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Common Plans, Coordinated Lies, and G7 Currency Statements Inquiring minds are investigating an amusing set of lies from the G7. At the top of the list is Group of 7 Will Let Market Decide Currency Values . Seven major developed countries including the United States and Germany pledged on Tuesday to let foreign exchange markets determine the value of their currencies
In addition to stock market cheerleading and targets from Japan’s economy minister, Yen Weakens as Candidate for Bank of Japan Promotes Easing . Japanese stock futures rose and the yen weakened after Haruhiko Kuroda, a potential contender for Bank of Japan chief, said additional monetary easing can be justified this year.“If we do see a BOJ Governor of Kuroda’s calibre, the dollar-yen could well punch through 95 and would head to 100 very quickly,†said Evan Lucas, Melbourne-based market strategist at IG Markets Ltd., a provider of trading services.
Today the Financial Times posted news of a Radical rescue proposal for Cyprus A radical new option for the financial rescue of Cyprus would force losses on uninsured depositors in Cypriot banks, as well as investors in the country’s sovereign bonds, according to a confidential memorandum prepared ahead of Monday’s meeting of eurozone finance ministers. The proposal for a “bail-in†of investors and depositors, and drastic shrinking of the Cypriot banking sector, is one of three options put forward as alternatives to a full-scale bailout. The ministers are trying to agree a rescue plan by March, to follow the presidential elections in Cyprus later this month
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Thus one should not be surprised by this can-kicking idea: Republicans Propose Job Freeze to Avert Defense Cuts Republican members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees revived a proposal to avert automatic spending cuts by reducing the federal workforce through attrition and freezing congressional salaries. The legislation would save $85 billion through Sept
Team cures cancer with innovative treatment, child-patients stuck with staggering bills.
Trillions for Wars, None For Cancer Stricken Children Team cures cancer with innovative treatment, child-patients stuck with staggering bills. February 11, 2013 ( LocalOrg ) – In " On the Cusp of Ending Big Pharma ," a coming revolution in biology and medicine made possible by a better understanding of genetics and gene therapy was described in detail
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Looking for evidence of rebalancing in Europe? Don’t look here: German 2012 trade surplus soars despite weak December reports Germany’s trade surplus was the second highest in more than 60 years in 2012, pointing to an underlying resilience in Europe’s largest economy, although both imports and exports disappointed in the last month of the year