Month: February 2015

Home Prices Decline in 64 of 70 Tracked Chinese Cities; Asymmetric Central Bank
February 17, 2015 0

Home Prices Decline in 64 of 70 Tracked Chinese Cities; Asymmetric Central Bank

By News Desk

Bloomberg reports China Property Recovery Fails to Gain Traction With Prices Dropping . Prices fell in 64 cities from the previous month, compared with 65 in December, and were unchanged in four, according to data from the bureau of statistics on Tuesday. Average prices fell 5.1 percent from a year earlier, the biggest drop on record, according to Tom Orlik, chief Asia economist at Bloomberg Intelligence.

EU Plays "Good Cop" With Russia Over Ukraine Deal
February 17, 2015 0

EU Plays "Good Cop" With Russia Over Ukraine Deal

By News Desk

Links EU Plays "Good Cop" With Russia Over Ukraine Deal February 18, 2015 ( Ulson Gunnar – NEO ) – US President Barack Obama previously commented on the Ukrainian conflict, claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin was speeding past all the "off ramps" offered by the US and its NATO military alliance to end the violence. And just as it appeared the US and the rest of NATO were about to take their own advice and use the Minsk accord as their own face-saving "off ramp," they’ve decided to put the pedal to the metal instead

Greek Negotiations and Philosophical Questions
February 16, 2015 0

Greek Negotiations and Philosophical Questions

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Greek Negotiations and Philosophical Questions Three interesting philosophical questions have arisen this evening in regards to Greek negotiations. The three questions I ask at the bottom of this post are based on statements made by a global foreign exchange strategy chief at UniCredit bank and two negotiation demands by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. I highlighted in red and italics the source of my questions