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economics

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  Treasury verdict: low-key optimism amidst treasury challenges

  A majority of the 350 attendees at the EuroFinance Miami conference, held from 8-10^th May, feel more confident about their ability to do business in today’s environment, compared with 12 months ago. However, that confidence level did not quite extend to their view of global economic prospects. A panel session looked at the fact that centralisation and efficiency gains figure high on the treasurer’s agenda and explored how this is affecting their banking relationships.

  Be the first to comment | May 2013

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  The future starts on the fringes

  Conferences come and go but the ACT’s annual event has been on the calendar for many years and this year’s event, held in Liverpool’s dockside ACC, saw around 700 delegates gather to hear speakers covering everything from stability to wild abandon. Treasury Today was in attendance.

  Be the first to comment | May 2013

• Are a weak pound and yen here to stay?

  Japan and the UK have a few things in common. Both are islands that appear to be on a collision course with mainland China and Europe, respectively. Both economies are in desperate need of more stimulus. In both countries the head of the central bank has the title of Governor and both new Governors are expected to deliver a fresh dose of monetary stimulus. Not incidentally, that investors have pessimistic views on yen and sterling.

  Be the first to comment | April 2013

• Alfred Marshall

  Alfred Marshall belongs to an elite group of economists – Adam Smith, David Ricardo and John Maynard Keynes – who left a profound and permanent mark on the history of economic thought. His great achievement was to further our understanding of microeconomics to such an extent that even today his ideas are familiar to anyone who has taken an introductory course in economics.

  Be the first to comment | April 2013

• David Ricardo

  The economist John Maynard Keynes once said of David Ricardo that he had “conquered England more completely than the Holy Inquisition conquered Spain”.

  Be the first to comment | March 2013

• John Locke

  Few individuals in history have had an influence on economics comparable to that of the English empiricist John Locke. However, the contributions that Locke made to economics were primarily of a philosophical nature. He was a firm advocate of what he called ‘natural rights’. His contention that all individuals have a right to liberty, labour, and property helped to provide the philosophical foundation upon which capitalism developed in 17^th Century England – ideas which would also prove influential in the drafting of the US Constitution nearly a century later. Locke also made several important contributions to the development of the theory of money and interest rates.

  Be the first to comment | January 2013

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  Japan

  We start our series of Asian country profiles by looking at Japan, host to both the September IMF meeting and SWIFT’s SIBOS conference in 2012.

  Be the first to comment | January 2013

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  Sluggish start to 2013, but global economy to pick up steam

  After a dip in the first quarter, the global economy will stabilise and begin a gradual recovery in the second half of 2013, predicts BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research.

  Be the first to comment | December 2012

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  Where will the next crisis come from?

  Governments and banks responded to the global financial crisis by simply ‘putting out fires’. But are these short-term solutions storing trouble down the line? Treasury Today looks at potential threats to the global economy over the coming years.

  Be the first to comment | November 2012

• Expect the unexpected: keeping Value-at-Risk relevant

  When it comes to understanding risk, the growing frequency of so-called ‘rare’ market events today, together with elevated volatility, means that the traditional Value-at-Risk (VaR) approach is less than perfect. Yet, Lloyds Bank believes that with certain enhancements, a VaR based methodology can prove to be invaluable in helping treasurers and risk managers to prepare for what the future holds.

  Be the first to comment | October 2012