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| Cosima F. Barone | Vol. VII - Issue #134 | May 12, 2008 |
| The idea is there, locked inside. All you have to do is remove the excess stone. Michelangelo |  | |
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Equities in China staged an important recovery (from the 3078 low on April 18 to the 3768 high reached on May 5, equivalent to a 22% increase) especially on April 24, when the Shanghai Composite index climbed in one shot 9%, a dramatic move for which investors have to thank the Chinese central government for (how peculiar!) reducing the tax on stock trading from 0.3% to 0.1%. ... Read more
The current pricing mechanism is wrong and immoral. It needs urgent fixing! Imbalances in the financial markets have rapidly reached “Main Street”, where too many human lives around the globe are pushed more and more to the edge of financial disaster. Its impact goes well beyond the mere redistribution of wealth on Earth. ... Read more
Tables:
- MARKETS AT A GLANCE - Close as of May 9, 2008
- U.S. FIXED-INCOME MARKET AT A GLANCE - Close as of May 9, 2008
- COMMODITIES AT A GLANCE - Close as of May 9, 2008
- PULSE OF THE U.S. ECONOMY - As a Guidance for Other Geographies
- CURRENCIES AT A GLANCE - Close as of May 9, 2008
- MONETARY POLICY-MAKING AROUND THE WORLD - The Leading Seven ...
- ... and the BRICs ...
Charts:
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