Tag Archives for US financial crisis

Living within one’s means

The $700 billion bailout package to save the economy of the world’s only superpower is too staggering to comprehend for the ordinary Filipino whose main concern is coping with the rising prices of basic necessities including the shrinking pan de … Continue reading

06. October 2008 by Ellen
Categories: Economy, Malaya | Tags: , | 148 comments

More pabulum from Gloria

Malaya’s editorial today says: The local markets are in turmoil as the US financial crisis spreads. Investors, lenders and borrowers need information. They are desperately seeking assurance from anybody in government credible enough to be believable. What they are getting … Continue reading

01. October 2008 by Ellen
Categories: Economy | Tags: | 86 comments