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All Roads Lead To Rome

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:45:12 +0100

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from ZeroHedge by Tyler Durden Submitted by Mark J Grant, author of Out of the Box, (744 words, 1 image, estimated 2:59 mins reading time)

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On the social conditions in Greece, now

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:32:47 +0100

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From yanisvaroufakis.eu In preparation for a radio interview on ABC Radio National, I was asked the following questions on the situation on the ground in Greece. Thought I should share my answers with you. Will keep you posted re. the actual interview. With the bailout have come deep austerity…

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Quelle Surprise! Technocrats in Italy Scheming to Steamroll Voter Rejection of Austerity

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:18:56 +0100

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from naked capitalism by Yves Smith Even though we were keen about how voter repudiation of austerity in the Italian elections last week was throwing a wrench in the Troika’s austerity plans, we also warned, based on the example of Greece, that they’d try to neutralize the results. That…

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Europe: An Intermediate Forecast Analysis

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:45:49 +0100

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from ZeroHedge by Reggie Middleton The following is a guest post by a very bright individual whom I’ve had the pleasure of building with on several occasions, Mr. Mordechai Grun. This is what he’s had to say on the topic of Europe, with ample commentary from me along the…

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China arrests 5 Tibetans for ‘inciting’ immolation

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:29:26 +0100

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by AP News BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police arrested five Tibetans, mostly Buddhist monks, whom they allege worked at the behest of foreign forces to persuade three people to set themselves on fire in anti-Beijing protests. The arrests are the latest in an intensified crackdown on…

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Europa, la gestione del debito non va: un progetto totalmente sbagliato

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:19:35 +0100

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di Giovanni Sada (944 words, 1 image, estimated 3:47 mins reading time)

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Viewpoint: Why Capping Bankers’ Pay Is a Bad Idea

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:15:25 +0100

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from Business by Michael Schuman I’ve come to dislike bankers as much as the next guy. How can anyone with a sense of justice and fair play not be angry at them? First they tank the global economy with their risky shenanigans, then they take taxpayer money in costly bailouts, then they…

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EU moves closer to imposing caps on banker bonuses

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:33:26 +0100

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(Reuters) – The European parliament and EU states could agree on Wednesday to impose caps on bankers’ bonuses, a measure that would channel public fury at financial sector greed, but which opponents say marks a reckless overreach by Brussels into private pay deals. Negotiations to…

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Okay, It's Time We Talked About Apple's iWatch...

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:19:14 +0100

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from Business Insider by Henry Blodget One of the few remaining hopes of the Apple bulls is that Apple will soon introduce a dazzling new smartwatch–the iWatch–that will instantly create a whole new must-have gadget category that Apple will dominate. After all,…

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Gold Manipulation, Part 2: How They Do It (And How To Hedge It)

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:14:17 +0100

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by Martin Sibileau of A View from the Trenches blog, “…The genius of central bankers was not to forbid gold but to morph it into another fiat currency, by adding a credit multiplier to it. …” (1275 words, 3 images, estimated 5:06 mins reading time)

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Economic adjustment in the euro area

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:10:56 +0100

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from ECB Speech by Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Institutional Money Congress 2013, Frankfurt am Main, 27 February 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen [1], Introduction Thank you for inviting me to share some thoughts with you on what has been achieved and what remains to…

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Why we’re in this mess

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:21:01 +0100

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from TheMoneyIllusion by ssumner Everything you need to know about our current economic mess is contained in the recent Bernanke testimony before Congress. Not his answers, which were mostly sensible, but the questions. From the WSJ blog: Sen. Tom Coburn (R., Okla.) asks…

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An Economist on the Oscars

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:17:44 +0100

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from Freakonomics by Dave Berri (Photo: pop culture geek) The “best” picture of 2012 was Argo. At least that’s the film that won the Oscar for best picture. According to the Oscars, the decision to give this award to Argo was made by the nearly 6,000 voting members of…

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In Aftermath Of Italy Vote, JPM Says To Short BTPs With 5% Target "In The Coming Days"

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:15:02 +0100

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from (title unknown) by Tyler Durden In the aftermath of yesterday’s hung parliament Italian vote, we said that at least in retrospect, JPM had made it very clear that should the current outcome materialize then at least according to the house of Morgan, one should sell Italian…

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Oscars 2013 James Bond tribute Goldfinger

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:57:32 +0100

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from youtube Shirley Bassey sings Goldfinger at the Oscars 2013 Permanent link to this post (12 words, estimated 3 secs reading time)

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What Drives the Price of Gold and Silver?

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:54:49 +0100

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from (title unknown) by Monetary Metals If there is a credible rumor that the Fed is planning to further extend its “Quantitative Easing”, how would you expect the monetary metals to react? Typically, the gold price would rise and the silver price would rise even more. The…

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The Thinking, Drinking, And Tweeting Man's Guide To The Oscars

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:48:06 +0100

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from (title unknown) by Tyler Durden From the youngest to the oldest nominee for best actress (Quvenzhane Wallis – 9 and Emmanuelle Riva – 85) to the relative money gambled on the outcomes, we thought it only appropriate to provide some education and information as this…

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Europe Waits for Italy

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:30:36 +0100

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from naked capitalism by Lambert Strether By Delusional Economics, who is determined to cleanse the daily flow of vested interests propaganda to produce a balanced counterpoint. Cross posted from MacroBusiness. Lambert here: With the Italian parliamentary elections finishing up, this…

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Renaissance and fragmentation of the new Parliament

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:23:03 +0100

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from il sole 24 ore What has been a long and noisy election campaign came to an end yesterday. Italians are accustomed to the highs of the electoral buzz but maybe this time will appreciate more than ever the “electoral silence” that starts today: a stop to rallies, political…

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Greece Imported Only One New Ferrari In 2012

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:51:35 +0100

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from Business Insider by Harry Papachristou ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s current account deficit narrowed last year to its lowest level since the country joined the euro, adding to evidence that the economy is slowly responding to harsh austerity measures. The gap narrowed by 73…

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