Aktuálne číslo renomovaného tyždenníku The Economist, prinieslo dva velmi zaujímavé članky. Prvým je úvodnik, ktorý vyzýva vlády aby reagovali koordinovane na už globálnu krízu. Druhým je detailne vysvetlujúci článok,  v ktorom je popisaný vplyv nefungujúceho peňažného trhu na ekonomiku. Kliknutím na názov članku sa dostanete na celý text v angličtine.

World on the edge. 

 “In America, outside Wall Street, the banks have lent 96 cents for each $1 of deposits. Continental European banks have lent roughly €1.40 for each €1 of deposits.”

Blocked pipes.

“ANY good tradesman will tell you the importance of the bits of a house that you cannot see. Never mind the new kitchen: what about the rafters, the wiring and the pipes? So it is with financial markets. The stockmarkets are the most visible: as they soar or swoon, the headline-writers get to work. The money markets, however, are the plumbing of the system. Normally, they function efficiently and unseen, allowing investment institutions, companies and banks to lend and borrow trillions of dollars for up to a year at a time. They are only noticed when they go wrong. And, like plumbing, when they do get blocked, they make an almighty stink.”