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Foreign Developed-Market Stocks In The Lead Last Week

24/05/2016(0)
Stock markets in the developed world outside the US led the major asset classes higher last week, based on a set of proxy ETFs. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets (VEA) ... Read More
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All of France’s oil refineries shut down due to strikes

24/05/2016(0)
France’s oil refineries are on strike Tuesday, union officials said, with all eight of the country’s refineries out of action. A CGT (General Confederation of Labor) union official confirmed ... Read More
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Oil prices fall as dollar gains, but possible stock drawdown supports

24/05/2016(0)
Oil prices fell in thin trade on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar strengthened, but losses were curbed by a likely drawdown in U.S. crude and gasoline stockpiles. Brent futures ... Read More
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European Shares Slide as Bayer Leads Chemicals Drop, Oil Falls

24/05/2016(0)
Fiat drags carmakers lower on German report of cheating Greece’s ASE jumps most in western Europe on aid expectation European shares retreated as chemical companies and oil producers tumbled, ... Read More
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Eurozone finance ministers are set to discuss easing Greece’s debt burden

23/05/2016(0)
Greek lawmakers on Sunday (22 May) adopted another batch of controversial spending cuts and tax hikes, two days before a crunch eurozone meeting expected to unlock the next tranche ... Read More
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The Eurozone is the greatest danger

23/05/2016(0)
World-wide, markets are horribly distorted, which spells danger not only to investors, but to businesses and their employees as well, because it is impossible to allocate capital efficiently in ... Read More
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One of the World’s most expensive Countries is discussing paying people $2,500 a month for doing nothing

23/05/2016(0)
The Swiss are discussing paying people $2,500 a month for doing nothing. The country will vote June 5 on whether the government should introduce an unconditional basic income to replace various welfare ... Read More
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Oil prices dip on strong dollar, firm global supply

23/05/2016(0)
Oil prices slipped in Asian trade on Monday on a strong dollar and signs that global crude supply is holding up even as volumes hit by unplanned outages rise ... Read More
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Europe to follow Asia’s lead with mixed open; Bayer puts in $62 billion Monsanto bid

23/05/2016(0)
  European stocks are expected to open mixed on Monday following a mixed start to the week in Asia after weak Japanese export data and a dip in oil ... Read More
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Unintended Consequences, Part 1: Easy Money = Overcapacity = Deflation

20/05/2016(0)
Somewhere back in the depths of time the world got the idea that easy money — that is, low interest rates and high levels of government spending — would ... Read More
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