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America is on a slippery slope
September 30th, 2016
It hadn’t happened before, at least not since US presidents started visiting foreign countries after the Second World War. In early September, when President Obama landed at Hangzhoi for the G-20 summit in early September, the CIA security men ...
The root cause of monetary confusion
September 23rd, 2016
Arguments about sound and unsound money often degenerate into a them-and-us dispute, with the supporters of unsound money casting sound money proponents as impractical out-of-date libertarian weirdos. Supporting one side or the other as if they were opposing football ...
Lawyers must rebuild trust – Christine Lagarde
September 22nd, 2016
Lawyers have a key role to play in rebuilding public trust in institutions, the head of one of the globe’s most important bodies told thousands of lawyers gathered for the IBA’s annual conference. Christine Lagarde, managing director of the ...
The European Court of Justice decides to say “no” to Cypriot claims of bail in
September 20th, 2016
The European Court of Justice has issued a press release to make public its decision that confirms the dismissal of the actions for annulment and dismisses on the merits the actions for compensation concerning the restructuring of the Cypriot banking sector. ...
China’s Demand for Gold and its Implications for Fiat Currency
August 17th, 2016
While financial market turmoil has led a number of countries to stock up on gold, China stands out from the rest due to the sheer quantity of gold it has purchased over the last couple of years. In 2015 ...
The Central Bankers’ Bold New Idea: Print Bitcoins
July 20th, 2016
When it comes to bitcoin and digital currencies, central banks might be considering the adage: “If you can’t beat them, join them.” In a research paper published on Monday, economists at the Bank of England advocated that central banks issue their own ...
World’s oldest bank is on the point of collapse
July 18th, 2016
Italy’s third-largest and the world’ oldest bank, Monte dei Paschi de Siena, is on the point of collapse unless it receives state support. Its failure could spark a banking crisis in Europe, but EU rules forbid bank bailouts using ...
German Deutsche Bank faced threat of bankruptcy
July 11th, 2016
Three years ago, there were reports about bankruptcy of Deutsche Bank, which is managing SOFAZ assets. This is caused by too much unsecured derivatives in the balance of the bank. Now, International Bank of Azerbaijan has started to speak ...
Brexit Rules The Week
June 21st, 2016
The Brexit vote is this Thursday, so nothing else matters until then. And polls, just to make it even more stressful, have it neck and neck. See Brexit poll tracker back to even at 44-44. While we’re waiting, let’s ...
Greece’s jobless rate rises to 24.9 pct in first quarter
June 16th, 2016
Greece’s jobless rate rose to 24.9 percent in January-to-March from 24.4 percent in the last year’s final quarter, data from the country’s statistics service showed on Thursday. The highest unemployment rate was recorded in the first quarter of 2014, ...
