Tuesday , 19 March 2024

Banking

What Is Islamic Finance All About? Read On!

Islamic Finance doesn't have all the answers but if we're going to improve the systems we have, it's important to understand how other systems work — especially one that has been around for a cool 1,300 years, and is now a sector holding $3.2 trillion in global assets.

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28 Countries Have Experienced Hyperinflation In Last 25 Years (+132K Views)

Hyperinflation is not an unusual phenomenon. 33 countries have experienced hyperinflation over the last 100 years of which no less than 22 have experienced it in the past 25 years and 4 in the past 10 years. The United States is one of the few countries to have experienced two currency collapses during its history (1812-1814 and 1861-1865). Could it happen again?

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What Would It Take For Hyperinflation To Occur in the U.S.? (+36K Views)

There is a difference between inflation and hyperinflation and there is no gradual path from one to the other. To wind up with true hyperinflation, some very bad things have to happen. The government has to completely lose control the populace has to completely lose faith in the system or both at the same time. Are we there yet? Let's take a look.

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My Personal Report from the World Economic Forum in Davos (+4K Views)

I am on assignment at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Unfortunately my previous commentaries irked the organizers so profoundly that I was not allowed the intimate access usually accorded friendly members of the media. No matter, I am staying at a pleasant bed and breakfast about an hour and half outside of Davos....[But I digress. Back to the Forum.] Words: 2369

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What Are Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs)?

NFT stands for “non-fungible token” and hundreds of millions of NFTs are bought and sold each week. Last March, for example, an NFT of a picture on the internet so for $69M on the internet so just what is an non-fungible token?

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