almost_there Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 I believe this was originally made in September of this year, so it's a few months old, but very insightful. Oh, and it's also 45 minutes in length, so plan on spending some time on this one.Last month an unfamiliar expression appeared in the Australia media. A "subprime mortgage crisis" was unfolding in the United States. Homeowners across America were defaulting on loan payments and economists warned of major financial fallout occurring anywhere from Paris to Beijing to Melbourne. But why should a foreclosure in Cleveland affect a hedge fund in Sydney? As Four Corners reports, Australia, along with the rest of the world is at risk of a virulent economic virus thanks to financial globalisation where everything is interconnected through a sophisticated form of pass the parcel. And even more alarmingly, no-one knows just how bad it might get. In "Mortgage Meltdown" Paul Barry reports on the fallout from the US subprime mortgage crisis and asks what impact it will have on Australia.http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2007/20070917_subprime/interviews.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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