The Financial Crisis of 2008 Factors and Prevention Abstract This paper explores the factors‚ which caused the recent financial crisis of 2008. Furthermore this paper will explain how the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policies and the Federal Government’s fiscal policies are crucial in limiting and perhaps eliminating future catastrophes. The Financial Crisis of 2008 Factors and Prevention The financial crisis of 2008 is widely considered
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The Inside Job - Sub Prime Crisis Sub Prime Crisis was the financial crisis which hit the global markets in 2008. This was caused in general because of subprime loans being given out by banks w/o working out the due diligence required to check the credibility of the borrowers. The key cause of the subprime crisis was the instability of the derivatives market. Prior to the housing bubble‚ there was widespread initiative to regulate the derivatives market so as to bring the stability necessary
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Abstract This paper discusses main reasons of global financial crisis‚ how it affected economies of different countries. In this paper we will examine the impact of financial crisis on the United States of America‚ the countries of European Union and Armenia. We will present problems that these countries had during the crisis‚ and how they managed to solve them. Paper consists of literature review from both primary and secondary sources. At the end‚ we will try to present solutions to problems that
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The most recent financial crisis in 2007-2009 was the worst recession since the 1930’s was quite evident as it affected the entire economy on a global scale; from large countries to small ones. The starting point and reason behind a financial crisis is varied‚ they appear in different shapes and sizes which could have originated externally or domestically and emerged from the public or private sector. Consequently with time‚ they take different forms and spread rapidly across boarders. Which is why
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There is not one specific reason for the financial crisis‚ but rather a combination of many events that caused the unusual market collapse of 2008. One explanation can be traced back to 1995 when the Clinton administration attempted to improve the Community Reinvestment Act‚ which required banks to distribute more loans in lower income areas. If the banks failed to abide by this new law‚ they would face harsh penalties‚ such as receiving limits on approvals for mergers and could even be hit with
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Financial ratios are used by companies‚ investors‚ and by students. The purpose of financial ratios is to determine the whether a company is able to pay off debts‚ use its assets to regenerate cash‚ or determine how much profit a company is making from every dollar they make. A study of two internet giants‚ Google and Yahoo!‚ will show that although one company is not generating as much as the other is‚ there are ways that it can improve future cash flows. Current RatioThe current ratio of an organization
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Financial Crisis Todd McTigue INTRO In 2008‚ the United States experienced a major financial crisis which led to the worst recession since World War II. Both the financial crisis and the downturn in the U.S. economy spread to many foreign nations‚ resulting in a global economic crisis. In the months following the initial decline‚ the U.S. stock market plummeted‚ liquidity dried up‚ successful companies began laying off employees
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| Comparative Ratio Analysis of Three Listed CompaniesOf ICT Sector | | | | | August 08‚ 2012 | TABLE OF CONTENT Title | Page No | Letter of Transmittal | 3 | Acknowledgement | 4 | Introduction and Rationale of the study | 6 | Objectives | 6 | Sources of Data | 6 | Methodology | 7 | Findings of the Ratio Analysis | 8 | Liquidity Ratio | 8 | Debt Ratio | 9 | Profitability/Performance | 10 | Activity Ratio | 13 | Market Performance | 18 | Conclusion
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QUESTION 1 i. Current Ratio = Current Assets/Current Liability = $ 14‚651‚000/$ 19‚639‚000 = 0.750 ii. Quick Ratio = (Current Assets – Inventory) / Current Liability = ($ 14‚651‚000 – $ 6‚136‚000) / $ 19‚539‚000 = 0.436 iii. Total Assets Turnover = Sales/Total Assets = $ 167‚310‚000/$ 108‚615‚000 = 1.540 iv. Inventory Turnover = COGS/Inventory = $ 117‚910‚000/$ 6‚136‚000 = 19.216 v. Receivable Turnover = Sales/Account Receivables = $ 167‚310‚000/$ 5‚473
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The world recession of 2008 to 2009 was caused ultimately by global imbalances in trade and capital flows‚ globalization of financial markets‚ the trend towards a new finance-led capitalism and the related pattern of income distribution. The effects of the recession on Africa were tremendous and are still being felt today. Africa is homeland to numerous natural resources. Contrary to this‚ it is one of poorest regions in the world constituting almost 10% of the world’s population and ravaged by high
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