we really experienced the repercussions of this event. My dad is in construction and is a snowplower, so the number of clients he had needed projects to be completed or driveways to be plowed severely decreased. Also at the time my mom was a stay at home mom for both of my sisters, but after the crisis occurred this would no

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    which led many to believe in an East Asian miracle. However, in 1997 Thailand became the first country swept into an economic crisis that spread throughout the region within months. Why did Thailand unexpectedly fall into a rapid economic crisis and how has the crisis shaped the current political economy of the country? Although Thailand

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    SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION AS COMPARED TO TODAY'S FINANCIAL CRISIS ABSTRACT The financial crisis which the United States is combating today, in many aspects resembles the characteristics and consequences which were the outcome of the Great Depression lasting from the time period 1929 till 1933 (Great Depression). The Great Depression of earlier times and the financial crisis of the current times from 2003-2008 will be studied in depth in the following research work in

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    in 2008 created a major financial crisis around the world due to its influence (The Economist, 2013). It took the government’s massive bail outs to prevent total collapse of the financial system and to some extent economic collapse of the country. This government action set a precedent and to some sent a message that the reckless action by the banks in the name of profit is fine because they now have a safety net. It is a good example of how the collapse of a big financial institution that has national

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    economic turmoil of 2008 is arguably the worst financial crisis since the great depression of the 1930s. Although financial crisis is not entirely new, each one is characterized by unique challenges that make it difficult to make a prediction on when and how the next financial crisis might occur. The financial crisis of 2008 to 2009 was marked by a failure in the efficiency of the financial markets, inability of regulatory bodies to regulate the financial product and was catalyzed by weak macroeconomic

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    Ⅰ the causes of global financial crisis 1、Boom and burst in the housing market Low interest rates and large inflows of foreign funds created easy credit conditions. Subprime lending contribute to increase the housing demand.This fueled rising house prices.This housing bubble resulted in quite a few homeowners refinancing their homes at lower interest rates. This led to a building boom. Easy credit encouraged borrowers to obtain ARM. If borrowers could not make the payments ,they would try to

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    The financial crisis of 2008/2009 was the most serious economic decline since 1929. This paper will discuss a few of the causes of the crisis, the role the Federal Reserve played in connection with the three main economic goals, and will then describe traditional and non-traditional measures taken to stimulate the economy. Finally, this essay will relate the government to our present day economic environment and explain why some economists say that the United States is experiencing a “new normal

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