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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/OgvKb9Xwmz1t7l2QZ1JDvR4Ytuc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OgvKb9Xwmz1t7l2QZ1JDvR4Ytuc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OgvKb9Xwmz1t7l2QZ1JDvR4Ytuc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OgvKb9Xwmz1t7l2QZ1JDvR4Ytuc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=AINzPhK5yNg:fXsgyqYKYbM:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=AINzPhK5yNg:fXsgyqYKYbM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=AINzPhK5yNg:fXsgyqYKYbM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=AINzPhK5yNg:fXsgyqYKYbM: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=AINzPhK5yNg:fXsgyqYKYbM: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/AINzPhK5yNg" height="1" width="1"/>EconForecasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12647639257483093779noreply@blogger.com0http://www.econmatters.com/2012/01/just-how-much-control-over-central.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722060956500512885.post-74932556860095576522012-01-27T08:00:00.003-06:002012-01-27T08:00:06.813-06:002012-01-27T08:00:06.813-06:00By&nbsp;Masood Ahmed&nbsp;&nbsp;(via&nbsp;iMFDirect)&nbsp;(Version in&nbsp;عربي) The issue of how to create more jobs is high on the minds of policymakers everywhere.&nbsp;The economies of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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Following the credit crisis, both China and India relied on aggressive tactical measures to revive growth quickly. Given the pace at which the external...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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The report contains some interesting projections on what may be in store for the energy sector in the...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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However, over the past few weeks, markets have been encouraged by measures to provide liquidity to banks and sovereigns in the euro area....<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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It works under Luxembourg law and is considered as a company, not an institution (for those trying to make any parallel between the global IMF and the regional EFSF). On January 9th 2012, the...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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The Federal Reserve will make a series of statements while unveiling&nbsp; its new communication effort. A portion of the new information will be contained in the...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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The Alamo City jumped to the No. 1 spot from last year’s 14th...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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In fact, you probably rely on Google just as much as everyday items like your cell-phone! From humble beginnings to Wall Street darling, this interactive infographic chronicled the evolution that has...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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This year, I’ll be part of a special debate on whether China will boom or bust with bestselling author Gordon G. Chang. The title of Chang’s book, The...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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I got many emails from people saying that this is nonsense, and that I should look at fundamentals instead of Technical charts. While that is partly true (trust me, I DO know that the fundamentals for...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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I’m not talking blood diamonds or drug money, Dubai services a region that extends thousands of miles in all...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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During earlier visits, the country was a rural land with more bicycles than cars. Around that time, less than 30 percent of the country’s...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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Bullish sentiment is slightly below 50% for the third consecutive week in our Sentiment Survey and is at 50% in the Investor’s Intelligence advisor survey. Yesterday, the Investment Company Institute (ICI)...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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EconMatters © EconMatters All Rights Reserved | Facebook | Twitter | Post Alert | Kindle<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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Especially not when you look at the following comparison, which plots Gold’s rise versus the Nasdaq’s rise in the 1990′s. Chart:&nbsp;MarketwatchThe Bear Camp (including Nouriel Roubini for example), argue that Gold is...<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/iBYs-WOwLCGL5ODooW9ZD-X1XfM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iBYs-WOwLCGL5ODooW9ZD-X1XfM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iBYs-WOwLCGL5ODooW9ZD-X1XfM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iBYs-WOwLCGL5ODooW9ZD-X1XfM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=m-nnzfuQS-M:0MlwUzy4_LA:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=m-nnzfuQS-M:0MlwUzy4_LA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=m-nnzfuQS-M:0MlwUzy4_LA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=m-nnzfuQS-M:0MlwUzy4_LA: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=m-nnzfuQS-M:0MlwUzy4_LA: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/m-nnzfuQS-M" height="1" width="1"/>EconMattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115822159646453406noreply@blogger.com0http://www.econmatters.com/2012/01/did-silver-bubble-burst.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722060956500512885.post-28368279805636458412012-01-22T12:00:00.002-06:002012-01-22T12:48:25.281-06:002012-01-22T12:48:25.281-06:00By&nbsp;Frank Holmes What a decade! A rapidly urbanizing global population driven by tremendous growth in emerging markets has sent commodities on quite a run over the past 10 years. If you annualize the returns since 2002, you find that all 14 commodities are in positive territory. A precious...<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/-R3Eo0n2VkKLkcfmBP-rFCFdlpA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-R3Eo0n2VkKLkcfmBP-rFCFdlpA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-R3Eo0n2VkKLkcfmBP-rFCFdlpA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-R3Eo0n2VkKLkcfmBP-rFCFdlpA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=wOyCIFbJ4nI:2H7S5O0mQ2Q:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=wOyCIFbJ4nI:2H7S5O0mQ2Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=wOyCIFbJ4nI:2H7S5O0mQ2Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/EconForecast?a=wOyCIFbJ4nI:2H7S5O0mQ2Q: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=wOyCIFbJ4nI:2H7S5O0mQ2Q: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/wOyCIFbJ4nI" height="1" width="1"/>EconForecasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12647639257483093779noreply@blogger.com0http://www.econmatters.com/2012/01/nomuras-longer-term-perspective-on-gold.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722060956500512885.post-4926774539593409222012-01-22T08:00:00.000-06:002012-01-22T08:00:03.399-06:002012-01-22T08:00:03.399-06:00By Pinnacle Digest On Wednesday, Jan. 11, China kicked up some dust by announcing it may begin initiatives involving monetary easing. This is of great interest to our team at Pinnacle as it shows China is not going to sit idly by watching its yuan appreciate against the greenback. If China...<br/> <br/> ***This is a preview. 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