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October 2008

October 12, 2008

Pakistan's "Macabre" vs Micawber's economics

Ali Khan recalled: "General Beg called me for a cup of tea. He said, 'Don't...

October 11, 2008

Iceland's troubles continue

Iceland's troubles are not ending anytime soon! On one side its banks are in major...

October 10, 2008

Capitalism vs Democracy or Capitalist Democracy?

The current financial crisis has created a very interesting situation where not only the government...

October 08, 2008

Iceland faces National Bankruptcy and the new WMDs of our age..

We have heard about the banks going bankrupt these days but one of the top...

October 07, 2008

Financial meltdown takes away a family

That the current financial meltdown and mess around the world is pretty bad, but it...

October 01, 2008

Current Financial Mess – what is it and what can happen

Repeatedly, the analysts from Republican side have been stressing that they did not want to...

September 2008

September 29, 2008

Financial Rescue bill FAILS. Market has RECORD fall. CREDIT FROZEN!

Update: Btw, Wachovia (4th largest bank in the US) has been bought by Citibank. Now,...

September 29, 2008

Financial rescue bill

The financial rescue - bail-out plan has been agreed to finally. It may be voted...

September 29, 2008

The One Quadrillion Equation!

DK Matai often writes and interacts on events of utmost importance to business and self....

September 21, 2008

The week that was…. for the economy

I think image gives a good view of arguably the worst week in economy in...

September 20, 2008

Perils of Financial Abyss and Political Jokers

Image via WikipediaIn between a lot of work, I had the CNN on. And Wolf...

September 19, 2008

FDIC's Bank failure division to grow 5 times its present size!

I do not want to be sensationalist about this issue - but it IS a...

September 17, 2008

AIG is NATIONALISED – the Soviets have won!

Ok, just a little news-flash: American Capitalism quietly passes into history. Federal Reserve is bailing...

September 16, 2008

AIG close to the cliff; and a financial run down becomes a likelihood

This post is from the email sent by my friend, Bobby. His warnings and analyses...

September 16, 2008

Wall Street Dealers – thugs who can have the cake and eat it too

This is a news item that many missed. Lehman Brothers went down today. What many...

September 15, 2008

Financial Meltdown: Bloody Monday!

Lehman Brothers, the 4th largest investment bank in the world has folded. Close on the...

July 2008

July 19, 2008

Effect of $200/barrel Oil on Daily life?

Image via WikipediaThe July 21st Newsweek had a very interesting graphic. It shows how will...

June 2008

June 03, 2008

Gas Price Trends from Around the World

With Gas prices becoming such a hot issue around the world, specially in the developing...

May 2008

May 24, 2008

What if Oil Reaches $200/barrel?

Here some interesting information I received from a forwarded email. Don't know the source but...

May 23, 2008

Zimbabwean Inflation

The Indian people and the government are both quaking with fear with inflation hovering at...

May 04, 2008

Oil and Camel prices – do you have alternative transport strategy

The camels sold as low as the price of a goat in Rajasthan. As the...

April 2008

April 28, 2008

Who gets to keep the "Cream" in China?

A decade from now, which country will boast of the maximum billionaires in the world?...

April 24, 2008

The Vicious Circle of Poverty and Speculation

Was just watching a program where the host gave this connections. He is so right!...

April 20, 2008

Economic Spiral and the movement to a Revolution!

Ghazala says that the poor in Pakistan are finding it hard to eat and a...

April 11, 2008

A Story of an Asset Bubble

Atul Sarana is a Chemical Engineer of 1997 batch & now a Certified Financial Planner...

April 05, 2008

Why the Dollar Bubble is about to Burst

This article was written by Atul Surana. He is a Certified Financial Planner. The Voice...

April 04, 2008

What holds India back?

This article was written for Drishtikone by Atul Surana who is a Certified Financial Planner....

April 03, 2008

The Financial Tsunami that is around the corner – Credit Default Swaps

Here are some sizes in US dollars of the various markets and the US budget....

March 2008

March 31, 2008

US Mortgage crisis: a slum comes up near Los Angeles

Dharavi, in Bombay, is the second largest slum in Asia (after Orangi Township in Karachi)....

March 25, 2008

The Non-Money, Unstructured Finance Economy — Part II

This is the second part of Mr. Lobo's essays on economy. The first one can...