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Farmers should go against the grain
The oil-dependent production of cereal crops could be replaced by a traditional method, writes Graham Harvey.
Global Economy
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A challenging baptism
Monetary policy is being eased everywhere, with the expectation that the Fed will join Japan in having a policy rate below 1% by the end of the year.
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The race to zero
Central bankers are slashing interest rates, but not in SA, reports Maya Fisher-French.
Junk bonds come home to roost
Abby Cohen knew she was talking to a group of senior business leaders from around the world, and was trying to bludgeon some confidence into the room.
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Africa must capitalise on the crisis
One important consequence is that the crisis has exposed the serious deficiencies in global financial governance and the problems this creates.
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Time to fix the nature crunch
The financial crisis affords us an opportunity to rethink our catastrophic ecological trajectory. George Monbiot reports.
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China’s key role in restoring global stability
To get a handle on these problems, start on the financial side and two big "facts" about banking and money.
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Scale of the disorder emerges
Huge estimated losses released by the IMF strengthen calls for urgent policy changes to restore confidence in the financial sector.
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We must be control freaks
The relatively high economic growth between 2003 and 2007 is not sustainable and has been harmful for the future health of the economy.
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Bailing out Big Motor
Having sabotaged eco-innovations, the motor industry is now demanding billions, writes George Monbiot.
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Okay, now I’m panicking
That word recession. We don’t want to hear it. Hairlines recede. Gumlines recede. We don’t recede. Not in the 21st century.
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Pricing panic
South Africa is not immune to global market turmoil, much as we would like to think otherwise.
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Day the time bombs went off
If this is the death of Wall Street as we know it, the tombstone will read: killed by complexity.
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A silver lining?
Global meltdown could ease SA inflation and interest rates, writes Maya Fisher-French.
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Gold shines as markets shudder
The JSE lost 7% in the first three days of this week as the world faced the biggest financial meltdown since 1929.
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Well oiled to drop
The cure for the high oil price is the high oil price, writes Maya Fisher-French
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Man of ‘colossal experience’
The G8 was not created because countries liked each other but because of the world’s economic problems, says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
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The black swans and recession
A danger of the upcoming recession/depression is that it will nip in the bud the new thirst for innovation and radical thinking from business leaders.