US Federal Reserve
Monthly FOMC meeting
Statement just out
No major change
'Exceptionally low'
Until mid 2013
No change to twist
Financial strains
Significant downside risks
One dissenter
Wanted more easing
No great surprises
Euro hits 11 mth low
Summit deal worries
Merkel says nein
Bigger ESM fund
UK inflation down
4.8% vs yr ago
Room for easing
More money printing
An economics professor could select a loan in Hungary’s currency, the forint, at 13 percent interest, or one in Swiss francs at less than 6 percent. He picked the cheaper franc loan.
Three years later, those who took mortgages in francs are faced with at a debt pile that has swelled to 4.9 trillion forint ($22 billion). The currency’s 40 percent slump against the franc has raised repayment costs, pushing mortgage arrears to a two-decade high The loans are called “debt slavery.”
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