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Welcome to the euro!

Oh, how I hate the Swiss National Bank! But oh, how I love the Swiss National Bank! Before you think that I am completely mad, let me explain. This love-hate relationship is based on hard economic facts.

Another nice mess...

Just when it seemed safe to go into the water again, the sharks are back. Stock markets have plunged, currency markets are chaotic, and interest-rate spreads in the eurozone have ballooned.

Haie

die Börsen sind auf Talfahrt gegangen

Währungsmärkte

Zinsdifferenzen

sich extrem vergrößern

No to Tobin

The "Tobin tax" is an idea that has been floating around for years, comes to the surface every now and again, and then disappears once more. It is currently very much in vogue. But the arguments against it are as strong as ever.

hier: herumgeistern

ab und zu, immer wieder mal

in Mode; hier: angesagt

Down with the dollar?

For much of 2009, the dollar has fallen in value against the euro. In the middle of October, the common European currency was worth more than $1.50 for the first time in 14 months. Is this positive, negative, or just a fact of life?

Währung

Tatsache

EFA (6): Depreciation

Personally, we all like appreciation. But another form of appreciation plays a key role in the world of economics. So does depreciation, the subject of the sixth item in our Economics for Amateurs (EFA) series.

Anerkennung

Wertzuwachs, Aufwertung

Volkswirtschaft(slehre)

Wertverlust; Abschreibung

hier: Folge

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