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The UK's moral decay
This is an excerpt of an article published in the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph , by chief political commentator Peter Osborne . He states that the riots in the UK of the past weeks were unacceptable and a clear sign of the decay of parts of the British youth. But he adds that there is a strong ...
Euroland at stallspeed
Stall speed is the speed at which aircrafts do not get enough lift to fly. It is the perfect description of the pace of growth in the US and the eurozone. With quarter-on-quarter growth near zero in the 17-eurozone countries, growth momentum has come to a halt. As GDP growth numbers are lagging sentiment indicators (see main ...
10 US myths
Here are 10 myths American politicians want the American (and global) public te believe. The article was written by John Defeo at TheStreet.com .
The Recession of 2011?
The renowned American financial expert and much appreciated Econopolis- and Econoshock-contact John Mauldin very accurately predicted the financial crisis of 2008 and the recession that resulted from it. In his latest newsletter "Thoughts from the Frontline" (www.johnmaulding.com and ...
"Strange days" meets "Nothing Rhymed"
James Bond and Auric Goldfinger were never close friends, even when playing a game of golf. And in economic reality, it rarely occurs that both assets - gold and bonds - go hand in hand. The main reason is that gold serves as a kind of inflation hedge which normally implies an environment of rising yields (and losses on bonds). ...
Europe's problems summed up
The American economist and blog writer Grant Williams has found an interesting way to describe in just a few lines why Europe faces such huge problems. In the latest edition of his online newsletter "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." (a delightful mix of clear vision, out of the box thinking and some ...
9/11 , ten years after
10 jaar geleden werd de VS getroffen door laffe terroristische aanslagen. Dezegebeurtenissen werden enorm gemediatiseerd. Miljoenen mensen beleefden rechtstreeks een groot drama. In de dagen na de aanslagen, ontstond een zekere massahysterie, die logisch was gezien de enorme impact van de aanslagen, en de media. Een jaar na de ...
European banks: the endgame
On the international blogosphere, economists and market watchers are trying to give an answer as to why the US (along with the central banks of Great Britain, Japan, and Switzerland) is providing dollars to European banks that have lost their ability to access dollar capital markets? John Mauldin has the following answer and ...
The naked European truth
Stratfor Global Intelligence (www.stratfor.com) is an international think tank on global politics, economy and military developments. In its weekend online edition, their CEO Dr George Friedman , a widely recognized international economic and political affairs expert and author of numerous books, gives his ...















