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The Financial Crisis – 30 years in 300 words
Posted in Economic commentary, Financial Crisis, tagged Banks, carry trade, financial journalism on February 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Interest rates and inflation peaked in the UK and US in 1980. Over the following 29 years interest rates declined in the US and UK from 20% to 1% generating a long uplift in the value of equities and other assets. Japan became a global source of very cheap investment capital in the mid 90s [...]
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