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China stocks turn higher
July 21st, 2015
Other Asian markets also edge up on tail of strong U.S. corporate earnings Stocks in Asia edged higher Tuesday on the tail of strong corporate earnings in the U.S. and China’s stabilizing markets. The Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, +0.48% ...
Greece and the Problem of Correcting Trade/Productivity Imbalances
July 17th, 2015
Piling on more debt is the worst possible way to correct structural trade and productivity imbalances. In Greece and the End of the Euroland Fantasy, I suggested the trade imbalances at the heart of Greece’s debt crisis could only ...
The ‘Greek Debt Deal’ Is Already Starting To Fall Apart
July 15th, 2015
The “deal that was designed to fail” has already begun to unravel. The IMF, which was expected to provide a big chunk of the financing, has indicated that it may walk away from the deal unless Greece is granted ...
How Future Bitcoin Can Prevent a Future Greece
July 14th, 2015
The digital currency is at a turning point, evolving much more quickly than some observers realize Bitcoin, the volatile digital currency, cannot help the Greeks of today. But it could mean a great deal to those caught up in ...
Eurozone’s Greek Deal: What investors, analysts and strategists are saying
July 13th, 2015
Stock markets in Europe rose sharply Monday after eurozone leaders said they would give Greece another bailout provided that the government implements a round of austerity measures in the coming days. Here is what some investors, analysts and strategists are saying. Matthew ...
Greek Limbo Sets Up Another Monday to Watch in Markets
July 13th, 2015
Prospects for deal unsure after weekend negotiations Investors were facing another potentially manic Monday after the latest in a series of weekend twists and turns in Greece’s debt crisis. A wave of optimism buoyed stocks in Europe and the U.S. at the ...
Total confusion about a Greek deal
July 12th, 2015
EU Council president Donald Tusk announced this morning that the planned EU summit is cancelled and that a separate euro zone summit meeting will start at 1400 GMT (1600 local time). Tusk said the eurozone summit would last until we ...
The Neo-Marxist Threat to National Economies
July 10th, 2015
The theatricals and melodrama of the current Greek crisis mask a far more serious issue than mere political entertainment. The self-created sequence of threats to Greece i.e. sovereign debt default, bankruptcy, Eurozone exit and relegation to the status of ...
Is Bitcoin Unsustainable, and How Can It Be Made Sustainable?
July 9th, 2015
“Bitcoin Is Unsustainable,” claims the title of a provocative essay by Motherboardcontributor Christopher Malmo that has spurred considerable debate. Malmo’s central thesis is that Bitcoin uses way too much electricity. The essay opens with a future scenario that, in view ...
China stocks rise after Beijing slaps curbs on selling
July 9th, 2015
Chinese stocks rallied on Thursday after the securities regulator banned shareholders with large stakes in listed firms from selling, in Beijing’s most drastic step yet to stem a sell-off that has roiled global financial markets. As the daily drumbeat ...