Yet the spread of exchange-rate instability around the world shows that more timely and accurate information may do little to prevent trouble.

ECONOMIST: Just what the doctors ordered?

To avoid exchange-rate instability, central bankers might do this gradually.

ECONOMIST: Why non-Europeans should care about EMU

Argentina is yet another country which has exchanged instability in its nominal economy, with a floating exchange rate, for instability in its real economy with a fixed exchange rate.

ECONOMIST: Letters

Low-earning women have a higher rate of employment instability because they tend to move in and out of jobs when they are forced to quit due to child-care arrangements falling through or having to deal with health issues of family members.

FORBES: Taking A New Look At "The Motherhood Penalty"

Investing in international markets may involve additional risks, such as social and political instability, market illiquidity, exchange-rate fluctuations, a high level of volatility and limited regulation.

FORBES: Matthews Asia Funds Heads To China's Minor Leagues

We continue to disagree with the U.S. slowdown forecasts based on rate hikes, expensive energy, a consumer slump, or broad instability related to a housing slowdown.

FORBES: Malpass: Global Expansion on Track

This exposes the instability in the entire structure, because as soon as prices level off, the default rate starts to go up.

FORBES: Anatomy of an Economic Meltdown

The chances are that the latest round of economic and political instability in India will mean that the country will be hard pushed to sustain its annual growth rate above six percent.

BBC: South Asia: Rupee down