Archive - May 3, 2012 - Blog entry
The Fed and the ECB’s Hands Are Politically Tied... Bye Bye Market Props
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 05/03/2012 19:41 -0500
Remember, the core driving force in European policy-making is politics. Angela Merkel faces re-election in 2013. If inflation is already becoming a political issue in Germany now (though data shows that inflation actually slowed in April) Merkel is going to be highly incentivized to get it under control by appearing even more pro-austerity/ anti-monetization (more on this later). And if things get truly ugly she could even publicly threaten to pull out the Euro.
Our Country Is Being Fracked by the Merger of Government and Big Business
Submitted by George Washington on 05/03/2012 15:14 -0500One of the best definitions of fascism – the one used by Mussolini himself – is the “merger of state and corporate power“. We’re pretty much there …
US Employment Hopium Smoking Idealists?
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 05/03/2012 10:01 -0500As the economy slows, demand for jobs are about to increase, right? After all, it must be true, they just said it in the news!!!
BiG LaW 101
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 05/03/2012 09:47 -0500Everything you need to know about Big Law...
News That Matters
Submitted by thetrader on 05/03/2012 08:09 -0500- Australia
- BAC
- Bank of America
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- Bank of England
- Bloomberg News
- China
- Crude
- Daniel Tarullo
- Dow Jones Industrial Average
- ETC
- European Central Bank
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- Exxon
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- fixed
- Global Economy
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- Institutional Investors
- Iran
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- Markit
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- Middle East
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- New Zealand
- Nicolas Sarkozy
- Nomura
- Nouriel
- Nouriel Roubini
- President Obama
- Recession
- Renminbi
- Reuters
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- Term Sheet
- Unemployment
- Vladimir Putin
- Yuan
All you need to read.
