Comments on: The Causes of the 2008 Financial Crisis

By: All Fairness » The Causes of the 2008 Financial Crisis

All Fairness » The Causes of the 2008 Financial Crisis — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:47:41 +0000

[...] The Causes of the 2008 Financial Crisis [...]

By: KCLau

KCLau — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:47:08 +0000

High saving rate is seen amongst the elder.Younger generation are having
much trouble to save.

By: chau

chau — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:53:33 +0000

According to this Hanson, we have high savings rate in Malaysia. What savings is he referring to? That may still be true among the older generation, but our young people today live off credit cards to enjoy the “Starbucks lifestyle.” Middle-class wage earners who spend responsibly also cannot save because of the twin curses of hyper-inflation and 3rd world wages in Malaysia.

It is also premature for the govt to gloat that Malaysia will not be heavily affected by this crisis. We are an export and commodity-driven economy. We ARE heavily dependent on demand for both our exports and our commodities. The US economy makes up 25% of the whole world's economy. If US falls into a deep and sustained recession, the only unaffected people are those who live in some small island who fish and collect coconuts for a living.

By: Relax

Relax — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:32:51 +0000

Thanks for sharing
I think Malaysian equity market will bounce back most likely. Time to dive in slowly to plant some investment seeds!