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In addition to the Emerging...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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While a disorderly default seems to have been avoided (for now), the Greek problem (as we have discussed extensively) remains in...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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The cut to 20.5% for large banks follows a similar cut in December last year after...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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Hold it. Release slowly. Repeat three times. If you get dizzy, you’re doing it too fast.Feel better? OK, lots of news flying around out there, most of it difficult to confirm. Take the following as a snapshot of where things are today based on a variety of...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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Please click on the post title or go to http://www.econmatters.com for full content. **** <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NQIZaLCIoDtD6AZbZnwDQi0uDIo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NQIZaLCIoDtD6AZbZnwDQi0uDIo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NQIZaLCIoDtD6AZbZnwDQi0uDIo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NQIZaLCIoDtD6AZbZnwDQi0uDIo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=tG-st6Zq8gk:MlhNyD9aoRo:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=tG-st6Zq8gk:MlhNyD9aoRo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=tG-st6Zq8gk:MlhNyD9aoRo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=tG-st6Zq8gk:MlhNyD9aoRo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=tG-st6Zq8gk:MlhNyD9aoRo:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EconForecast/~4/tG-st6Zq8gk" height="1" width="1"/>EconForecasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12647639257483093779noreply@blogger.com0http://www.econmatters.com/2012/02/how-greece-could-take-down-wall-street.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722060956500512885.post-11299390388639315502012-02-21T14:00:00.008-06:002012-02-21T14:00:00.552-06:002012-02-21T14:00:00.552-06:00By David Smith at&nbsp;Economy Watch The secret of Goldman Sachs’ power over the global financial system can be summed up in one word: Alumni. In his book, 13 Bankers, the former International Monetary Fund economist Simon Johnson argued that the relationship between Goldman Sachs and the US...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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Just when we were planning to get bullish, the Futures are off half a point as concerns about Greece, of all things, come back to the forefront. Pretty much the entire country is poised to strike this evening on the...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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Please click on the post title or go to http://www.econmatters.com for full content. **** <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RI_Pw4Foh53UM4mh802fcYrrPfg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RI_Pw4Foh53UM4mh802fcYrrPfg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RI_Pw4Foh53UM4mh802fcYrrPfg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RI_Pw4Foh53UM4mh802fcYrrPfg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=icuW8QnS9CQ:09TZgIfnum0:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=icuW8QnS9CQ:09TZgIfnum0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=icuW8QnS9CQ:09TZgIfnum0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=icuW8QnS9CQ:09TZgIfnum0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=icuW8QnS9CQ:09TZgIfnum0:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EconForecast/~4/icuW8QnS9CQ" height="1" width="1"/>EconForecasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12647639257483093779noreply@blogger.com0http://www.econmatters.com/2012/02/why-greece-must-exit-eurozone-and-how.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722060956500512885.post-21862499209418713052012-02-21T08:00:00.002-06:002012-02-22T18:59:27.805-06:002012-02-22T18:59:27.805-06:00By Tyler Durden of&nbsp;ZeroHedge&nbsp; The first details of the Greek bond deal are leaking out via Reuters, and we now learn the reason for the Greek bond sell off in recent days:UNDER GREEK DEBT SWAP, PRIVATE SECTOR WILL&nbsp;GET 3% COUPON&nbsp;ON BONDS FROM 2012-20, 3.75% COUPON FROM 2021...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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As a result, I was reminded both of Shakespeare and Gandhi. "The media doth protest too much," I thought (with...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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But they should. Because homebuilders are definitely feeling “good vibrations.”&nbsp; Earlier in the...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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In January, the company reported that profits for the holiday quarter more than doubled.&nbsp;The stock price shot up 8% on the news, and rallied all the way to over $526 per share in the days that followed.On July 10th 1997,...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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Reuters reports: "Iran has...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. Please click on the post title or go to http://www.econmatters.com for full content. **** <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dkR1IRNxaiBzPA-5UVbOZu8Ayrs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dkR1IRNxaiBzPA-5UVbOZu8Ayrs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dkR1IRNxaiBzPA-5UVbOZu8Ayrs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dkR1IRNxaiBzPA-5UVbOZu8Ayrs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=QKjHoL61LDU:XtMuZgui19Y:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=QKjHoL61LDU:XtMuZgui19Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=QKjHoL61LDU:XtMuZgui19Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=QKjHoL61LDU:XtMuZgui19Y:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=QKjHoL61LDU:XtMuZgui19Y:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EconForecast/~4/QKjHoL61LDU" height="1" width="1"/>EconForecasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12647639257483093779noreply@blogger.com0http://www.econmatters.com/2012/02/iran-halts-oil-sales-to-british-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722060956500512885.post-16285939490674558272012-02-19T14:00:00.000-06:002012-02-19T14:00:01.230-06:002012-02-19T14:00:01.230-06:00By&nbsp;Russ Winter&nbsp; In the consumer economy, gasoline demand has strangely collapsed. I have always felt this was a solid indicator of consumer&nbsp;behavior, and still do. &nbsp;At a core level I sense that in reality the consumer is MIA. &nbsp;As you can see the normal seasonal pickup in...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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Gold demand grew 0.4 percent in 2011 despite a 28 percent year-over-year increase in bullion’s average price. After flirting with the top spot for...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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Chinese commercial banks’ bad loans increased in the fourth quarter of last year, highlighting pressures the lenders face in...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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This culminated on Friday when the schism between Merkel, who...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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