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SUMMARY:Globalist Coffeehouse: What’s ahead for the global banking/investment economy and consequently governments?
DESCRIPTION:We will be meeting in the private dining room at 5280 Burger and Taproom\, 7032 Wood Hollow Dr. This month’s topic is:  \nWhat’s ahead for the global banking/investment economy and consequently governments?\nLast month two banks\, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank had to be “bailed out” with quick action by the Federal Reserve to stabilize the situation. There were other regional banks – like First Republic – “teetering on the brink” of financial failure and had to also be rescued. Finally\, there was the global banking situation with Credit Suisse being taken over by UBS\, while in Germany investors were watching Deutsche Bank. Many thought that HSBC may also be vulnerable\, impacting the economies in Asia. \nThere are several factors that may have contributed to the crisis. In the U.S.\, under the previous administration\, banking restrictions imposed after the 2008 crisis were removed for mid-sized regional banks. There was the role of “start-ups” and the “crypto sector” dominating a bank’s assets\, and finally the Federal Reserve’s policy of raising interest rates to reduce inflation. Similar situations also held for the global banking community. The pandemic\, the cost of the War in Ukraine\, and the disruption of global supply chains – especially food and energy – were all contributing factors at the international level. In the UK\, the implications of Brexit continue to be “a shock to the UK economy” and in the EU there is the economic stress of “shadow banks” (non-banking financial institutions). And last\, there is still the “contagion risk\,” where one institution or region could drag down the global economy. \nThe head of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) has said that “the global economy faces risks to financial security because of the turbulence in the banking sector.” So\, what’s next? How should this be addressed by the Federal Reserve in the U.S.\, and by institutions in the rest of the international banking community? After all\, it is a global economy. \n \nPlease join us for what will be a very interesting discussion. \nFor more details contact: \nEllen Murry: ellen@wacaustin.org \nPolina Anastassieva: polina@wacaustin.org 
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/globalist-coffeehouse-whats-ahead-for-the-global-banking-investment-economy-and-consequently-governments/
LOCATION:5280 Burger and Taphouse\, 7032 Wood Hollow Dr\, Austin\, TX\, 78731\, United States
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SUMMARY:25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement Film and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The World Affairs Council of Austin and the University of Texas Center for European Studies invite you to this special documentary screening and conversation with the Honorable Robert Hull\, Consul General of Ireland in Austin for a commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. \nThe documentary tells the story of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition\, an all-female\, cross-community political party established in Northern Ireland in 1996. The NIWC was formed to contest elections to the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue as part of the process of negotiations that eventually led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. \n‘Wave Goodbye to Dinosaurs’ focuses on the conscious decision the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition made to ensure women were written into\, rather than written out of\, this moment in history – often in the face of significant opposition and challenge. They had a direct impact on the drafting of the Good Friday Agreement\, including ensuring that the suffering of victims of the Troubles was acknowledged and addressed. \nThere has been a change on the room were the screening will take place tomorrow. It will be in Patton Hall – RLP 0.11 \nHere is the location for your convenience.
URL:http://wacaustin.org/event/25th-anniversary-of-the-good-friday-agreement-film-and-discussion/
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