By Chris Hedges June 15, 2009 “Truthdig” — This week marks the end of the dollar’s reign as the world’s reserve currency. It marks the start of a terrible period of economic and political decline in the United States. And it signals the last gasp of the American imperium. That’s […]

By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS Source: https://www.counterpunch.com/roberts06032009.html Economic news remains focused on banks and housing, while the threat mounts to the US dollar from massive federal budget deficits in fiscal years 2009 and 2010. Earlier this year the dollar’s exchange value rose against currencies, such as the euro. UK pound, and […]

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https://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_55696.shtml By Jim Miles, Guest Writer. Axis of Logic Axis of Logic Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Scientific American has at times been very harsh on economists1 and as one would expect it does well with its articles on science, many of which I understand to a certain degree and others […]

TheAge.com.au May 1, 2009 – 3:40PM The Australian and New Zealand dollars are the ”most exposed” among major currencies to declines because of the global swine flu outbreak, Barclays Capital said. The World Health Organization may soon declare the first influenza pandemic since the 1968 outbreak that killed 1 million […]

4:00AM Friday Apr 24, 2009 Anne Gibson The amount of empty floor space in Auckland is expected to rise. Photo / Supplied Colliers Report Double-digit vacancy rates are being forecast for Auckland offices. Alan McMahon, research and consulting director of Colliers International, has today issued a report saying vacancies were […]

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