May 24, 2013
Beppe Grillo Supports "Referendum on the Euro Within a year"
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Originally posted here: Beppe Grillo Supports "Referendum on the Euro Within a year"
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Reuters reports IMF’s Lagarde in court for French arbitration case . IMF chief Christine Lagarde was questioned in court by French magistrates on Thursday over her role in a 285-million-euro ($366 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy.
NewsDay reports Bank of Japan vows market steps to curb bond turbulence The Bank of Japan vowed yesterday to take necessary steps to reduce volatility in bond markets that has threatened to jeopardise the government’s fight to end deflation and revive growth. BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda vowed to take steps needed to reduce volatility in the JGB market, but he disappointed some bond investors by sticking with the strategy of leaving it to BOJ bureaucrats to address the problem by tweaking the bank’s market operations.
Nikkei Plunges 1,143 Points (7.32%); Global Equities Hammered; Start of Reflation Bubble Bust? Posted by Michael Shedlock at 1:49 AM Disclaimer: The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice
Inquiring minds with extra time on their hands this morning are plodding through the Full Transcript of Bernanke’s Testimony To Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress looking for the usual collection of half-truths, distortions, and outright lies it usually contains. Here are some point-by-point statements by Bernanke with my comments immediately following each set of statements.
Accounting Today reported on October 6, 2011 McCain and Hagan Introduce Repatriation Tax Holiday Bill . Senators John McCain, R-Ariz., and Kay Hagan, D-N.C., introduced legislation Thursday allowing multinational corporations to repatriate their foreign earnings at a reduced tax rate.
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