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BLS vs.Gallup Unemployment Rate – Massive Discrepancies The Gallup Daily U.S.
The Illinois Policy Institute reports Manufacturer Moves Out of Madigan’s Backyard, Cites Unfriendly Business Climate . Illinois’ manufacturing meltdown is showing no signs of stopping. Hoist Liftruck, a manufacturer of industrial forklifts, has announced plans to move more than 300 manufacturing jobs from Bedford Park, Illinois, to East Chicago, Indiana
On July 21, USA Today reported Odds of Fed Rate Hike in September are Rising . St.
See the original post: 3D Printing an Ornate Bridge Over a Water in Amsterdam
Read the original: Which Will It Be: United States of Europe OR United States of Germany?
While the politicians are are scrambling to "save" Greece, please note Italy’s Non-Performing Loans Hit a New Record High . The real danger to the euro area probably doesn’t emanate from Greece, but from two of its heavyweights, namely France and Italy. A small note in the European press reminds us that all is not well in at least one of these countries, least of all with its banks (currently this is only a “page 16 storyâ€, but it has great potential to eventually move to the front page)
Originally posted here: Fed Staff Accidentally Posts Bearish Economic Forecast and Prediction Inflation Would Not Hit 2% by 2020; Upset…
Read more here: Merkel’s Carrot; Agreement to Fail? Grexit Still Likely?
“They crucified Tsipras in there,†a senior eurozone official who had attended the summit remarked. “Crucified.†Demolition of Eurozone Project With crucifixion of Tsipras, and more importantly of the Greek people, Wolfgang Münchau accurately assesses the developments this way: Greece’s Brutal Creditors Have Demolished the Eurozone Project . A few things that many of us took for granted, and that some of us believed in, ended in a single weekend.