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Special Feature



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    A word from Daniel Minihan

    The past few months we have seen some of the most extraordinary events in world financial markets that have elicited even more extraordinary responses from world governments, which may turn out to be a defining point of three generations (Baby Boomers, Gen X and Y).

    Credit crunch of 2007 and 2008

    Timeline of Events – July 2007 to October 2008.

    Background and why it went wrong


    Whilst reasons for the sub-prime mortgage crisis and consequent credit crunch are complex and diverse, it ultimately began with the bursting of the U.S. housing bubble and high default rates on sub-prime loans.

    The credit crunch: how are you affected?

    From an economic viewpoint, through falling business and consumer confidence, the credit crisis is likely to cause a protracted economic slowdown, and more than likely a recession in the global economy, and maybe even in the Australian economy.

    The proposed solution

    The article you are about to read has been redrafted on several occasions now, as a result of what seem to be constant changes in the actions taken by world governments to help ease the problems in both credit and share markets.