A couple of minor technical problems called “business” and “life” have now intruded on my increasingly bogged down publication schedule that, in the interest...
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The LawyerChina's Stock Futures Rise on Spending Report, European OutlookBloombergChina's stocks rose for a second day on speculation the government will accelerate infrastructure spending to counter an economic slowdown and after German and Fr...
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Malaysia ChronicleHong Kong stocks slip; some China firms advanceMarketWatchBy V. Phani Kumar HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong shares declined in choppy trading amid persistent worries about Europe, although many mainland Chinese stocks climbed fol...
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Earlier this week I repeated that I've been cautiously bullish (too cautious, I also said) since October.
I also told you I was optimistic that all the major indexes would break through the important psychological, headline, and large-round-number resistance levels they started flirting with two weeks...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Part 2: Hyper-Hypothecation Madness
"A prime broker need not even require that an investor sign all agreements with a European subsidiary to take advantage of the re-hypothecation loophole. As a result of these peripheral...
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G-20 leaders leave Europe's problems to Europe
By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY
Updated 45m ago
CANNES, France – Leaders of the world's major and developing economies left Europe Friday in the same way they found it — facing down its own government debt...
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Analysis: Wild market may send investors home early in 2011
On Tuesday November 1, 2011, 4:56 pm
By Steven C. Johnson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - So much for euphoria.
Having soared just days ago on a pledge by European leaders to prop up euro zone banks a...
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(When will Germany finally pull the plug? This weekend?)
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Greek Recession Deepens, Complicating Its Deficit Reduction
Posted Friday, September 2nd, 2011 at 9:50 am
Greece says its recessionary economy...
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Peter Schiff of Euro Pacific Capital is not too pleased with the Fed's change of policy:
"Ultra-low interest rates are among the biggest impediments currently preventing genuine economic growth in the U.S. economy. By committing to keeping them near...
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July 19, 2011
Cost-Cutters, Except When the Spending Is Back Home
By RON NIXON
WASHINGTON — Freshman House Republicans who rode a wave of voter discontent into office last year vowed to stop out-of-control spending, but that has not stopped several ...
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For affluent Americans outraged by the fiscal and social consequences of tax cuts handed to them by President George W. Bush and recently extended for two more years, a trio of similarly dismayed academics has furnished a way for them to put their m...
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The People's Bank of China said it will raise the benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to 5.81 percent and lift the benchmark deposit rate by 25 basis points to 2.75 percent.
The central bank said in a statement on its website (www.pbc.gov.cn) th...
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How Did the Banks Get Away With Pledging Mortgages to Multiple Buyers?
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2010/10/guest-post-how-did-the-banks-get-away-with-
pledging-mortgages-to-multiple-buyers.html
It’s been repeatedly documented that mortgages were...
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The market got a huge gift from the US Treasury this week in the form of a $23 billion debt paydown. That cash put a bid under stocks and exacerbated the panic into Treasuries. The Treasury faces $40 billion in CMB expirations next week, and so far, there’s no announcement that they will be...
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