September 22, 2014
Spain Mandates Public Companies "Stop the Bleeding" No More Layoffs
Excerpt from: Spain Mandates Public Companies "Stop the Bleeding" No More Layoffs
Hard hitting global and local news
Hard hitting global and local news
Excerpt from: Spain Mandates Public Companies "Stop the Bleeding" No More Layoffs
Sure enough, Valls wins confidence vote and vows to press on with France reform . France’s prime minister on Tuesday vowed to continue his reformist drive as he won a crucial confidence vote to strengthen his hand in efforts to restart the country’s faltering economy. Manuel Valls said restoring competitiveness was “indispensable†for reigniting growth yet he stopped short of touching the 35-hour working week or other closely held symbols of his Socialist party’s left.
Counting Sheep: French Government Faces Second No Confidence Vote in Six Months Second No Confidence Vote in Six Months In spite of the fact the Socialist party holds a majority of just 1 in the 577-seat lower house, French prime minister Manual Valls hopes to stabilize things with a Second No Confidence Vote in Six Months . Mr Valls could see a narrowing of his majority compared with the vote when he was first appointed prime minister at the end of March after a big socialist loss in local elections. Then he won by a margin of 306 votes to 239 against, with 26 abstentions.“Valls is politically and economically archaic
Excerpt from: Don’t Like the Rules? Then Ignore Them: Shoot First, Ask Questions Later
For detailed analysis, please consider The Worst Job Stat Continues To Get Even Worse by Jed Graham at Investor’s Business Daily. Amid all the focus on boosting the minimum wage and legislating living wages, virtually no one seems to have noticed what is happening to the workweek in low-wage industries. Since December 2012, private industries paying up to about $14.50 an hour have added, on net, 972,000 nonsupervisory jobs with an average workweek of a mere 17.7 hours, an IBD analysis finds.
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Taken from: Japanese Household Spending Slumps 5.9%; Cries for More Monetary Stimulus
Saxo Bank chief economist Steen Jakobsen points out the 10-Year US treasury note is the cheapest 10-year government bond in the G7, with the interest rate spread near a record high. Spread of US 10-Year Note Yield vs. G7 Average Yield click on chart for sharper image Via email Steen says ..