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Putin threw fat into the Ukrainian fire today by calling for Talks on Eastern Ukraine Statehood . The question at hand is" What precisely does Putin mean by "statehood"
Bloomberg reports France Asks for More Action From ECB to Correct Overvalued Euro . French Prime Minister Manuel Valls called for more action from the European Central Bank to lower the value of the euro, amid concerns the 18-nation region might be headed toward deflation.“The monetary policy has started to change,†Valls said today in a speech made at the Socialist Party’s summer school in La Rochelle, France.
The Seattle Times discusses the fine print in Expanded Medicaid’s fine print holds surprise: ‘payback’ from estate after death With an estimated 223,000 adults seeking health insurance headed toward Washington’s expanded Medicaid program over the next three years, the state’s estate-recovery rules, which allow collection of nearly all medical expenses, have come under fire. Medicaid, in keeping with federal policy, has long tapped into estates. But because most low-income adults without disabilities could not qualify for typical medical coverage through Medicaid, recovery primarily involved expenses for nursing homes and other long-term care.
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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 ..
IMF chief Christine Lagarde Under Formal Investigation in French fraud case.
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Condensed, emphasis is mine. The Fighting in the Coastal Area Even recently, it might have seemed laughable, but today the fighting has begun in the area of Novoazovsk, where a powerful anti-aircraft defense node and a hodgepodge of different units of questionable combat capability have been stationed since April to cover the border with Russia