Friday, September 26, 2008

How did other countries fare when the government intervened in the banking system?

We are definitely NOT in unchartered territory, other countries throughout history have done the same thing the US is doing right now: intervene in the marketplace to bailout the banks.
So how did they do after the "intervention / bailout" plan?
Japan had a big banking crisis and decided to bailout all the banks in the early 1990's...
Japanese interest rates
Japan nationwide land prices 1980-2004

Nikkei Stockmarket index 1970 - 2010

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