Data fra Den Internationale Betalingsbank viser en enorm stigning i de internationale finansielle aktiviteter i 1990 'erne, hvor børsspekulationen synes stadig mere løsrevet fra realøkonomien, hvilket sammen med de finansielle transaktioners stigende hastighed giver øget ustabilitet og uddyber svælget mellem de rige lande og udviklingslandene.
Data from the Bank for International Settlements shows an enormous increase in international financial activity, which practically doubled in the 1990s, with trading on stock exchanges appearing increasingly disconnected from the real economy. This, combined with an increase in the speed of circulation in the financial sphere has heightened instability, thereby helping to increase the gap between richer countries and developing countries.