| Cosima F. Barone | Vol. XIII - Issue #234 | Jun. 16, 2014 |
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Central Banks' Profligacy
Financial markets applauded with both hands after the ECB’s announcements. Peculiarly, an ECB governor went even farther explaining that it was not that important if monetary policies end up dramatically inflating the asset bubble, since the central bank has to care about inflation at the consumer level exclusively. So, the new legend could be that asset bubbles and consumer’s inflation are not related one to the other (???). ... Read more
Time to Invest in Graphene?
Graphene is a “wonder material” in modern physics: strong and flexible, with thermal and electrical conductivity as well as optical purity! All these qualities might substantially improve a number of technologies used across the economic spectrum, such as... ... Read more
A Glance At World's Insightful News
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Monthly shortfalls raise fresh doubts about Abenomics
By Jonathan Soble in Tokyo
Financial Times, Jul. 24, 2014
The U.S. government has asked big banks whether it should issue bonds that mature in more than 30 years, as officials consider tweaking the types of debt they sell.
By Min Zeng
The Wall Street Journal, Jul. 24, 2014
Prime minister submits his resignation after two parties withdraw from Ukraine's ruling coalition, setting the stage for new elections that could strengthen President Petro Poroshenko's hand as the country battles a separatist insurgency in the east.
By James Marson in Moscow
The Wall Street Journal, Jul. 24, 2014
The Serious Fraud Office said it had charged Alstom Network UK with six corruption-related offenses linked to contracts in India, Tunisia and Poland.
By DAVID JOLLY
The New York Times, Jul. 24, 2014
Mr. Massoum, 76, replaces Jalal Talabani, who has been president since 2005 and was seen as a rare unifying figure among Iraq’s many factions but has been largely absent from the political scene since suffering a stroke in late 2012.
By M ARANGO and SUADAD AL-SALHY
The New York Times, Jul. 24, 2014
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Kiwi falls as central bank looks to calm currency’s rise
By Michael Hunter
Financial Times, Jul. 24, 2014
Even during the worst of the financial crisis and then at the depths of the euro-zone meltdown, yields on German government bonds weren't as low as they are now.
By Alen Mattish
The Wall Street Journal, Jul. 24, 2014
The former official was brought to court for a hearing in a major money laundering and tax evasion case aimed at a Swiss asset management company.
By RAPHAEL MINDER
The New York Times, Jul. 24, 2014
David Cameron is discovering that Russia is not simply, as Winston Churchill put it in 1939, “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.”
By ALAN COWELL
The New York Times, Jul. 24, 2014
Prime Minister Arseniy P. Yatsenyuk resigned abruptly after the governing coalition of Parliament collapsed.
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
The New York Times, Jul. 24, 2014
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Investors fret high-yield’s bull run is nearing an end
By Vivianne Rodrigues and Michael Mackenzie in New York
Financial Times, Jul. 24, 2014
A planned auction of bitcoins.com, a domain name owned by the chief executive of defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, has been postponed after a U.S. court order temporarily blocked the company that operated the exchange from selling assets.
By Takashi Mochizuki
The Wall Street Journal, Jul. 24, 2014
A private-sector survey showed that business activity rose, but that worries about the Ukraine crisis have begun to cloud the outlook.
By DAVID JOLLY
The New York Times, Jul. 24, 2014
Officials said the jet, carrying 110 passengers and six crew members, probably crashed after taking off from Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.
By NICOLA CLARK
The New York Times, Jul. 24, 2014
Supporters say the wind farm experiment is essential if states want to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and meet new federal rules on carbon emissions.
By MATTHEW L. WALD
The New York Times, Jul. 24, 2014
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