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Money, Money, Money

In the worst global financial crisis since World War II, most countries feel the pressure of a possible downgrading of their sovereign debt rating. Who are the agencies responsible for the ratings that should reflect each country's reliability and capability to repay its public debt? How reliab...

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Other Authors: Infobase,, Ciné Fête.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : CINEFETE, [2012]
Distributed by Infobase,
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (50 min., 8 sec)) : sound, color.
Subjects:
Business.
Economics.
Business ethics.
International economic relations.
Summary: In the worst global financial crisis since World War II, most countries feel the pressure of a possible downgrading of their sovereign debt rating. Who are the agencies responsible for the ratings that should reflect each country's reliability and capability to repay its public debt? How reliable are the agencies themselves? What is the role of global monetary policies in the triggering of the so-called "currency wars"? This documentary explores and explains core issues of the global financial crisis, shedding light on hot yet elusive topics such as currency fluctuations, oil price swings, and the new players-such as the Chinese banks and rating agencies-who can impact today's and tomorrow's economy.
Item Description: Originally released by CINEFETE, 2012.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 30, 2018.
Rating Agencies (2:20); Challenging the Rating Agency Monopoly (2:47); Flawed Federal Monetary Policy (2:19); Rating Agency Business Model (2:40); Currency Market (1:49); Online Trading Expo (5:06); Currency Timing (3:06); Oil (2:09); Oil Prices (1:40); Oil Production in Italy (3:57); Drilling Impacts (2:18); Currency Wars (2:24); Defying Economic Logic (3:00); Competing European Union Economic Needs (3:24); Finance and Democracy (3:06); Public Debt Misconceptions (2:20); Addressing Public Debt (2:16); Egyptian Case (2:21); Credits: Money, Money, Money (0:42);
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In the worst global financial crisis since World War II, most countries feel the pressure of a possible downgrading of their sovereign debt rating. Who are the agencies responsible for the ratings that should reflect each country's reliability and capability to repay its public debt? How reliable are the agencies themselves? What is the role of global monetary policies in the triggering of the so-called "currency wars"? This documentary explores and explains core issues of the global financial crisis, shedding light on hot yet elusive topics such as currency fluctuations, oil price swings, and the new players-such as the Chinese banks and rating agencies-who can impact today's and tomorrow's economy.
9 - 12, Academic/AP.
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (50 min., 8 sec)) : sound, color.
Format: Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: 9 - 12, Academic/AP.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.

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