Sunday, May 27, 2012

The RISK OFF Environment Has NOT Abated

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In this issue: The RISK OFF Environment Has NOT Abated -Summary and Conclusion -Dead Cat Bounce or Bottom? -China’s Deepening Econom...

China and Japan to Trade Currencies Directly

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Speaking of severe credit dislocations triggered by a quasi collapse of the US banking system in 2008, bilateral trade financing has been a ...
Saturday, May 26, 2012

HOT: Charges of Corruption in the Vatican

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Even the Vatican has not been spared from charges of corruption and from internal political power struggles. From the Daily Mail , Va...

Agricultural Subsidies Keep Agricultural Commodity Prices High

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Wonder why prices of agricultural commodities remain stubbornly lofty despite advances in technology? Not all have been about "demand...

Obama’s Fatal Conceit: Roster of Public Investment Disasters

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The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design. F. A. Haye...

Quote of the Day: Hayek’s Road to Serfdom is about Resisting Change

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Hayek never argued that the slightest deviation from laissez-faire capitalism launches a society on an unstoppable march toward tyranny. ...

Warren Buffett’s Political Entrepreneurship Investing Paradigm

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Warren Buffett has been unabashed crony for the Obama regime , to the extent that has even spited on the principles embraced by his Dad, Ho...

Central Banks of the Philippines and Emerging Markets Ramp Up Gold Purchases

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Gold prices may be falling but official or non-market entities seem to using this opportunity to stack up on gold reserves. From Mineweb.c...

Video: Dr Marc Faber Optimisitic When Greece Exits, Sees Global Recession Very Soon

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Interesting insights from Dr. Marc Faber's interview with the CNBC (hat tip Zero Hedge). Below are my notes: -Germany will issue Eurobon...
Friday, May 25, 2012

Germany’s Competitive Advantage over Spain: Freer Labor Markets

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When politics is involved, common sense is eschewed. The vicious propaganda against “austerity” aims to paint the government as the only s...