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August 12, 2012 0

Europe’s Most Dangerous Politicians: Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande, David Cameron, Jean-Claude Juncker, Jose Barroso, Mario Monti, Herman Van…

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Der Spiegel has published an inane article about Europe’s 10 Most Dangerous Politicians . Top 10 List Markus Söder , Bavarian Finance Minister: The politician from the Christian Social Union, the conservative sister party to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, is known for his tub-thumping rhetoric and has stepped up a gear in the euro crisis with vitriolic comments about Greece

August 12, 2012 0

Ponzi Bank Financing of "Wealth Management Products" in China Backed by Dubious Real Estate Projects; "Golden Elephants", Poway, …

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Financial Times Alphaville picked up on the story in Chinese Banks’ Weapons of Mass Ponzi We wrote last week that China’s shadow banking system was reflecting and, to an extent, contributing to a growing liquidity risk which in turn is being exacerbated by net capital outflows. Since then, there have been some interesting revelations on the domestic liquidity management, especially in shadow banking, and especially especially in wealth management products

August 11, 2012 0

We’ve got enough problems without shooting ourselves in the foot

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Eli Rabett Eli Rabett Eli Rabett is a not quite failed professorial techno-bunny, a chair election from retirement, at a wanna be research university that has a lot to be proud of but has swallowed the Kool-Aid. The students are naive but great and the administrators vary day-to-day between homicidal and delusional. His colleagues are smart, but they have a curious inability to see the holes that they dig for themselves

August 9, 2012 0

Getting Romney’s culture quote just right

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There may have been some confusion about what Romney actually said about culture and economic success, so I thought I would document it: I recognize the power of at least culture and a few other things….As you come here and you see the G.D.P.