Bernanke and the wrong credibility issue
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Ben Bernanke, March 2010:“In theory, what you would want to do is compare the trade-off between the buffer created by inflation above zero giving you more space to go down in interest rates,...
The Leverage And The Size Of European Banks Increases The Likelihood Of Regional Integration Of All Banks
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Financial Market Report for April 25, 2012 The 9% rise in Apple share makes for an excellent short selling entry point; as will as a short selling entry point in ISRG, and the ETFs XBI, PKB, QQQ, JKE, and also chemical manufacturers DOW, GRA, FMC, V...
The Closer
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ROUND-UPApple shares gained the most in one day since November 2008, wiping on $50bn in market value – equivalent to the market capitalisation of Hewlett-Packard. The Nasdaq...
Sarkozy le collaborateur de Vichy allait envoyer ses relitives juifs à la chambre à gaz pour le pouvoir
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Sarkozy le collaborateur de Vichy allait envoyer ses relitives juifs à la chambre à gaz pour le pouvoir.Sarkozy est le limon le plus faim en EuropeSarkozy doit être éliminée de la...
This Chinese blockbuster thriller might end in reform | Timothy Garton Ash
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Universal fascination with the Bo Xilai scandal is mixed with a few cautious hopes for political changeWhat is happening in China? That's about the most interesting political question on the planet just now, and the most difficult to answer. The offi...
Pressure builds on Sarkozy as he ‘crosses red line’ on Le Pen
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A high profile anti-racist campaign group has ‘decided to call for a vote against Nicolas Sarkozy in the second round of the Presidential election.’ SOS Racism stated Wednesday that ‘in declaring that Le Pen is compatible with th...
James Murdoch used to hide a gun under his desk
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Tom Watson and Martin Hickman’s new book reveals a lot about the machinations of News Corporation, but we weren’t expecting this: James Murdoch used to keep a gun under his desk. According to Dial M for Murdoch James dropped out of Harvard t...
Case C-571/10, Kamberaj
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Article 6(3) TEU not governing relationship between ECHR and legal systems of Member StatesThe Court today held that EU law precludes a national or regional law which – when the funds for the housing benefit are allocated – provides for diff...
Case C-571/10, Kamberaj
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Article 6(3) TEU not governing relationship between ECHR and legal systems of Member StatesThe Court today held that EU law precludes a national or regional law which – when the funds for the housing benefit are allocated – provides for diff...
Simpson apologises over Bosnia libel
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It’s a rare thing for anyone in the public eye to come out and simply admit they were wrong about something important. Oh yes, we’ve all heard the non-apology (“If you stupidly misunderstood me, I’m sorry about that,” a...
Simpson apologises over Bosnia libel
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It’s a rare thing for anyone in the public eye to come out and simply admit they were wrong about something important. Oh yes, we’ve all heard the non-apology (“If you stupidly misunderstood me, I’m sorry about that,” a...
Youth Unemployment in Spain, Italy, and Greece
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Read our op-ed with The European (for our German readers) and find out why the European growth initiative is not so straightforward after all.
US Markets Live transcript 25 Apr 2012
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Markets Live chat transcript for the chat ending at 19:16 on 25 Apr 2012. Participants in this chat were: Joseph Cotterill, FT Cardiff Garcia JC Hello!CG Hello!JC And...
New FOMC forecasts
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Holy hawkish shift! Two of the FOMC members who previously forecasted that tightening wouldn’t begin until after 2014 have shifted their votes to that year.Projections...
What next for the Netherlands?
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The political situation in the Netherlands continues to look uncertain, following the fall of the Dutch government, largely due to EU-imposed austerity targets.Yesterday the Dutch Parliament debated the crisis (which we live-tweeted) with at tim...
Motivating London’s Chinese to Vote
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Among London’s various ethnic groups, British Chinese have tended to steer clear of politics in the past, though that is beginning to change. Much of the credit for that must go to the BC (British Chinese) Project and its indefatigable activist...
Spring Is in the Air in Parts of Latin America
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Most of Latin America stands out from much of the rest of the world—not for great economic performance, but for good performance in a subpar environment. Growth is generally solid, despite a slowdown late last year owing to policy tightening and gl...
Citigroup: Spanked by Stockholders
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In April 2012, Citigroup’s shareholders voted against the bank’s proposed $15 million compensation for the CEO, Vikram Pandit. This was the first time a majority on a stockholder vote—in this case, 55 percent—united in opposition to what the...
AJ Stream: Does Sweden’s #CakeGate point to racial problems?
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TweetShare via email [View the story "Does Sweden's #CakeGate point to racial problems?" on Storify]_ [View the story "Does Sweden's #CakeGate point to racial problems?" on Storify] TweetShare via emailRelated posts: AJ Stream: Homegrown advan...
Hubris and other signs of trouble ‘down under’
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Australia is rich in iron ore, coal and copper … and its stock of hubris seems to be growing.After a recent trip to the “quarry in China’s backyard” SocGen’s...
EESC plenary session: book publishing on the move
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Invidious though it may be, I would like to single out one opinion from this afternoon’s plenary session debates. ‘Book publishing on the move,’ is an own-initiative opinion (rapporteur = Grace Attard, Various Interests Group/Malta;...
EESC Plenary Session thematic debate on cohesion policy with Johannes Hahn
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In this afternoon’s plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee President Staffan Nilsson welcomed European Commissioner Johannes Hahn, responsible for regional policy, and Michel Delebarre, former President of the Committee...
Liberalerna säger nej till ACTA
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Den liberala gruppen ALDE i EU-parlamentet höll en presskonferens idag, där de deklarerade att de kommer att rösta Nej till ACTA. Det är mycket goda nyheter, eftersom det i och med det tycks som att det finns en majoritet mot ACTA i parlamentet.
Liberalerna säger nej till ACTA
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Den liberala gruppen ALDE i EU-parlamentet höll en presskonferens idag, där de deklarerade att de kommer att rösta Nej till ACTA. Det är mycket goda nyheter, eftersom det i och med det tycks som att det finns en majoritet mot ACTA i parlamentet.
EPAs: Makers of Disastrous Consequences?
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Oduor Ong'wen, the country director of the Southern and Eastern Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI), has published an article this week in which, as many of his other African colleagues, lists the cons of the EPAs. Speaking in p...
FOMC statement…
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Full statement below. Short version: “expanding moderately”, rates on hold, and a Lacker dissent. Bolded para is a copy and paste job from the last statement. Zzzzz....
President Obama slow jams the news
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President Obama taking musically to the microphone isn’t anything new, but we reckon this is the first time he’s done so as part of a serious policy campaign. Both Obama and his likely Republican opponent in November’s election, Mit...
New report: Arctic Opening: Opportunity and Risk in the High North
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“Rapid and disruptive change in the Arctic environment presents uneven prospects for investment and economic development. All across the Arctic, changes in climate will create new vulnerabilities for infrastructure and present new design challenges...
