Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/6/2009

Tuan Jim sends an string of important news articles about the gas pipeline crisis caused by the deadlock between Russia and Ukraine. He notes that the affected countries are dusting off alternative sources of energy — fuel oil and nuclear reactors — for electricity generation.Thanks to AA, Abu Elvis, C [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:50:00

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Obama's Cabinet - Love Fest and Patsies!

A baggy eyed Sen. Clinton was given a pass yesterday in her Sec.of State Nominee hearings.Every president is entitled to the Cabinet he has slected and the opposition party should play the role of asking penetrating and probing questions and unless they find something very disturbing Cabinet Nominees should be allowed to serve [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:35:00

German Exports And New Orders Slump In November

Yesterday we learnt that German unemployment was, unfortunately, back on the rise, while today we get to see one of the principal reasons for the uptick. German exports fell back at a record rate in November - in fact seasonally and working day adjusted current-price sales exports fell back 10.6 percent from October (when they declined 0 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 11:40:57

Guest Post: Obama Plan Is Bold, but Not Bold Enough

As details emerge about the incoming Obama administration’s stimulus plans, Peter Boone and Simon Johnson argue that proposals should be even bolder. Boone is chairman of Effective Intervention, a U.K.-based charity, and a research associate at the Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 09:09:48

Portugal Sustains

by Edward Hugh: Barcelona "Art has a function of teaching about the human condition. We live in hope, hope is fundamental" - Manoel de Oliveira Manoel de Oliveira (photo and quote above) is a living example for the Potuguese people of how to force their way out of the low growth/low per capita income trap into which they have [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:22:42

Guest Post: Time to Recapitalize Banks Fully

As debate continues over the release of the second half of the Treasury Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program, Peter Boone and Simon Johnson argue that it’s time to stop taking half steps and make sweeping moves to fight bank insolvency. Boone is chairman of Effective Intervention, a U.K [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 11:47:00

Cope Up With Your Debts With Personal Debt Consolidation Loans

Cope Up With Your Debts With Personal Debt Consolidation Loans Cope Up With Your Debts With Personal Debt Consolidation Loans By: Alex Jonnes As the need of every person varies, in the same manner their financial requirements also vary. However, due to lack of income the person faces a financial crisis and he is not able to fulfill his requirements. This financial crisis may be caused due to personal or family illness, the loss of a job or any other personal reason. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-20 03:01:07

Portugal Sustains

“Art has a function of teaching about the human condition. We live in hope, hope is fundamental” - Manoel de Oliveira Manoel de Oliveira (photo and quote above) is a living example for the Potuguese people of how to force their way out of the low growth/low per capita income trap into which they have steadily stuck their neck [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:37:23

Travelling Through Latvia In Good Company (Ultra-Wonkish)

Well, it seems I’m not the only one who thinks that the IMF have made a bad decision over Latvia, ... devaluation and a real depreciation achieved through deflation should have exactly the same effect on debt service (unless some of the debt is in lats rather than euros, in which case devaluation would do less [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 10:51:43

Everything reduced: sales in full flow after the high street's worst Christmas for years

The battle for shoppers' cash moves to the winter clearance sales today as retailers slash prices yet again to shift stock - with yesterday's collapse into administration of menswear chain Officers Club, and the beverage retailer Whittard of Chelsea serving as a grim warning. Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWC) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 00:00:25

Downturn Will Hit Half of Buyouts, Bankers Say

Jennifer Bollen, of Financial News, files this dispatch from the private-equity world ... , investment director at Nomura Mezzanine, a Japanese debt provider. “One of the problems is everyone ... he would not be surprised if half the buyouts completed in the past three years encountered problems [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 14:55:31

S&P's Puts Spanish Sovereign Debt On Ratings Watch Negative

Spain yesterday became the third euro zone country within a week to be warned by rating agency Standard & Poor's that its credit rating ( ... finances.The gap in bond yields between the benchmark German bunds and the sovereign debt of Spain ... fallen.One year ago the financing of Spanish government debt was barely more expensive than [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 10:11:00

S&P's Puts Spanish Sovereign Debt On Ratings Watch Negative

Spain yesterday became the third euro zone country within a week to be warned by rating agency Standard & Poor's that its credit rating ( ... finances.The gap in bond yields between the benchmark German bunds and the sovereign debt of Spain ... fallen.One year ago the financing of Spanish government debt was barely more expensive than [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 22:13:00

Secondary Sources: Inflation, Trade, Glass-Steagall

A roundup of economic news from around the Web. Embracing Inflation: Writing for the U.K.’s Guardian, Kenneth Rogoff suggests inflation could help cure debt markets. “Modern finance ... approaches to debt workouts. Securitization, structured finance and other innovations have so interwoven [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 15:54:52

Tenant Loans - Tenants Only Resort

As if the problems of tenancies were not enough that loan providers too have started treating tenants in a step motherly fashion. Such is the indifference of loan providers that it appears as though loan opportunities are all shut for the tenants. Since they do not have a home of their own, tenants are often eyed with suspicion [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:31:49

Euro Benefits - Revisited

Back in 1999 - 2000 there was a great debate about whether UK should join the Euro ... national debt) as there is less fear of governments defaulting.Greater confidence. The current turmoil ... to persist with unsustainable deficits. For example, Italy has national debt of over 105% of GDP [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 09:34:00

DrumBeat: December 16, 2008

Robert Bryce: OPEC Was Right About Oil Prices. Now What? Back in June, I wrote a piece for The American in which I argued that oil prices were being driven higher by the immutable law of supply and demand. Today, with prices plunging to near $40 instead of the $145 level seen in mid-July, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 13:30:26

Debt Services Made Simple

If you are worried about your finances or feel as though they may get seriously out of control if you don’t take action, ... for a Debt Management Company. Their aim is to help you deal with your debt problems to ensure ... Service One way to control your debt management is through debt consolidation services which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:24:23

Quango Irish Bank.

So, starting close to home, finally, it’s Anglo Irish Zero ... under its hood – you can’t pretend the bill isn’t yours – and, overnight, the Irish national debt ... encumber the State with a truly huge amount of total junk – the problem is that they're probably going [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:21:50

Thoughts for a Thursday Morning

© Zoriah/www.zoriah.com The Twelve Editorial Rules for Middle East Reporting1) In the Middle East it is always the Arabs who attack first and always Israel that is defending themselves. This defense is called a reprisal. 2) The Arabs, Palestinian or Lebanese have no right to kill civilians. That is called “terrorism.” 3) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:06:00

alleged email from careerbuilder ceo

Following the layoffs at CareerBuilder last week that cut an estimated 15 percent of the job board’s workforce, ... ; Careerbuilder Sweden; CareerBuilder UK; CareerBuilder USA and Personified Subject: Where We Go From Here ... are some simple examples: 1) The United States debt has gone from $5.7 trillion in 2000 to over $10 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 17:04:56

DrumBeat: November 25, 2008

ANALYSIS - Oil drop won't ease Latin American resource nationalism soon CARACAS (Reuters) - Latin American energy producers are unlikely to ease taxes on foreign oil companies in the near term, despite tumbling crude prices, in an attempt to keep government coffers full [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 13:50:01

Housing Update - How Far To The Bottom?

Inquiring minds have been asking for another housing update. My previous update was was on February 15,2008 in Housing Bottom Nowhere in Sight. I did not remember Bernanke's comments at the time but looking back now they sure seem funny.CNBC is reporting Bernanke Expects Housing Recovery by Year End [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 07:24:00

Nonsense About Gold Backwardation, Ameros,Yuan Devaluations, etc.

Late last week through this weekend I started receiving numerous emails about gold backwardation theories, Amero sightings, Yuan devaluations, and all sorts of other stories that do not stand up to even the most casual of scrutiny.Let's kick off the hit parade with Red Alert: [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 05:19:00

Are You Half Full or Half Empty?

A: Which are you? If you are half full, you are choosing to look at the fact that the fed took on a ZIRP policy for rates, threw in the kitchen sink, and that the treasury just bailed out the automakers with a $13.4Bln bridge loan. The half full mentality will say that this is all good stuff, it prevented a disaster, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 16:01:47

Dandelion SaladBy Mike Whitney January 16, 2009 “Information Clearinghouse“There’s no guarantee that Obama’s stimulus package will work, but there is growing consensus that something has to be done…and fast! The economy is contracting faster than anytime since the 1930s [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:25:29

The Disadvantages of Student Credit Cards

Traditionally there have been two groups of people who have always found it very difficult to get access to credit cards ... . The reasons for this are that the competition in the UK credit card industry has increased dramatically ... to get a credit card. Many credit card providers from the US have entered the UK credit card industry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 09:18:12

Deregulation Japan-style: on the (local) grog

Author: Luke Nottage (with thanks to Ichiro Araki) ... of much accumulated government debt. The country was then hit by the collapse of its export markets ... , evident in product safety or consumer credit re-regulation. On the other hand, deregulation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:00:05

How "Something For Nothing" Ideas Become Policy

Leaders all over the world are now in an Undeniable Shift to Keynes even though every such attempt in history has failed ... a generation with having to pay off British debt.Jürgen Stark, an executive board member of the European [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 08:49:00

DrumBeat: December 27, 2008

Oil giants are itching to invade Iraq For Iraq the timing couldn’t be better. As reserves dry up around the world and national governments tighten their grip on what is left, the industry is more desperate than ever to get its hands on the Iraqi honey-pot [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 14:00:31

Brownian (dis)economics

In an attempt to clarify what I mean by Brownian (dis)economics, here is an explanation ... a debt-fuelled boom.  Alas, what Brown’s policies have, in effect, created is a medium-termist (10-year ... )economics because they have had the opposite effect to what was intended, thanks to the trusty law [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 16:04:31

Useful Guide - How To Improve Your Understanding of Personal Finance

Personal finance is a really new subject in our life ... problems and it is a very bad thing if they just assume that everyone is facing the same problem as they are without any solutions. The situation shows that the problems occur because of themselves [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:35:31

Japan as a Plutonium Superpower

This is the very best article I have read on Japan nuclear policy, really worth reading. I am afraid this article could sometimes be unpublied, so here is the offline version for download and offline reading 600kb .zip file with html page. Republished from Japanfocus.org [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 22:16:02

Is America in Decline?

Paul Kennedy has a piece in today's WSJ, American Power Is on the Wane  that claims that America has begun its decline as a nation and empire ... - Down 43% German DAX - Down 40.4% UK FTSE 100 - Down 31.3% Japan Nikkei - Down 42% Hong Kong ... . Which is astonishing when you consider that the national debt increased (The Debt to the Penny [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:08:41

DrumBeat: December 19, 2008

'No way' did oil demand plunge Simmons & Company Chairman Matthew Simmons says the low price of crude is not reflective of a drastic demand decrease. Oil settles below $34 NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Oil prices fell sharply Friday, on the last day of the January contract, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 13:33:59

A write-up of the 2008 Soil Association conference

Last year’s Soil Association conference offered delegates a deep immersion in the peak oil/Transition debates, and was, for many, ... he was a major player in, which brought together 8 companies from across UK industry to look [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 15:37:00

As The Politicians Battle It Out Ukraine’s Economy Tunnels South In Search Of Australia

“In Ukraine, the evidence is still that policymakers do not quite understand the seriousness of the challenges they face,” ... by the conflict-ridden negotiations over Ukraine’s gas debt. And just to add to the nighmare, Ukrain’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 16:06:18

Words from the (investment) wise 12.15.08

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (December 8 - 12, 2008) Despite a litany of bleak economic and corporate news confronting investors during the past week, global stock markets digested the bearish fodder with a sense of aplomb. The MSCI World Index and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index gained 4.4% and 10 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 12:42:13

What Are Your Goals for 2009

The New Year is just around the corner and that means it’s time to sit down to go over your goals for 2009. You noticed I said goals and not resolutions. I personally don’t believe in making so call New Years Resolutions because nobody ever keeps them [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 00:39:41

Debt Problems Just A Part Of Everyday Uk Life

Debt Problems Just A Part Of Everyday Uk Life Posted in January 15th, 2009 Category: ... Debt Relief It seems that everyone in the UK has debt problems of some kind. Some people ... of debt. Undoubtedly there is a buy now, pay later culture in Britain which isn’t a healthy habit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:31:37

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/24/2008

The big news of the evening is that the Holy Land Foundation was convicted of 108 counts related to the funneling of money to Hamas. Add this to the serving of CAIR (see last night’s GoV), and we can only hope that Nihad Awad has heartburn from it all.Thanks to C [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 04:45:00

The 5 Million Frequent Flyer Mile Challenge

... or credit card spending, this project is definitely not for you. I have a healthy paranoia about debt, so it’s not a problem for me, but if you can’t possess a credit card without spending money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:38:16

Wolf Versus Pettis on US Stimulus, Fiscal Deficit (Not for the Fainthearted)

Martin Wolf has a very good comment in the Financial Times, "Why Obama’s plan is still inadequate and incomplete," ... 6) I argued that the debt-encumbered US private sector would now be forced to save .... The excess [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:43:00

Formula for GOP recovery

Formula for GOP recoveryAlthough 71 percent of "conservatives" said they oppose gay marriage, only slightly more than half, 52 percent, ... problems posed by the hurricanes helped to unblock a political stand-off that had lasted for nearly [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 07:01:24

The Carnival of Smarter Investing # 21

Welcome to the Twenty First Edition of The Carnival of Smarter Investing! We're back with our November edition of CoSI, so sit back, relax, and enjoy this supersized gathering of featured articles by investors and writers in the areas of business and real estate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 22:06:06

Prime Minister, Archbishop Spar Over U.K. Stimulus

The global economic troubles are an opportunity to emerge from the spiral of debt and me-first consumption, ... to act, and we should not walk by on the other side when people are facing problems." [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 16:59:10

TUESDAY JANUARY 13, 2009

THIS SITE SUPPORTS ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS, EMS CREWS, IN ADDITION TO ALL SERVING IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, ... SCOTIA AND NEW BRUNSWICK AREASNEW BRUNSWICK & MAINE BORDER WAIT TIMESALL OF ATLANTIC CANADA STORM [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 02:39:00

Weekly Economic Potpourri November 29, 2008

Every week there are a numerous headlines that are worthy of mentioning but I simply run out of time ... owner Taubman Centers Inc., offered a $20 gift card voucher to the first 2,008 vehicles travelling [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 18:46:00

Debt Help Companies in Review

Debt Help Companies in Review Posted in January 15th, 2009 Category: ... Debt Relief Debt Help companies in the UK have been under the microscope ever since they started ... has serious debt problems. Consumer spending is out of control and ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:15:06

Willem Buiter Argues Against Eurozone Breakup Worries

Predicting the demise, or at least the marginalization of the euro is a popular pastime for some writers ( ... national government.... The relevant passages from Authers’ The Short View follow in full: Greece [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 06:58:57

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