by Dirk Ehnts, Econoblog101 The IMF’s Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department, Olivier Blanchard, held a press briefing a few days ago in Beijing. He left another hint at a return …
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DOW + 225 = 17,416 SPX + 19 = 2021 NAS + 45 = 4683 10 YR YLD + .02 = 1.75% OIL + .09 = 44.54 GOLD – 25.20 …
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As if they did not already have their tentacles in everything else already, Too Big To Fail and depositor-insured hedge fund Goldman Sachs (GS) is about to become the most …
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Visa Inc (NYSE: V) released the earnings results from its most recently completed quarter tonight, posting diluted earnings of $2.53 per share, an 11% year over year increase, and basic earnings …
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QUESTION: Martin You have really added dimensions to my thinking. Thank you very much. One thing that continues to puzzle me is how empire’s die and inflation/deflation. I get the …
Read More Here’s a story from January 13 that just came my way today thanks to a reader wootendw who posted a link as a comment to one of my articles. The background to …
Read More The Chinese yuan became one of the top five payment currencies in the world in November, according to the latest data from SWIFT, one of the largest international interbank transaction companies. …
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Suppose you had the technical ability and raw materials to print up counterfeit dollars, euros or yen that were identical to the real things. Assume you could spend them as …
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A jacket or shirt may be reversible. This optical illusion posted here is reversible. A man is evident even when the direction is looked at “upside down”. Time is unidirectional, we …
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