Since then, however, commodity prices have typically been on a downward trend. And, of course, they fell sharply in the wake of the Asian crisis in 1997-98, before partly recovering in 1999. We have to take this into account when we examine what happened to our standard of living in the 1990s compared with earlier decades.
The report focuses on the following gaps: • Obstacles to resolvability remain, and these remain high on the agenda of the FSB and its members. • Information systems can be improved further in order to enhance ability of markets, authorities, and other stakeholders to assess the functioning of the system.