Tag: finances

Chinese Economy Grows at Slowest Pace in 13 Years; What’s Next for China?
June 10, 2013 0

Chinese Economy Grows at Slowest Pace in 13 Years; What’s Next for China?

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Inquiring minds note the growth slowdown in China: China’s economy stumbles in May, growth seen sliding in Q2 . China’s economy grew at its slowest pace for 13 years in 2012 and so far this year economic data has surprised on the downside, bringing warnings from some analysts that the country could miss its growth target of 7.5 percent for this year. “Growth remains unconvincing and the momentum seems to have lost pace in May,” Louis Kuijs, an economist at RBS, said in a note

Hollande’s Popularity Sinks to 28%, a New Record Low
June 7, 2013 0

Hollande’s Popularity Sinks to 28%, a New Record Low

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Hollande’s Popularity Sinks to 28%, a New Record Low Posted by Michael Shedlock at 12:11 PM Disclaimer: The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. The ideas expressed on this site are solely the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsors or firms affiliated with the author(s).

Evolution of Spanish Public Debt and Pension Promises
May 28, 2013 0

Evolution of Spanish Public Debt and Pension Promises

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Inquiring minds may be interested in a chart of Spanish public debt over time to see how the policies of Spain and the Troika are working out in practice. Evolution of Spanish Public Debt Over Time I picked that chart up from estrategiastendencias . My stab at a translation of text regarding public debt reads "Spanish banks are deluded.

Discussion in Spain on Leaving the Euro; Euro Exit Manifest
May 24, 2013 0

Discussion in Spain on Leaving the Euro; Euro Exit Manifest

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For example, please consider Opposition to the euro breaks: first manifesto to leave the single currency as translated from El Economista . The political opposition that Spain remains part of the euro begins to crystallize. And the tool to achieve that end-Spain output of the single currency is again signing a manifest public that, for the moment, has already been signed by around 1,000 professionals convinced "the risks of deterioration and degradation that there are the enormous social suffering caused by the persistence of adjustment policies, austerity and privatization of the public "

Japanese Bond Rout Continues; BoJ Vows to Curb Bond Turbulence; Curbing Turbulence is Theoretically Easy
May 23, 2013 0

Japanese Bond Rout Continues; BoJ Vows to Curb Bond Turbulence; Curbing Turbulence is Theoretically Easy

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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.