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"TIL Lloyd's Bank and National City Bank of New York had lend money to the Tamil Chettiars from South India who reloaned into rice farmers in Burma and rubber farmers in Malaya at higher yields. But when the call loan crisis happened in 1929, the subprime mortgages of the Burmese and Malaya defaulted, collateral confiscated by the Chettiars, commodity prices of rice and rubber fell as the aggregate global demand fell" — Aug 17, 2026 08:30PM
"TIL Lloyd's Bank and National City Bank of New York had lend money to the Tamil Chettiars from South India who reloaned into rice farmers in Burma and rubber farmers in Malaya at higher yields. But when the call loan crisis happened in 1929, the subprime mortgages of the Burmese and Malaya defaulted, collateral confiscated by the Chettiars, commodity prices of rice and rubber fell as the aggregate global demand fell" — Aug 17, 2026 08:30PM
A world is supported by four things….” She held up four big-knuckled fingers. “…the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave. But all of these are as nothing….” She closed her
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