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A Brief History of Trade – Part 1

29 July 2010 - Features - Editor

With the sophisticated methods of trading in the world today and stock exchanges handling billions of dollars on a daily basis, looking back at the challenges faced by early traders and the development of the modern commercial system can be quite fascinating. Trade is likely as old as mankind itself, with commodities and services being bartered long before different forms of currency were created. Some experts, including well respected historian Peter Watson, are of the opinion that commerce likely began around 150,000 years ago. Certainly, trade has featured prominently throughout recorded human history.

The establishment of trade routes as far back as 3000 BC reveals that Sumerians in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq and northeastern Syria) traded with the inhabitants of the Indus Valley on the Indian Subcontinent. The ancient Phoenicians, who were located along the coastal regions of modern day Syria, Lebanon and Israel, developed a trade route across the sea, linking up with Mediterranean nations, even traveling as far as Britain to obtain tin which they used in the manufacture of bronze. The Greeks and Romans contributed sig...

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Farnborough International Airshow Points to Aviation Industry Recovery - 26 Jul 2010 - Features

The recent wave of mergers, and potential mergers, in the aviation industry have raised their fair share of criticism and analysis, with concerns over monopolies and raised fares being voiced, amid fears that the commercial aviation industry may be in trouble. However, the deals struck at the biennial Farnborough International Airshow, held on 19-25 July 2010 in Hampshire, England, indicate, not only recovery, but that there is huge potential for this market sector to keep growing. On Friday organizers announced that deals to the value of $47 billion took place during the well attended event, and while this is below the figure of $88.7 billion for 2008, when the event was last held, it is nevertheless seen as an encouraging indicator that the recession has not done quite as much damage to the aviation industry as many feared. This is especially heartening in the light of the fact that the Le Bourget/Paris Airshow, which alternates annually with Farnborough, only signed up a disappointing $7 billion worth of deals in 2009. ..

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Uncertain Economic Outlook Depresses Market - 22 Jul 2010 - Markets

With second quarter corporate results and forecasts offering up a mixed bag of optimism and pessimism, (or realism depending on who you talk to), the mid-week market reflected investor disappointment at Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's warning that the US economic outlook remains uncertain. Actually, his words were "unusually uncertain" which is seen by many as an indication that this has come as somewhat of a surprise even to the Fed. However, Bernanke offered reassurance that tightening up of policies will prevent the US economy from falling into recession again, and while maybe not at the pace hoped for, the economy is nevertheless strengthening. The tightening up of policies alluded to, include the Wall Street reform bill signed by President Barack Obama on Wednesday, which is being described as the most stringent set of financial rules and regulations since the Great Depression of 1929...

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Q2 Results Dominate the Week Ahead - 19 Jul 2010 - News

The upcoming week will see the trickle of second quarter results, and projected earnings, turn into a flood on Wall Street, which will no doubt have an impact on markets and investment decisions. More than a hundred of America's largest and most influential companies will release data during the week, providing a clearer picture of the state of the economy, as well as providing some insight into consumer activity. The reporting season started off reasonably well with relatively good results from Alcoa and Intel, but last week ended with Citigroup, Bank of America and General Electric dishing out a dose of disappointment to investors. Adding to investor concern at the end of the week was the July consumer sentiment index from the University of Michigan, which revealed consumer confidence to be at its lowest point in close to a year...

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