| Cosima F. Barone | Vol. XII - Issue #228 | Nov. 18, 2013 |
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Global Financial Markets, A Janet Yellen Fed & Bitcoins
Bubbles? Fed Chairwoman-designate Janet Yellen said that, although stock prices had risen “robustly”, valuation measures did not signal prices were “in territory that suggests bubble-like conditions”. Are Bitcoins a modern day “tulip mania”? ... Read more
China's New Policies: A New Path?
Not only Xi Jinping has already said that his main goal is to retain power for the Communist Party, with the “Third Plenum” Beijing wanted to cement even more the need to handle firmly the country’s strategic issues and to pursue its national interests. But, why a country ruled by a one-party system needed to... ... Read more
A Glance At World's Insightful News
In Focus: EUROZONE, JAPAN, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND
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Yen recovers after hitting six-month trough
By Jamie Chisholm, Global Markets Commentator
Financial Times, Dec. 03, 2013
The number of banking institutions in the U.S. has dwindled to its lowest level since at least the Great Depression.
By Ryan Tracy
The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 03, 2013
Daimler and Lagardère, along with a group of EADS executives, are accused of having known of manufacturing problems with the Airbus A380 jet when they sold shares in 2006.
By NICOLA CLARK
The New York Times, Dec. 03, 2013
Talk of stimulus acceleration drives down yen, fuels Nikkei
By Naomi Rovnick in Hong Kong and Dave Shellock in London
Financial Times, Dec. 03, 2013
Iraqi Kurds are selling oil and natural gas directly to Turkey, infuriating Washington and the central government in Baghdad, which fear that oil independence could lead Kurds to declare a broad independence.
By TIM ARANGO and CLIFFORD KRAUSS
The New York Times, Dec. 03, 2013
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The race to drill for oil in the U.S. is creating another boom—in sand, a key ingredient used in fracking.
By Alison Sider
The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 03, 2013
The Russian economy is expected to grow at a historically low pace of 1.4% this year compared with initial expectations of 3.6% growth. The economy ministry also cut its growth forecasts for 2014 and 2015.
By Andrey Ostroukh
The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 03, 2013
The U.S. vice president finds himself in the midst of a tense standoff between Japan and China over Beijing’s creation of a zone of restricted airspace.
By MARK LANDLER
The New York Times, Dec. 03, 2013
Companies reduce investment as export growth slows
By Simon Mundy in Seoul
Financial Times, Dec. 03, 2013
A failure to reach an agreement in Bali would threaten the future of multilateral trade
By Shawn Donnan
Financial Times, Dec. 02, 2013
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Stocks in Malaysia rose to a record Tuesday, fueled by local investors piling in as the government takes aggressive steps to cut down on costly energy subsidies and free up cash for infrastructure projects.
By Jake Maxwell Watts
The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 03, 2013
Ukraine's opposition failed to oust the government in a no-confidence vote, extending the most serious political standoff in the country since the 2004 Orange Revolution.
By James Marson
The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 03, 2013
Futures on the Euro Stoxx 50 Index expiring this month lost 0.2 percent to 3,072 at 7:13 a.m. in London.
By Sofia Horta e Costa
Bloomberg News, Dec. 03, 2013
Pentagon to deploy surveillance aircraft to Japan
By Geoff Dyer in Washington and Demetri Sevastopulo in Hong Kong
Financial Times, Dec. 03, 2013
Metal falls as much as 2.7% amid signs of swift US manufacturing growth
By Neil Hume in London
Financial Times, Dec. 03, 2013
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