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President Obama thinks he has the answer. Photo: P. Souza/The White House

An historic bill is passed

What can governments do to prevent a financial meltdown from happening again? President Obama believes he has the answer.

finanzieller Kollaps
Will the bill be effective?

Iraq and finances

This week, we look at media comment on the new US financial regulation bill, as well as on the August withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
Gesetzesvorlage
Abzug
The housing market is in trouble

One hell of a ride Premium-Inhalt

As the global financial crisis worsens, the reports get more dramatic. Would you be able to use the right kind of language to describe what's happening now? Take our short test to find out.

Anti-G20 demo in London earlier this year. Photo: www.flickr.com/photos/solarider

Winners and losers

US: When finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Pittsburgh for the G-20 summit, they'll be discussing key issues in the global economy. Protesters in the city will also make their voices heard.
Gipfeltreffen
Schlüsselfragen
Frank-Walter Steinmeier. hard times ahead. Photo: T. Köhler

Germany, Iran and banks

The English-language financial press is concentrating this week on the upcoming German elections and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's swearing-in as president of Iran, as well as the controversial topic of bank bonuses.

bevorstehend
Vereidigung
umstritten
Thema
His guess is as good as mine

Creating wealth

Are banks returning to their bad old ways? We look at media comment on the financial crisis, as well as on the planned free-trade agreement between India and ASEAN.
hier: Gepflogenheiten

EFA (17): Moral hazard

Managing an economy means trying to avoid many hazards, such as high inflation and high unemployment. But there is a special type of hazard that has received a lot of attention recently: moral hazard. Economics for amateurs, part 17.
Risiken
Risiko unehrlichen oder fahrlässigen Verhaltens
Volkswirtschaft(slehre)
Come in!

Open for business

START-UPS: We may be in a global recession, but it could be just the right time to try out your business idea. In the UK, the economic downturn has led to a huge interest in setting up small businesses.
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gründen
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Credit combinations

It's not easy to get credit these days, but we can show you how to use this word in different types of Wortpaare. In this exercise, you choose the best combination.

word partnerships
Banks should keep lending

The stress test

To prevent a credit contraction in a recession, EU banks must be forced to hold enough capital to sustain lending, writes the Financial Times.
Schrumpfung; hier: Klemme
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